Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC appoints Todd Baird as president, sales
June 30, 2011 | No Comments

IRVINE, Calif.—Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC (ASM) today announced the promotion of Todd Baird to president, sales, effective July 5. Baird will oversee ASM’s Sales, Operations, and Retail/In-Store services. He will report to Tanya Domier, …

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Manufacturers try to trade gamers up
June 17, 2010 | No Comments
Manufacturers try to trade gamers up

Source: Seattle Times
Who are the 100 million mainstream families that Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are chasing with new motion controllers, games and consoles revealed at this week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo?
They’re not necessarily newcomers to video …

Retailers keep cost of living down
June 17, 2010 | No Comments

Source: Business Week
The cost of living in the U.S. dropped in May for a second month, signaling the world’s largest economy is recovering without causing prices to flare.
Retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are cutting …

Best Buy targets female shoppers
June 16, 2010 | No Comments
Best Buy targets female shoppers

Source: Wall Street Journal
As Best Buy Co. faces heightened competition from rivals Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., the largest U.S. electronics retailer is confronting a longstanding disadvantage: fewer women shoppers.
Best Buy’s customers and worker are …

Sam’s Club’s CEO Brian Cornell: Retailing in the new normal
June 16, 2010 | No Comments
Sam’s Club’s CEO Brian Cornell: Retailing in the new normal

Source: NielsenWire.com
Delivering the retail keynote at Nielsen’s Consumer 360 conference this afternoon, Sam’s Club President and CEO Brian Cornell said that retailing today can be a “daunting task” and understanding what is important to your …

Walmart aims for major Chicago expansion
June 16, 2010 | No Comments
Walmart aims for major Chicago expansion

Source: Chicago Sun Times
Wal-Mart is prepared to build “dozens” of Chicago stores large and small if Mayor Daley can find a way to break a six-year-old City Council stalemate over demands that the world’s largest …

Study shows SKU cuts may cost shoppers
June 15, 2010 | No Comments

Source: SupermarketNews.com
More than half of U.S. consumers say they are likely to shop elsewhere if they notice that a store is reducing selection, according to a Nielsen Co. study unveiled at the Consumer 360 Conference …

Walgreens Broadens Texting, Mobile Features
June 15, 2010 | No Comments
Walgreens Broadens Texting, Mobile Features

Source: DrugStoreNews.com
Moving fast to stay in front of the revolution in electronic communications and social networking, Walgreens Tuesday unveiled new text messaging and mobile applications for prescription customers on the go.
Among the new convenience features …

Customer satisfaction tied to discounts
June 15, 2010 | No Comments
Customer satisfaction tied to discounts

Source: Chicago Tribune
Customers are the most satisfied when they score a deal, an indication that the economy continues to play a role in consumers’ decision-making, according to the latest satisfaction survey.
The University of Michigan’s American Customer …