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How Are Retailers Preparing for the 2011 Holiday Season?

Retailers are rolling out new shopping solutions in order to meet the two most prevalent macro-economic trends this holiday season.  First, while the economy is recovering, decreasing credit shows that consumers are either saving in order to pay down debt, or simply that a lack confidence in the economy has reduced discretionary spending.  Second, visits [...]

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Amazon’s New Lockers in 7-11 Stores Seem to be a Good Idea

In-store pickup is a possibility if you have a website, and a store.  Amazon, the e-retail king, lacks one of these two very necessary ingredients – stores.   Store-based retailers are able to bypass shipping costs by offering the in-store pickup programs described in my previous post.  A large percentage of the price paid on items [...]

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