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Jan15

And the award goes to…Amazon, Crocs and lululemon honored at Retail’s BIG Show

By Tony Fontana, Manager, Communications | Published: January 15, 2013
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Although NRF’s Annual Retail Industry Awards have existed for years, the three brands honored at Monday’s awards luncheon are quite young. As a result, each recipient is a living example of the constant revolution and evolution of the industry and the facets which continue to change the face of retail. Brooks Brothers Chairman and CEO [...]

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Jan16

The truth about free shipping, social commerce and more

By Megan Conniff | Published: January 16, 2012
2 Comments | Posted in eCommerce, Events, Retail Trends

As a loyal Shop.org Summit attendee, I was excited to attend Sucharita Mulpuru‘s “A Look Back…and Forward…at Retail eCommerce Trends, 2011-2012″ session today at Retail’s BIG Show, especially on the heels of such a successful digital shopping season. The session offered a positive overview of how the holidays played out for retailers and a look [...]

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May04

What’s hot in retail – April ’11

By Margaret Case Little, Senior Director | Published: May 4, 2011
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As retailers jumped head-first into the second quarter of 2011 – and companies learned that retail sales increased for the ninth month in a row – executives have been leveraging NRF resources to determine what to expect going forward. From consumer research to the swipe fee debate, here’s what was hot in retail last month. [...]

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Jan11

Why has the web won?

By Rachel Ryan, Director, Finance | Published: January 11, 2011
4 Comments | Posted in eCommerce, Education, Events, Retail Trends

In the past decade there have been two winners in the retail space – warehouse clubs and web-based stores, according to Patti Freeman Evans, Research Director at Forrester Research. During this afternoon’s session, The Evolution of Ecommerce and Multi-Channel Retail, Patti and Kate Delhagen, Global Digital Business Director, Nike, took a look back at the [...]

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Dec02

Trendspotting: 11 retailers who do social media right

By Margaret Case Little, Senior Director | Published: December 2, 2010
7 Comments | Posted in Marketing, Retail Companies, Retail Trends

Retailers are pulling out all the stops this year in terms of social media for the holiday season. From purchasing Twitter hashtags to a general push through social channels to get shoppers in stores, the online buzz around shopping deals this season doesn’t seem to be slowing at all. To take a holistic look at [...]

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Mar02

5 things to keep in mind when designing a mobile site

By Ellen Davis, Executive Director, NRF Foundation and SVP, NRF | Published: March 2, 2010
5 Comments | Posted in eCommerce, Education, Events, Marketing, Retail Companies, Retail Trends, Technology

Mickey Alam Khan, editor of Mobile Marketer Daily, kicked off this morning’s Mobile Boot Camp with an impressive panel and a lot of audience questions. Here are five things he said all companies should keep in mind when creating a mobile site: 1) Make sure your mobile app or site has excellent search. “Mobile people [...]

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Feb22

Fast Company names retail’s most innovative companies

By Kathy Grannis, NRF spokesperson | Published: February 22, 2010
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When it comes to staying on top of the competition, retailers know all too well how important it is to have that something special that makes their customers come back again, and again. That special something can come in the form of new technology or even testing its own food products before it hits the shelves [...]

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Jan25

Mobile 101: A retailer’s guide

By Ellen Davis, Executive Director, NRF Foundation and SVP, NRF | Published: January 25, 2010
18 Comments | Posted in eCommerce, Education, Events, Marketing, Retail Companies, Retail Trends, Technology

I tried to count the number of times I heard retailers talking about iPhone apps, mobile reviews and m-commerce at NRF’s Annual Convention earlier this month, but I lost track once I ran out of fingers. Needless to say, mobile is a huge conversation starter in retail right now with many companies looking at ways [...]

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Jan12

Top ten retailers for customer service

By Ellen Davis, Executive Director, NRF Foundation and SVP, NRF | Published: January 12, 2010
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The NRF Foundation and American Express have released the list of the top ten retailers for customer service. The list is based on a survey of more than 8,000 American shoppers, conducted by BIGresearch. Eleven companies are on the list, as the #10 retailer was a tie. In order, the companies are: 1:  L.L. Bean [...]

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Sep02

Playing Online Favorites

By Susan Reda, Editor, STORES Media | Published: September 2, 2009
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Who’s your favorite online retailer? Chances are several of the names that just popped in your head appear on STORES’ Online Favorite 50 list, an annual ranking of the websites consumers say they’re most likely to click in their quest for both apparel and non apparel items. Amazon tops the list; no surprise there. I [...]

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