The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted in …
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Benjamin Moore has been gaining media attention lately with some pretty off-the-wall stunts. While it’s still debatable whether these stunts will yield any real sales, it’s not debatable that the stunts are entertaining. According to Marketingland.com, aiming to tout the …
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According to Multichannel Merchant, customers no longer differentiate between online and in-store experiences. To attract and retain today’s empowered shoppers, retailers must blend the physical and digital worlds into a seamless omnichannel commerce experience that offers buy anywhere, fulfill from …
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Lowe’s, in conjunction with the State of Indiana and the City of Indianapolis, announced the company’s plans to locate a Customer Support Center in Indianapolis. The Mooresville, North Carolina-based company and world’s second largest home improvement retailer plans to invest …
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Consumers have access to information wherever and whenever they want thanks to the Internet. Today, customer are arguably more prepared and equipped when they visit stores to shop. But they are increasingly using smartphones and mobile devices to search the …
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Visa announced the launch of Visa Checkout, a payment service that replaces its predecessor V.me and enables consumers throughout the United States, Canada and Australia to pay for goods online, on any device, in just a few clicks, according to …
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WASHINGTON – As a new generation of home buyers enters into recovering real estate markets across the country, the National Association of Realtors® announced the launch of a major national advertising campaign in conjunction with realtor.com®, as well as a …
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported its July Housing Market Index (HMI)—also known as the “homebuilder confidence index”—rose to 53 from the June reading of 49. Economists had been expecting a less-significant increase to 50. The report was …
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