Loyalty Marketing

With another difficult fiscal quarter under its belt, the CEO of Gap Inc. says the retailer will begin testing fast fashion merchandise in select stores.

Michaels is targeting online DIYers via a new strategic arrangement with a San Francisco startup.

The world's largest arts and crafts retailer has partnered with trend-driven online DIY marketplace Darby Smart to make crafting simpler and more accessible to everyone.

Toys“R”Us has collected a sizable amount of money for a cause near and dear to the hearts of toy-loving kids and parents worldwide -- mostly thanks to an innovative social media campaign.

The retailer says it raised $2.2 million during its fifth annual nationwide fundraising and awareness campaign benefiting Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for pediatric cancer.

London, U.K. — Online retailing giant Amazon.com is the retail industry's fastest growing social media brand. According to the latest Retail Social Media Benchmark results from eDigitalResearch, Amazon tops both the Facebook and Twitter social media rankings.

Amazon climbed to the benchmark's top spot, thanks in part to its recent Prime Day sales event, having gained more than 1.2 million new followers on its Twitter account since the last wave back in March.

CPG marketers bringing a new product to market don't need to break the bank on a national ad campaign, according to a new study from Catalina. But they do need to idenfity and market to the small number of early adopters.

St. Petersburg, Fla. – A surprisingly small number of consumers makes or breaks new CPG products. According to a study from personalized digital media company Catalina, less than 1% of consumers drive the vast majority of volume for most new CPG products.

New York – At least a few shoppers reportedly received a substantial windfall as a result of a computer glitch at Bloomingdale’s. According to BuzzFeed, some members of the upscale chain’s loyalty program were accidentally issued as much as $25,000 in store credit last week, and at least one customer used the unintentionally generous offer to obtain free diamond earrings.

New York -- Quality flooring is a critical component of every store, and today's retailer has more options than ever before.
 
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