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December 10, 2012King Arthur Hires Sales Manager

November 2, 2012Macy’s October Sales Up 3.6%

September 24, 2012Target’s Coupons Go Mobile

August 9, 2012Macy’s Online Sales Jump 36%

How retailers are educating staff, customers to drive cheese sales. » Read more: Kitchenware retailer relocates to larger space in Madison, Wis. » Read more: Who Needs the Web? Mobile devices are changing shopping. Here's how to be ready. » Read more: Top Stories » Headlines » Retailing Aug 09, 2012 Same-store sales at Macy’s Inc. are up 3 percent vs. last year, according to the department store operator’s quarterly earning report. Sales in the second quarter totaled $6.118 billion, up 3 percent from total sales of $5.939 billion in the second quarter of 2011. On

April 1, 2011Setting Up Shop on Facebook

Baby boomers, college students, young professionals, empty nesters — you name a demographic, it's represented on Facebook. As a result, social networking sites, particularly Facebook, present tremendous opportunities for supporting your strategic needs for new customer acquisition every day.

May 1, 2008Beyond the Spreadsheet

Whether you pursue a small niche or the broad mass market, there are few decisions more vital than choosing your merchandise suppliers. Often businesses treat sourcing as an arm of product development; something to be simply spreadsheeted out by a team of analysts who report back to managers on which suppliers will be best for the lines the company plans to offer. That’s not to say a spreadsheet won’t come in handy, but it’s no substitute for digging deeply to figure out what you need from your suppliers and what they can do for you. First and most importantly, define the critical factors that