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  • E-commerce now 10% of total retail sales

    Online sales returned to pre-recession growth levels in 2012, advancing 15% to a record $186.2 billion, according to a year end recap by online measurement firm comScore.

  • Macy's, Kohl's post positive comps

    NEW YORK — Department store retailers reported strong sales in January as shoppers responded positively to post-holiday clearance events.  

    Overall, the 20 retailers reporting January comps saw an average rise of 5.1%, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, which beat the mall trade group’s 3% forecasted rise.

  • Hhgregg goes head-to-head with online retailers

    INDIANAPOLIS — Hhgregg announced that it has launched a “Price Match Guarantee” to ensure that its customers receive the lowest advertised prices on merchandise both in stores and online, for up to 30 days after the date of purchase.

  • Discount sector posts strong January showing

    New York -- There were few missteps among the discounters in January, as most posted strong results, many surpassing Wall Street expectations.

    Target reported a same-store sales rise of 3.1%, topping Wall Street expectations. Total sales surged 29.6% to $5.97 billion in January.

  • Zappos teams with Kenshoo Social and Shoutlet on Facebook marketing

    San Francisco -- Social marketing platform Kenshoo Social said Wednesday that it has completed an integrated Facebook marketing campaign for Zappos and cloud-based social marketing platform, Shoutlet.

    During a two-month test on a single-brand page, Zappos’ Facebook posts generated approximately 85,000 visits to its website. The traffic produced an average order value on par with its paid search and social marketing programs and achieved an average conversion rate of 1.75%.

  • Men outspend women on Valentine’s Day gift-giving

    Austin, Texas -- Online coupon site RetailMeNot.com reported Thursday that men outspend women by more than $120 on Valentine’s Day gift giving.

    According to the just-released results of the Valentine edition of RetailMeNot.com’s Shoppers Trend Report, the average person in a relationship plans to spend $226 for Valentine’s Day this year; the break-out is dominated by men, however, as they plan to spend $287 versus women at $164.

  • Staples targets small business with big campaign

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples has launched a new campaign aimed at drawing attention to its vast assortment of products for the small business customer.

    The commercials, including one 30-second and three 15-second varieties, will begin airing on Feb. 11 and will highlight Staples all-in-one-place availability of products and services.

  • Costco maintains comp momentum

    January same-store sales grew 4% at Costco’s U.S. locations excluding fuel sales.

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