Article Archive for December 2009
What are the state laws when it comes to returning merchandise? Find out right here as Christine Carter speaks with Megan of ABC2News on Good Morning Maryland.
A massive snowstorm slammed much of the eastern U.S., chilling but not dashing retailers’ hopes for strong sales in the final days before Christmas.
But the Plano, Texas-based retailer isn’t giving up on getting inside customers’ homes. Penney has 636,505 Facebook fans and 3,205 followers on Twitter. As many large retailers do, Penney mostly sticks to business with posts about free shipping or sales. Wal-Mart counts 270,680 Facebook followers, hundreds who vote — literally up or down with small thumb icons — on daily posts.
Trying to snag last minute shoppers ahead of Christmas, Macy’s is going round-the-clock at Tysons Corner Center.
Groupon, a company that is active in 26 cities and has been profitable since June 2008, “sends daily e-mails to members offering discounts on local products and services,” the Tribune reports. “A certain number of people have to sign up for the deal in order to activate it. If not reached, no one gets the coupon.”
Alert the followers of Emily Post. And tell other authors of famous etiquette books that it’s time to update some of the rules: Including a sales receipt with a holiday gift is no longer as gauche as eating your salad with the wrong fork or ordering a blush zinfandel at dinner.
Under Armour is popping up in New York City. The Baltimore-based performance apparel and footwear company opened its first-ever Pop-Up store on Dec. 5, in time for the holidays, and to preview the Winter Olympics.
Hip new Web sites and blogs are cropping up all the time with links and news about cute, chic clothes.
Retailers get as much as they can into - and out of - the totes they give to customers. The bags are stuffed with brand messaging, designed to remind shoppers to visit a particular shop and pique their curiosity about what might be inside.
Online sales in the U.S. rose 16 percent today from a year ago as consumers hunted for bargains on Cyber Monday, according to online marketing firm Coremetrics.
Distinct merchandise is still moving, Gill said, and outstanding service is what helps sales. And many shops have become more creative about marketing. What’s more, they’re responding to customers’ tighter budgets.
