Industry Headlines: September 2nd
- Supermarket bag use cut nears 50% target: Reusable bags become increasingly viable. (BBC, UK)
- Debt Forces Oriental Trading Into Chapter 11: A major supplier of mall promotional items for Simon and other centers enters bankruptcy protection. (Multichannel Merchant, US)
- Aussies spending $1bn for Dads’ Day: Australian shoppers go all out for Dad. (Inside Retailing, AU)
- Firms are profiting from group think: Group coupon sites like Groupon are paying off for businesses great and small. (Crain’s New York Business, US)
- Retail’s fresh start: Whether we blame good weather or nervous shoppers, back-to-school hasn’t been great this year. (Market Watch, US)
- Blockbuster appears poised for mid-September bankruptcy filing: There doesn’t seem to be any other way out for the beleaguered video retailer. (Dallas News, US)
- The Brazilians are coming — to a store near you: Brazilian shoppers are fueling retail growth throughout Latin America. (Reuters, US)
- Survey shows consumer resilience as UK retail sales volumes rise again: Retail sales in the UK have hit a three year high. (The Herald, UK)
- How Snooki Got Her Gucci: The Dirt on Purses: Sneaky marketing 101 (The New York Observer, US)
- Simon Property Completes Mall Acquisition: Simon has purchased 21 malls from Prime Outlets Acquisitions. (The Street, US)
- In recession, Goodwill becomes a force on the retail scene: Straddling the line between vintage and thrift, Goodwill expands. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, US)
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