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Consumer Electronics

  • Target goes big for Mario

    Target Corp. is celebrating the highly-anticipated release of a popular video game with some fun in-store flourishes.       

  • What China Wants: The Five Hottest U.S. Product Categories

    One way for U.S retail companies to win in 2017 is to look beyond their domestic borders for growth. As retail executives implement this year’s business plans, they should consider embracing cross-border e-commerce in China to grow now, and in the future.   China is the world’s largest and fastest-growing e-commerce market. Cross-border e-commerce is experiencing explosive growth due to Chinese consumers’ desire for lower prices and higher-quality products.   

  • Harris Poll: The retail brands of the year are…

    The Harris Poll has released its 29th annual study of America’s top brands, and Kohl’s is one of the retail brands on top.   Kohl’s earned the top position in the department store category of the poll, in which more than 100,000 U.S. consumers assessed more than 4,000 brands across more than 450 categories.    Other retailers named as Brands of the Year included:     Luxury department store: Nordstrom  Off-price: TJ Maxx 

  • Look for more stores-within-stores

    Stores-within-stores have been prevalent in Europe and Asia for years, and while they’ve been in play for decades in the U.S. (think perfume counters in Macy’s), all indications call for much wider adoption here in the years ahead. Already, the concept has branched into new combinations. Apparel shops within supermarkets, electronics boutiques in department stores, and branded sections of sporting-goods stores are some commonly seen examples.  

  • Study: Native ads outpace traditional marketing efforts

    Native advertising is significantly spurring in-store traffic — at a more cost-efficient rate — compared to traditional display advertising.  

  • Hipster brand opens outpost in Brooklyn

    Shinola, the Detroit-based watch and leather goods brand with a cool edge, has expanded its presence in New York City.     The company has opened a store in the newly developed Empire Stores center in Brooklyn. The sprawling, renovated warehouse complex is located on the waterfront and is home to tech and advertising companies along with select retailers, including West Elm.    

  • Retailers turn in mixed performance in March

    A slump in consumer prices helped to keep retail sales in check in March.   Retail sales in March inched up 0.3% over February, according to the National Retail Federation. (The NRF numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants.)   “Various factors were at play in the first quarter, but we are again seeing a pattern similar to previous years — consumer spending was weak but is expected to pick up as we move through the year,” said NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz.

  • Search engine giant steps up fashion searches

    Google hopes its new visual search tools will become a new accessory for its fashion shoppers.    To assist customers eager to buy merchandise featured in online lifestyle images, Google introduced two new mobile image-based search tools this week that will help customers locate their desired pieces more easily.   
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