Monthly Archives: November 2008

Retail Sales Suffer Largest Monthly Drop Ever

Retail sales in October dropped 2.8 percent in October, representing both the fourth straight month of decline and a record one-month drop. According to...

Empower Your Local Manager, Prevent a Recession

There are several lessons retailers should learn from the current economic nightmare: Realistic government data on the true state of anything problematic are released...

Some Consumer Spending Likely to Move Online

While the economy is forcing many consumers to reduce their retail spending this holiday season, slightly more of them plan to do more online...

Is “Tech Fatigue” Setting In?

The recent surge on megapixel counts in all levels of digital cameras, from modest point-and-shoot all the way through advanced amateur and especially in...

Best Buy, Target, Introduce Very Gadgety Gift Cards

A couple of Big Box retailers have introduced a unique way to sell gift cards to their customers. They’re not just gift cards for...

CEA Unveils Post-Election Consumer Survey

At a pre-CES press preview Tuesday night in New York, the CEA revealed its latest consumer research, culled just after the presidential election from...

Three-Quarters of Consumers Plan to Cut Back For Holidays

More than 75 percent of consumers are planning to cut back on spending this holiday season, according to a poll taken last week by...

CEA Study: Consumer Electronics Retailers Get High Marks from Customers

Consumers are very satisfied when shopping online and at traditional retail outlets for consumer electronics, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association...

CES 2009 Unveiled in New York

Under the theme “Content and Technology Merge” the Consumer Electronics Association held their annual International CES press preview yesterday at the Metropolitan Pavilion in...

Black Friday Buzz Begins

With many of the nation’s retailers taking it on the chin lately, it’s no surprise to see some Black Friday buzz starting a little...

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