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  • TJX still attracting cost-conscious shoppers

    Consumers may be shying away from department stores but they are still flocking to off-price retailers such as TJX, which posted impressive sales and revenue growth in the second quarter.

  • Report: Consumers want cheap, not fast, deliveries

    Jericho, N.Y. - Online shoppers in the U.S. and Canada are willing to sacrifice delivery speed for a lower shipping cost. According to a survey of U.S. and Canadian shoppers conducted by Purolator International, the cost of shipping was identified most often as the single most important concern in terms of the delivery of their purchases.

  • Report: Shoppers score big on Bloomingdale’s error

    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.

  • Tony’s Finer Foods acquires retail center

    Chicago -- Transwestern’s Chicago office announced it brokered the sale of Town Square of Schaumburg, a 96,014 sq. ft. retail center, in Schaumburg, Illinois, for an undisclosed amount to Tony’s Finer Foods. Tony’s Finer Foods plans to open a Tony’s in the former Dominick’s space, which closed in December 2013.

  • Three Thoughts on Real-Time Consumer Product Interactions

    I recently participated in an SAP-sponsored panel discussion on Game-Changers Radio about how consumer product companies are using real-time consumer insights and engagement. Buoyed by constant customer connectivity, consumer product firms are gaining a much clearer and timelier picture of their end customers, and also directly engaging them near or in real time.

  • Cabela’s shuffles merchandising team

    Sidney, Neb. – Cabela’s Inc. is reorganizing its merchandising team with the transition of executive VP/chief merchandising officer Brian J. Linneman to the role of strategic advisor, effective Aug. 31. As part of this change, the company is promoting Scott K. Williams to executive VP and chief commercial officer, merchandising, along with marketing, e-commerce, real estate, and strategy.

    Roger Verhulst, senior VP of merchandising, will continue to lead the merchandising teams and report directly to Williams.

  • Cost Plus World Market, New York City

  • Holiday shopping is starting earlier than ever

    A new study seems to support the theory that holiday shopping is often starting earlier than commonly thought, especially online.

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