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Veterans Day: Not for Sale

Ruth Stonesifer | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Retail Sales, Veterans Day Sales, Veterans Day, Commercialism, Veterans, Politics News
Ruth Stonesifer

Somewhere along the way since WWII, America's retailers, not to mention the majority of our country's citizenry, lost their bearings and Veterans Day became just another commercial opportunity.

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Overthinking to Stinking: The Dangers of Overly Complicated Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Creativity, Marketing, Sales, Creative Capitalism, Business, Retail Sales, Corporations, Corporate America, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

A unique marketing idea is like a rock on the side of a riverbank. It has flat spots and rough spots and points and dips and crags and a host of things that make it different from the rest.

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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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Don't Bank On It!

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: People's United, Morgan Stanley, Retail Sales, M&t Bank, Tcf Financial, East West, Stock Market Rebound, Serena Williams Us Open, Roger-Federer-Us-Open, Ucbh, Banks, Stock Market, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Valley National, Business News
Dan Dorfman

As far as the stock market goes: Don't fall in love with supposedly sure things because the wrong sure thing can kill you.

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The Impact of the Economic Crisis on New York City Business

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Harlem, Retail Sales, Financial Services, Urban Policy, New York Real Estate, Charles Rangel, David Paterson, Lehman Brothers, Economic Crisis, Fiscal Crisis, Financial Crisis, Harlem New York, Partnership for New York City, New York City, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

For small business, the recession will be a difficult trial, but it may turn out to provide the wake up call that New York City and State needed to support entrepreneurial companies.

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Sam's Wines Shuttering Highland Park Store

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Sam's Wines, Highland Park, Sam's Wines Highland Park, Retail Sales, Chicago News

Citing the economy's current malaise, liquor superstore Sam's Wines and Spirits said Tuesday that it is closing its Highland Park store, which opened ...

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Consumer Spends When Value Exceeds Price

Grant Cardone | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Cartier, Small Business, Retail Sales, Apple Iphone, Tiffany's, The Gap, Automobile Sales, Spending, Selling, Cash for Clunkers, True Religion Brand, Grant Cardone, Consumer Spending, Wal-Mart, Business News
Grant Cardone

While the consumer is motivated to save money the desire to spend money runs deep in our culture.

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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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There's a Kind of Hush

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Stress, Attorneys, Housing Market, Retail Sales, Real Estate, Schools, Back-to-School, Recession, Housing Slump, Housing Crisis, Economic Recession, Financial Crisis, Law Practice, Business News
Lita Smith-Mines

My heart and head are certainly enjoying the continuing sounds of real estate silence in August 2009 but my wallet protests loudly each and every day.

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Latest Consumer Spending Data Much Worse Than Expected

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Commerce Department, Retail Sales, Consumer Spending, Recession, Interest Rates, Deleveraging-the-Economy, American Consumerism, Automaker Bailout, Wall Street Bailout, Obama Administration, Fiscal Responsibility, Global Economic Crisis, Unemployment Numbers, Global Recession, Federal Bailouts, Consumer Confidence, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Federal Budget Deficit, Cash for Clunkers, Recession Fears, Consumers, Recession Watch, Business News
Sheldon Filger

The centrality of the U.S. consumer to the overall global economy has meant his pulling back on a debt induced shopping spree, which has sparked a worldwide synchronized recession.

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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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The Recession Is Over -- and It Isn't

Zachary Karabell | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, U.S. Economy, Gdp, Retail Sales, Recession, Productivity, Business News
Zachary Karabell

With Wall Street -- and the Federal Reserve -- in a rush to declare the recession over, economic data indicates that the simple binary recession/no recession framework obscures more than it reveals.

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Retail Sales Dip Unexpectedly, New Jobless Claims Rise

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: New Jobless Claims, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Retail Sales, Cash for Clunkers, Commerce Department, Business News

WASHINGTON — A bleak report on retail sales Thursday reinforced a nagging worry of economists: Shoppers won't spend enough to help a recovery ta...

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The Fed, Da! Retail Sales, Nyet! Which Way Is Up?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession, The Fed, Retail Sales, Optimism, Recovery, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Economists, who are always cited but never quite right, it seems, expected a .1 percent gain in retail, excluding auto. Instead, the sector fell 6 percent. That qualifies as a surprise in any book.

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Powell's Closing South Loop Bookstore

Chicago Tribune | Wailin Wong | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Powells South Loop, South Loop Gentrification, Powell's, Retail Sales, Powells Bookstores, Powells Chicago, Powells Burnham Park, Chicago News

Chicago-based Powell's Bookstores is closing its South Loop location at the end of the month, ending a three-decade run in the neighborhood....

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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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Economy is Problematic, Not the Problem

Grant Cardone | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Sales Training, Selling in Recession, Retail Sales, Sales, Recession Solutions, Economy, Selling, Grant Cardone, Recession, Business-Solutions, Financial Crisis, Business News
Grant Cardone

The problem today is that those that make up the economy lack the skill set, determination, work ethic, creativity and willingness to do whatever it takes to resolve the problems of the market.

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Men Are in Marketing, Women Are at Retail

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumerism, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Advertising, Marketing, Consumers, Media, Business, Consumer Spending, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

If you want to sell more to the female population, it makes common sense to place women in agency and corporate management positions where they can make the final marketing decision.

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Consumer Confidence Will Be Restored When Abilities Are!

Grant Cardone | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Sell to Survive, Sales Training, Consumer Confidence, Sales, Retail Sales, Grant Cardone, Selling, Obama Recession, Economic Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Congress-Crisis, Recession-Spending, Recession, Business News
Grant Cardone

We became too reliant and dependent upon others for our false sense of security. The institutions we relied on for easy credit and cheap financing have left us for this new reality.

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Sustainable Food Ripe for Entrepreneurs to Drive Forward

Rob Smart | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Farms, Innovation, Investments, Entrepeneurship, Retail Sales, Cooking, Food, Agriculture, Trends, Sustainability, Business, Consumers, Green News
Rob Smart

While perhaps it's not "broken," America's industrial food system has developed side effects that are accelerating in severity; diet-related health and environmental issues can no longer be ignored.

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Yes, We're Still Shopping. It's called Retail Therapy.

Mary Hall | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Recession Shopping, University of Hertfordshire Study on Shopping, Recessionista, Retail Sales, Psychology-and-the-Recession, Depression and Economy, Shopping, Living News
Mary Hall

Like any other relationship in life, in order for it to be a success, a good relationship with money requires constant communication.

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How Now Schizophrenic Dow?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Rate, May, Dow Jones, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Jobless Claims, Business, New York Stock Exchange, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Oil is going up, interest rates are going up and unemployment will go --- all bad things --- and yet they're not killing the market. One money manager says that means the upward trend remains intact.

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