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Attitudes: Retailers

  • 4 out of 5 retailers believe holidays will be better

    Early and optimistic are two words that sum up retailers’ attitudes toward the 2015 holiday season, according to new retailer survey conducted by ChannelAdvisor.

    ChannelAdvisor surveyed more than 200 e-commerce decision-makers at U.S. and U.K retailers to gain insight into holiday promotional activities and the outlook for sales. One key finding is that retailers are an optimistic lot with 80% expecting sales to be higher this year that last year.

  • NRF: Overtime proposal a ‘step back’ for career-track workers

    Washington, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation continues to turn up the heat on the Labor Department’s proposal to expand overtime pay.   

  • Study: Shoppers get smart with mobile

    Scottsdale, Ariz. – Shoppers keep getting smarter about using their mobile devices.

    According to a new study from OneStop Marketing, 83% of mobile users now engage in shopping activities on their phone immediately before, during or after a trip to the store.

    In addition, 45% of online traffic during the 2014 holiday season came from mobile but only 20% of sales came from mobile devices, indicating a substantial opportunity to increase mobile conversion rates.

  • NRF ‘astounded’ by Labor Department overtime decision

    Washington, D.C. -- The Labor Department is not extending the comment period on the Obama administration’s proposal to expand overtime pay. Its decision drew a no-holds barred response from the nation’s largest retail organization.

  • America’s most trusted brands revealed

    Some surprising differences are revealed in new research from Nielsen about which brands men and women trust the most.

    Nielsen released a list of America’s Most Trusted Brands  that shows distinct trust difference between men and woman. The ist stemmed from a consumer packaged goods focused wave of the 27th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study showcasing the top 10 most-trusted brands.

  • IHL: Softgoods retailers prefer these two POS vendors

    Franklin, Tenn. – When it comes to their POS systems, specialty softgoods retailers have two clear preferences.

  • Consumer confidence has sharp rebound in August

    New York -- Consumers didn’t let the heat get them down in August.

    Consumer confidence rebounded in August, rising 10. 5 points to the strongest reading in seven months after having fallen sharply in July.

    The Conference Board said Tuesday that its index of consumer confidence rose to 101.5 in August, up from a revised July reading of 91.0. It was the best showing since January.

  • Walmart pledges $25M on Katrina anniversary

    As the 10th anniversary of Hurrican Katrina approaches, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are making a commitment to disaster relief efforts.
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