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Fancy products, old school marketing
It’s kind of funny that sometimes the fancier the product, the more old school effective marketing can be. Case in point: according to a Retail Advertising and Marketing Association survey […]
Electronics ruling Cyber Monday
While clothes and books were the big attractions for in-store shoppers on Black Friday weekend, Cyber Monday — so far — is all about consumer electronics. I spoke to Graham […]
More shoppers but spending on Black Friday weekend down
Individual spending during Black Friday weekend (the Friday, Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving) was down 8 percent this year to $343.31, or about $29 less than last year, according to […]
Holiday shopping hurdle No. 1: the parking lot
In no particular order some of my parking lot/garage pet peeves are: 1) Patiently waiting for a space only to have someone steal it from you. 2) Being stuck behind […]
Cyber Monday, Schmyber Monday
With Cyber Monday coming up in less than two weeks, my inbox has started filling up with retail predictions, trends, spending forecasts — the works. But one release veered left […]
