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  • Study: Millennial men are most proactive shoppers

    New York – Men are highly engaged shoppers, with 63% of men actively looking for in-store sales and 53% regularly using coupons, according to WSL’s “How America Shops: Men & Shopping Report.” The study also shows that 67% of Millennial men use mobile phones to shop, compared to 52% of Gen X men and 29% of Baby Boomer men.

  • Kohl’s to hire more than 50,000 holiday workers

    Menomonee Falls, Wis. -- Kohl’s Department Stores said it plans on hiring more than 50,000 associates nationwide this holiday season to support seasonal business in stores and growth on its online platform.

    Kohl’s anticipates hiring an average of 40 associates per store to provide shoppers with excellent customer service throughout the holiday season at its 1,158 stores in 49 states.

  • Study: Marketers to start holiday campaigns early

    Costa Mesa, Calif. – Almost half of holiday marketing campaigns will start before Halloween, according to a survey of 200 marketers by Experian Marketing Services.

    In addition, the study shows that the first 15 days of November are the most popular time to launch a holiday-themed campaign.

    Other results include:

  • Report: Jcrew.com tops in online customer service

    New York -- For the second consecutive month, Jcrew.com ranked No. 1 overall in customer service performance in the Stella Monthly Benchmarks, a ranking of the best online customer service performance in the United States. Rounding out the top five, were the e-commerce sites of Ralph Lauren, L.L.Bean, Kate Spade and Saks Fifth Avenue.

  • New Red Robins in Staten Island and Baltimore

    Greenwood Village, Colo. — Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has announced the opening of new restaurants in Staten Island, N.Y., and Baltimore.

     There currently are 482 Red Robin locations across the U.S. and Canada, including 343 company-owned restaurants and five Red Robin’s Burger Works locations, and 134 franchised restaurants.

     

  • Becker’s School Supplies relaunches e-commerce site

    Pennsauken, N.J. – Becker’s School Supplies has redeveloped and relaunched its e-commerce site on the WebLinc e-commerce platform.

    The WebLinc platform provides both front-end branding and back-end merchandising and management tools. Within months of launching its new site, Becker’s experienced a 120% jump in revenue compared to the same period last year and saw transaction volume increase by 81%.

  • HomeGoods inks lease for The Shoppes at Flemington

    Flemington, N.J. — HomeGoods has signed a long-term lease with The Shoppes at Flemington in Flemington, N.J., and is open and operating in a 22,000-sq.-ft. building that came as part of the deal.

    Levin Management manages and markets the center for the owner, Garrison Investment Group. Welco Realty represented HomeGoods.

    Levin also served as the construction manager for the development of the new retail space and managed the land development approvals.

  • Overstock.com launches social media sweepstakes

    Salt Lake City – Overstock.com, Inc. is launching a social media-based sweepstakes inspired by its new "The Good Good" advertising campaign.

    Contest entrants participate by adding an image or pin representing the work of a non-profit that inspires them to Pinterest. Entrants will then share that pin on the Overtock.com website. One winner will be awarded $2,500, and Overstock.com employees will give the non-profit 100 hours of time.

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