Retail

The Faithful Shopper: Countdown to Christmas -- Dashing Through the Stores

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Christmas, Holiday, New York City-New York, Retail, Retail Sales, Shopping, Cartier, (Product)RED, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

Decorating your home, planning a fete and inviting over all for a dazzling get-together is tops with all. Spirits are also gifts of choice, and we are all ready to toast to a bigger and better year!

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Barneys In Brooklyn? Department Store Looks To Open Cobble Hill Location

Crain's New York Business | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Cobble Hill, Barneys, Clothing Store, Retail, Barneys Brooklyn, Barneys Co-Op, New York News

Trendy upscale department store Barneys New York is planning to open its first-ever location in Brooklyn, according to sources close to the situation....

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Don't Do the Choo

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 11.17.2009 | Style

Read More: Jimmy Choo, Designers, Retail, Fashion, H&M, Fashion Trends, Style News
Alexandra Sinderbrand

I'm sorry, but a $200 piece of festive, mass-produced party garb isn't a satiating material fix; it's a rip off that will inevitably leave you feeling like a Scrooge for having spent that much on one item.

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Marketing in Disguise

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Women in Business, Retail, Business, Consumer Spending, Shipping, Rebates, Serving Sizes, Retail Industry, Consumer Confidence, Advertising, Marketing, Consumers, False Advertising, Airlines, Consumer Protection, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

When marketers knowingly play in the darker parts of the gray to drive sales, they're doing a disservice to the consumer and the industry. A good deal not a good deal when it misinforms consumers.

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The Faithful Shopper: Uptown Plaza Versus Downtown Limelight

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Retail, Limelight, Paris Cinema, Plaza Hotel, Plaza Retail Collection, Chelsea Market, Shopping, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

These and others share a willingness to embrace the new, despite New York's mixed reviews with urban malls over the years. Some have worked, some not.

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CIT Bankruptcy Filed: US Will Likely Lose $2.3 Billion, Goldman Sachs Will Gain $1 Billion

AP / Huffington Post | By STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 11.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Short-Term Finance, Retailers, Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Goldman Sachs, Lending, Retail, CIT Bailout, Tim Geithner, Carl Ichan, Bailout, Finance, Lenders, Treasury, Cit, Banks, Wall Street, Ichan, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in an effort to restructure its debt while trying to keep loans flowing...

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Tiffany's Looks To Africa As Diamond Industry Shifts

Wall Street Journal | By VANESSA O'CONNELL | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Strike, Diamonds, Cutting, Diamond Mining, Debeers, Manufacturing, Laurelton Factory, Diamond Polishing, Jwaneng Diamond Mine, Jwaneng Mine, Retail, Sourcing, Jewelry, Diamond Sourcing, South Africa, Tiffany's, Unions, Diamond Cutting, Mining, Africa, Botswana, Aids, Polishing, Sa, Mogoditshane, Business News

In a windowless factory in this African village, Tiffany is teaching more than 80 workers to transform raw diamonds into gems for Tiffany engagement r...

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Can Wal-Mart Think Smaller?

Al Norman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Smaller Supercenters, E.F. Schumacher, Merrill Lynch, Wal-Mart, Suburbs, Tesco, Retail, Tom Shoewe, Aldi, Green Business, Sprawl, Commercial Real Estate, Business News
Al Norman

Wal-Mart is hinting at smaller stores. The reality: land is not available anywhere for the classic Wal-Mart supercenter, weighing in at over 200,000 square feet.

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Fire Sale on Bestselling Books? Not Quite.

Geoffrey Jennings | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Independent Booksellers, Retail, Book Publishing, Booksellers, Book, Retail Sales, Books, Independent Bookstores, Bestsellers, Books News
Geoffrey Jennings

For major online retailers the entire category of books is a loss leader. They want to sell you anything and everything; their lure is cheap books.

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If You Want Sales, Don't Discount Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Investments, Investing, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Business News, Marketing, Women in Business, Retail, Business, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.

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Donald Fisher Dead: Gap Co-Founder, 81, Dies

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 11.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Gap Inc., Cancer, Fisher Dies, Retail, Gap, Donald Fisher, Philanthropy, Gap Founder Dies, Fisher Dead, Donald Fisher Dies, Gap Founder, California, Jeans, Clothing, Old Navy, The Gap, Don Fisher Dead, 1969, Gavin Newsom, Style, San Fran, San Francisco, Kipp, Newsom, Gap Founder Dead, Don Fisher, Banana Republic, Piperlime, Athleta, Style News

PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded apparel giant Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer. The company said ...

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From Fast Food Nation to Pro Food Ventures

Rob Smart | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Farms, Retail, Growing Power, The Jungle, Farmers, Food Retail, Will Allen, Upton Sinclair, Business, Fast Food Nation, Innovation, Usda, Slow Money, Michael Pollan, Pro Food, Food Inc., Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Local, Eric Schlosser, Pro, Investments, Triple Bottom Line, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Rob Smart

Early pioneers of the sustainable food movement, with dirt on their hands, lessons learned and progress made, have played a critical role in blazing trails for new ventures.

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Restaurant Wine Lists: The People Know a Good Deal When They See It

Brad Haskel | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Wine Menus, Discounts, Sommelier, Economy, Restaurants, Wine Tasting, Wine, Retail, Recession, Deals, Living News
Brad Haskel

In these economic times, what is the best outlook for a wine program? As the Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said, "I'll know it when I see it."

