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NRF Foundation Retail Job Site

February 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Look for retail jobs at the NRF Foundation / CareerBuilder.com web site.
http://www.nrffoundation.com/jobs.asp

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Retail job opportunity

January 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Hello Kent,
Based on your experience, I thought you might know of someone who might be interested in an opportunity I am working on. It is for a Director, Advertising in the southeast to develop and execute the advertising strategy, manage the corporate brand advertising and packaging design, and maintain the integrity and consistency of the [...]

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Retail Sales Plummet

December 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By ANN ZIMMERMAN, JENNIFER SARANOW and MIGUEL BUSTILLO
Wall Street Journal, December 26,2008
Price-slashing failed to rescue a bleak holiday season for beleaguered retailers, as sales plunged across most categories on shrinking consumer spending, according to new data released Thursday.
Despite a flurry of last-minute shoppers lured by the deep discounts, total retail sales, excluding automobiles, fell over [...]

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Retailers Forced Into Heavy Pre-Christmas Discounts

December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

My latest interview with Natalie Zmuda from Ad Age is now online and we look at how the heavy use of sales will impact retailing in the long run. Anyone willing to buy a car with more then 0% interest? The usual January headache felt by consumers will be shared by the retailers [...]

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Why Walmart’s winning

December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Why Walmart’s Winning: Gas Prices Pump up Retailer’s Sales
Flush With Fuel Savings Store’s Average Shoppers More Likely to Spend
By Jack Neff
Published: December 08, 2008
BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) — “This is Walmart time,” said the retailer’s outgoing CEO, Lee Scott, at an October analyst conference. And he’s right, in more ways than one.
Not only are wealthier shoppers [...]

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U.S. Consumers Planning Dramatic Shifts In Spending

December 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:  Christina Wallace
L.E.K. Consulting
617-951-9579
c.wallace@lek.com
U.S. CONSUMERS PLANNING DRAMATIC SHIFTS IN PERSONAL SPENDING, ACCORDING TO L.E.K. CONSULTING STUDY
Boston, MA, November 20, 2008 – L.E.K. Consulting, the global strategy consulting firm, announced today the findings of a proprietary Consumer Sentiment Study based on a demographically balanced set of 2,000 U.S. households. Results show that consumers [...]

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2008: Year of the Woman

December 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Megan N Meier PR
office: 773-525-1308
mobile: 312-339-2621
email: mnmeier@gmail.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –                                                   Contact:           Megan Meier Lane
(312) 339-2621
2008:  YEAR OF THE WOMAN
MARKETING-TO-WOMEN EXPERTS NAME BEST CAMPAIGNS OF 2008
The TrendSight Group Announces Winners of the Marti Awards
CHICAGO, IL (December 2, 2008) – A female presidential hopeful, a female vice-presidential nominee and females bringing in the box-office bucks.  2008 was [...]

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Black Friday Spending

November 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Holiday shoppers are spending
Research firm says Black Friday sales up 3%, thanks to deep discounts, in cautious start to the season.

By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: November 29, 2008: 3:36 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Holiday shoppers continued their trek to malls and big-box stores Saturday, amid early indications of slightly higher [...]

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The Bon-Ton Stores Holiday Campaign

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Press Release
Source: The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. “Give Joy(SM)” Holiday Campaign Provides a Daily Cadence of Value for Its Customers
Tuesday November 11, 12:07 pm ET

Campaign Supports the Local Community
YORK, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT - News) announced today the launch of its integrated holiday [...]

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