Posts Tagged ‘Best Buy’

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Nov29

Best Buy Launches Holiday Microsite

by admin on November 29th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Posted In: Leisure & Lifestyle, News & Articles

Best Buy on Monday launched an online “microsite” for the holidays, which ties in with the retail giant’s overall strategy for the holidays. At Ask a Blue Shirt, users can share their holiday memories, learn about the store’s Black Friday sales, get information on the upcoming DTV transition, and read the Best Buy Holiday Blog, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr21

Five Star Appliance Becomes Apple First-tier Distributor In China

by admin on April 21st, 2009 at 10:23 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, News & Articles, Retail Formats

Five Star Appliance, which was acquired by the American electronics giant Best Buy, the company has signed an agreement with Apple to become its first-tier distributor.

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Apr21

Five Star Appliance Becomes Apple First-tier Distributor In China

by retailnu on April 21st, 2009 at 10:23 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, News & Articles, Retail Formats

Five Star Appliance, which was acquired by the American electronics giant Best Buy, the company has signed an agreement with Apple to become its first-tier distributor.

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Nov27

Black Friday Sales Hits Record, Retail traffic and Foot-falls up.

by admin on November 27th, 2011 at 6:35 am
Posted In: Apparel / Garment, Beauty Salon, Department Store, Discount Stores, Entertainment, Grocery Stores, Leisure & Lifestyle, Luxury Stores, Mobile Stores, News & Articles, Retail Formats, Retail Verticals, Supermarket/Hypermarket

Retail sales on Black Friday climbed 6.6% this year to an estimated $11.4 billion, according to ShopperTrak, which tracks foot traffic at malls and stores. Last year, sales climbed just 0.3% to $10.7 billion, which was a record one-day sales amount at the time, according to the company.

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Nov28

The small-store owner is too important, nimble and innovative to be bumped off by big-box retailers in India.

by admin on November 28th, 2011 at 5:15 am
Posted In: Convenience Store, CRM, Grocery Stores, Kirana, Modern Retail, News & Articles, Retail Formats, Retail Management, Retail Verticals, Supermarket/Hypermarket, Supply Chain Mgt

The big fight is about whether this new policy will kill small shops, massively destroy livelihoods and take away GenNext’s opportunities. Facts suggest otherwise. Consider the kirana, the one most feared to be at risk. About 5-6 million of the 8 million FMCG-stocking kiranas are in rural India, and are totally safe, as the new ones can only come into the top 53 cities.

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Dec09

IBM Buys Retail Forecasting And Merchandising Software Company

by admin on December 9th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Posted In: CRM, Internet / Mobile, Marketing, News & Articles, Online Shopping, Retail Formats, Retail Management, Retail Technology

IBM Buys Retail Forecasting And Merchandising Software Company DemandTec For $440M. DemandTec provides retailers and e-commerce companies with tools to transact, interact, and collaborate on core merchandising and marketing activities.

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Mar01

Retailers see smaller outlets as the next big thing.

by admin on March 1st, 2012 at 4:46 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Mobile Stores, Modern Retail, News & Articles, Restaurant, Retail Formats, Shop-in-Shop, Smaller Format Superstores, Supermarket/Hypermarket

It’s definitely a correction for retailers as well as restaurants, a direct result of consumers not having as much to spend on the extras. The strategy has to be to reduce your costs to offset less traffic. Usually that means less rent, shrinking retail and restaurants…

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May19

Walmart Goes Slow on Small Format Stores

by admin on May 19th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Posted In: Grocery Stores, Mini Markets, Retail Formats, Retail Management, Smaller Format Superstores, Supermarket/Hypermarket

By SHELLY BANJO No SUV-driving American shopper would be surprised to find 20 lb. sacks of dog chow at a Wal-Mart supercenter. But at an urban minimart that is trying to attract bag-toting pedestrians? Not so much. Wal-Mart is struggling to expand with small stores as it seeks to penetrate big cities and jumpstart its U.S. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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