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Americans Are Finally Saving: A Disaster For Retailers

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Economy, Spending, Retail, US Economy, Business, Savings, Business News

After a year of economic crisis and an even longer slump, the nation's retailers are facing a consumer who's more reluctant to buy than ever before in...

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Is Whole Foods Losing Its Sustainable Luster?

Rob Smart | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: John Mackey, Farms, Whole Foods, Retail, Conventional Food, Wal-Mart, Farmers, Food, Food Retail, Business, Pro Food, Farmers Market, Community Supported Agriculture, Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, Supermarkets, Food Cooperatives, Local, Green News
Rob Smart

Whole Foods' very presence in small regional markets undermines established relationships between regional food retailers and suppliers, including farmers, processors and related service providers.

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The New Face of Fashion: Sustainable Luxury

Jeffrey Hutchison | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Green Fashion, Retail Industry, Green Architecture, Retail Sales, Eco Fashion, Architecture, Retail, Department Stores, Fashion/Apparel, Fashion Trends, American Consumerism, Profitable Businesses, Corporate Sustainability, Consumerism, Recycle, Advertising, Recycled Materials, Reuse, Sustainability, Marketing, American Consumers, Style News
Jeffrey Hutchison

Embracing sustainability and crafting a new face of luxury need not be at odds; by exploring ways to achieve both simultaneously, an exciting new era of of design can be borne.

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Retailers Try 1-Cent Sales In Hopes Of Luring Customers

latimes.com | Sandra M. Jones | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: 1-Cent Sales, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Retail, Business, Pennies, Retail Crisis, Recession, Penny Sales, Back to School, Back to School Sales, Business News

Dump out the coffee cans, car ashtrays and the bottom of your purse. The lowly penny, which almost was taken out of circulation three years ago, is ma...

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Retailers See Back-To-School Sales Slowing

nytimes.com | STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Recession Isn't Over, Retail Sales, Economic Crisis, Shopping, Retail Sales Slow, Back to School Shopping, Retail, Recession, Back to School, Business News

Halfway through the back-to-school shopping season, retail professionals are predicting the worst performance for stores in more than a decade, yet an...

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Consumers Rule: Finally!

Jim Randel | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Retail, Consumers, Spending, Recession, Retail Industry, Retail Sales, Economic Crisis, Housing Crisis, Business News
Jim Randel

Since consumer spending represents about 2/3 of our economic engine, the economy will recover when consumers feel the time is right -- not when someone else tells consumers it will.

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Let's Face It -- We're Brandwashed.

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Retailers, Sales, Retail Sales, Shopping, Advertising, Marketing, Consumers, Retail, Media, TV Advertisements, Business, Consumer Spending, TV Advertising, Media Companies, Advertising Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Companies, Media News
Sarah O'Leary

Consumers are the most important consideration in a marketing cycle, and they don't spend hours wondering if their yogurt is "perky yet confident," and "not afraid to share its opinion."

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Seeing Through the Food Industry's "Personal Responsibility" Smoke Screen

Rob Smart | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Consumer Food Expenditures, Retail, Conventional Food, Personal Responsibility, Family, Cooking, Food, Food Retail, Community, Home Cooking, Business, Innovation, Food Preparation, Triple Bottom Line, Pro Food, Eating, Industrial Food, Sustainable, Supermarkets, Food Marketing, Local, Consumers, Real Food, Grocery Prices, Walmart, Unhealthy Food, Food Politics, Cheap Groceries, Healthy Food, Healthy Eating, Cargill, General Mills, Food Policy, Family-Meal-Time, Healthy Eating Habits, Grocery Shopping, Family Meals, Unhealthy Eating, Local Food, The-Food-Revolution, Grocery Stores, Green News
Rob Smart

"Personal responsibility" is used as a smoke screen to cover the tracks of industrial food, tracks that run roughshod over the mirage of choice and personal responsibility.

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R.I.P. Gatorade (1965-2009): A Senseless Marketing Tragedy

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Sports, Retail Industry, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Advertising, Investment, Gatorade, Marketing, Retail, Shoppers, Business, TV Advertising, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

In an industry where experts have evangelized "brand equity" since the dawn of the ad man, the loss of Gatorade falls well outside of logic.

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The Faithful Shopper: NYC Bounces Back

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 08.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Retail, Real Estate, New York, Prudential, New York City, Faith Hope Consolo, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

While no one is expecting the kind of uber exuberance once associated with the spending habits of wealthy consumers, it is also clear that the rich are beginning to again embrace their inner-shoppaholic.

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Luxury Brands Downplay Bling, Emphasize Value

Racked | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Retail Recession, Economic Crisis, Luxury Brands, Luxury Retail, New York Economic Crisis, Retail, Fashion, Recession, Luxury Fashion, New York News

We've seen a lot of articles about the death of luxury, and about how high-end brands are trying to reinvent themselves in the face of the recession,...

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Pro Food: Slow Food with an Entrepreneurial Twist

Rob Smart | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Investments, Pro Food, Slow Food, Farms, Sustainable Food, Social Entrepreneurship, Cooking, Sustainable Agriculture, Retail, Eating, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Green News
Rob Smart

Pro Food stands apart in its efforts to revitalize the entrepreneurial side of the American food system, with the express purpose of reestablishing the link between food and source, bringing together eaters and farmers in new, innovative ways.

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