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The Year of the Gift Card

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Dec 27, 2007

For many consumers, this holiday season's most popular present was the gift card. According to a survey by NPD Group, 61 percent of consumers planned to give the cards this year compared with 32 percent a year ago. How do you think gift cards are changing the Holiday season? Given their growing

http://www.retailwire.com/Discussions/Sngl_Discussion.cfm/12651

RetailWire's 4Q07 Retail Stock Portfolio Challenge: Final Results

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Jan 2, 2008

In reviewing our first Retail Stock Portfolio Challenge results, one might conclude that predicting losers is a lot easier than winners in the world of retail. And yet, short-selling isn't as easy as it might appear. Do you see any correlation between the performance of the stocks in the

http://www.retailwire.com/Discussions/Sngl_Discussion.cfm/12656

BrainTrust Query: Is the Semantic Web Merely a Pipe Dream?

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Dec 21, 2007

The Semantic Web was first envisioned by the founders of the internet in 2001. By then they realized that there was a necessary piece missing for the internet to reach its full potential. Web 3.0 envisions the day when the data on the internet is organized in such a way that software applications

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Court Puts Free Speech Before Property Rights

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | May 30, 2008

Count one for free speech and one against property rights in California. By a 4-3 margin, that state's Supreme Court ruled that labor union protestors had the right to go onto the sidewalk of a San Diego mall in 1998 and distribute leaflets to consumers calling on them to boycott the facility's

http://www.retailwire.com/Discussions/Sngl_Discussion.cfm/12996

CPGmatters: Retail Study Tracks Behavior of Online Printers

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Jun 19, 2008

Online coupon users tend to be younger, have larger households, and are wealthier and better educated than clippers of newspaper FSIs and the general population. Eight of ten of these online consumers are more likely to print a coupon if it is relevant to their reading content. That is just part of

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Wal-Mart's 'Marketside' Versus Tesco's Fresh & Easy

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Jan 14, 2008

Lee Scott has always maintained that Asda was outmaneuvered by Tesco's convenience format in the U.K. and apparently he's not willing to let the same thing happen in the U.S. According to a report by the Financial Times, Wal-Mart plans to open four small-format grocery stores in Arizona this year

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NRF: Designing the Anti-Web Store

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Jan 14, 2008

A visit to the NRF Design Studio at the association's annual convention and expo in New York City reveals that many of retail's freshest design ideas are being inspired by the web, or more correctly, creating a store experience that's far richer than the web experience. In what ways can store

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GHQ: Separate Ways

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Jan 9, 2008

Small grocers looking to keep themselves off the endangered species list this year will need to focus on community appeal, health and wellness, freshness and the qualities that make them unique. What should independents do when they find themselves between

http://www.retailwire.com/Discussions/Sngl_Discussion.cfm/12672

Wal-Mart Goes to Washington

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Jan 3, 2008

Wal-Mart spent more than $4 million on lobbying efforts in Washington in the past 18 months compared to $6.6 million it collectively spent in the prior seven years, according to federal lobbying reports. Have retailers been at a disadvantage compared to other industries when it comes to pushing

http://www.retailwire.com/Discussions/Sngl_Discussion.cfm/12659

Price Variations: Retail Realism or Rip-Off?

Forum  |  www.retailwire.com | Dec 14, 2007

Over the past several years, complaints have reverberated around the UK about so-called clone towns where all the shops are the same as in every other town. According to a recent investigation by the Sunday Telegraph, however, this does not ensure that prices are the same wherever you shop. Does it

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