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Innovating the Shopping Outpost

Experts have been tracking, following and predicting the death of the shopping mall for years now.  It seems to finally be coming to fruition.  ‘Dead malls’, as they’re called, have been creating blight all over the country since we fell into a full blown recession.  Four or more walls with stuff in it is no [...]

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Top 100 Retail Movers and Shakers

Retail Customer Experience released their list of the Top 100 Movers and Shakers in retail. 
The list not only profiles top retail brands, but also examines retail and economic trends that are significantly impacting the way everyone is or will be doing business. 
#1 and #2 are “The Economy” and “Gas Prices.”  The combination of these two [...]

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Implementation is Neither Here nor There

Implementation and installation are inherently ignored as a vital part of the process when marketers are developing in-store communications programs.  Communicating the retail message well is the crux of the mission but it’s like the old tree in the forest adage — if no one sees it, will they buy.  It’s assumed that if they [...]

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DDI Video Report on JCPenney Manhattan

Display & Design Ideas magazine visited JCPenney’s new Manhattan mall store in Herald Square.  We’ve covered the store here before which drew quite a bit of attention for invading Macy’s territory. It’s opening in this particular location was perceived as a sign of the times and consumer desire for value.
Store manager Joe Cardamone is interviewed in DDI’s piece [...]

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Teen Retailers ‘Target the Mother’

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that many teen stores are making changes to their store environments to appeal to Moms.  
Over the last few years, everyday fashion reached what used to be luxury prices.  For example, simple “hoodies” (in my day this was a sweatshirt) with the most popular brand name stitched on the [...]

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