Some store owners in the nation’s capital have gone high-tech in a bid to discourage loitering teens who don’t buy anything. WBAL-TV reports a device called…
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Retailers were able to post better-than-expected sales in August, according to numerous wire services and published reports. “Early reports gave analysts hope retailers were able to…
Concerns were borne out by numbers when it was revealed shoppers cut back on back-to-school purchases. Are the holidays next?
Consumers spent only slight more this August than last, reflecting fears that the hoped-for economic recovery might still be a ways off, the AP reports. Citing…
Gifts and novelty merchant wholesaler Oriental Trading has filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11, according to a report in Multichannel Merchant. The company said…
Good help may be hard to find, but charitable organization Goodwill is making it easier via an in-house retail training program for teens. According to the…
When it comes to video content, it’s long been conventional wisdom that mindset can be a determining factor in the consumer’s interaction. For example, if a…
Marketers are excited by the recent announcement by social networking giant, Facebook, of an upcoming location based feature. The new feature would allow users to include…
Summer is traditionally the slowest period of the year for many independent retailers. To combat that problem, last year some local merchants in the Yuma, Arizona…
At last, the secret to happiness has been discovered: be a small business owner. A survey conducted by TD Bank reveals that 69 percent of American…