AM Inbox: Put shipping deadlines front and center

Blog  |  www.retailemailblog.com | Dec 16, 2008

The Retail Email Blog is the only blog dedicated to tracking the email marketing campaigns of the largest online retailers on a daily basis to reveal best practices and trends.

http://www.retailemailblog.com/

Official Yahoo! Store Blog tips and tricks for ecommerce success

If you missed 1 Choice 4 Your Store’s recent Yahoo! Store Power Hour, be sure to have a listen over at their show archives. Rob Snell — long-time Yahoo! Store owner, occasional Yahoo! Store guest blogger, and author of the Yahoo! Store book: Starting a Yahoo!

http://www.ystoreblog.com/

FYI

News  |  www.casualliving.com | Oct 1, 2009

Briefly..... Though cooler weather is on the horizon, many consumers still want to take advantage of their outdoor spaces. Hearth products are helping consumers to extend their outdoor seasons to year-round outdoor living. According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, 1.9 million hearth

http://www.casualliving.com/article/CA6702534.html

Licensing Industry Annual Report: The Future Looks Brighter - License

News  |  www.licensemag.com

The worldwide retail sales of licensed merchandise declined for the first time in five years as the global economic crisis, recession, retail bankruptcies and shifts in consumer spending took its toll beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 and ended a boom period for licensing.

http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/Home/The-Future-Looks-Brighter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631632?contextCategoryId=9990&ref=25

Edgell Communications

In print [magazines and print extensions] Magazines: RIS News, Consumer Goods Technology, Hospitality Technology, Vertical Systems Reseller, Apparel, Mobile Enterprise, Greetings etc., Selling Christmas Decorations and Selling Halloween

http://www.edgellcommunications.com/

March comp-store sales fall flat

News  |  www.hometextilestoday.com | Apr 8, 2008

New York – Merchandisers pushed up comparable-store sales just 0.8% in the fifth and final week of the March retail calendar, with the full-month comp gain of 1.1% falling short of the 1.4% goal, the Johnson Redbook reported today.

http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/CA6549187.html?nid=2063&rid=

NRF Predicts Minimal Drop in Holiday Sales

News  |  www.giftsanddec.com | Oct 6, 2009

Washington, DC – The National Retail Federation released its 2009 holiday forecast, projecting retail industry holiday sales to decline one percent this year to $437.6 billion.

http://www.giftsanddec.com/article/CA6700675.html?nid=3774

Supermarket News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. Wal-Mart s Sam s Club is planning to test a new warehouse store catering specifically to Hispanics and featuring products from Mexico, executives of the chain said at the company s annual analyst meeting here yesterday....

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Looking for fortune in misfortune

News  |  www.homeaccentstoday.com | Oct 1, 2008

Several key retail forecasts and studies came out just as I was turning my attention to this month's column. It's not great news, but it's not totally bad, either — if we invoke the reasoning of one of my favorite characters from childhood: Ned from the book Fortunately by Remy Charlip. Ned is a

http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/article/CA6606372.html

Walmart drops prices on more toys for Christmas

News  |  www.kidstodayonline.com | Nov 4, 2009

Walmart has announced price cuts on 100 additional toys as it continues efforts to attract cash-strapped holiday shoppers earlier in the Christmas selling season.

http://www.kidstodayonline.com/article/CA6705489.html?nid=3617