 | December 20, 2010 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- How Penney's Manhattan manager manages the holiday crush
Joe Cardamone, who began his 36-year-career at J.C. Penney as a 16-year-old stock boy, now manages the department store chain's New York store, a few blocks from Macy's Herald Square flagship. It was all hands on deck at the store on Saturday, which opened at 6 a.m. and expected to serve up to 20,000 shoppers on the final weekend before Christmas. Cardamone spent his day roaming the store, guiding shoppers and making sure everything ran according to plan. ABC News/The Associated Press (12/19)        | |  | | | Multichannel Retailing 2010: Facts, Issues, and Opportunities for Growth.
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- Toy stores face growing competition as more merchants get into the act
Chains like Barnes & Noble, Borders, Whole Foods and The Vitamin Shoppe are adding educational and "green" toys to their shelves, in an effort to cash in on a lucrative retail segment. Spending on toys held relatively steady during the downturn, and many merchants see broadening their in-store selections as part of the solution for winning back sales lost to online retailers. The Washington Post (12/18) - Retailers aim to make last-minute shopping more convenient
Retailers have added features designed to make shopping more convenient as consumers head into the holiday home stretch. Several, including Target and Toys R Us, extended their hours this week. Sears is promoting its "buy online, pick up in store" program and J.C. Penney lets shoppers check online to see whether products are in stock before going to stores. ABC News (12/17)  | Supercharging the Online Channel
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 - Dec. 17: busiest online shopping day ever
Dec. 17, in most cases the last day for free Christmas gift shipping, was the busiest online spending ever, according to data from comScore. Online sales of $942 million exceeded those on Cyber Monday this year. VentureBeat (12/19)  | You may be considering a cloud computing solution or in the midst of specifying one or even implementing a solution. Read this paper to see what IBM discovered about how companies like yours are adopting, implementing and using cloud computing solutions. Learn about the current rate of adoption, drivers, barriers, and considerations that are influencing the adoption of cloud computing. |
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| NRF News |  | | | - From new in-store tactics to mobile apps, Toys R Us CEO talks everything holiday
As the go-to authority on making kids' holiday dreams come true, the Toys R Us brand has made significant changes this year to reach all its customers regardless of how they shop. From revamping store hours to accommodate last minute shoppers to offering coupons via mobile applications, Toys R Us CEO Jerry Storch shares how these new changes are helping the brand stay on top this holiday season. Read more. - NRF SmartStat: Dec. 20, 2010
 The average person completed 49.5% of their holiday shopping by the second week of December, up from 46.7% at the same time last holiday season. Source: NRF Survey conducted by BIGresearch - Retail container traffic to be up 9% in December, 17% for the year
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 9% in December over the December 2009, and this year should end with a 17% increase over last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates. "The nation's improving economy has been reflected in the amount of merchandise imported by retailers this year," said Jonathan Gold, NRF vice president for supply chain and customs policy. Read more.
| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - Papa John's makes franchise incentives more attractive
Papa John's announced a new franchise incentive program for the new year, including a waiver of the chain's $25,000 franchise fee for qualifying restaurants that sign agreements by Oct. 31, 2011, and open their stores next year. In addition, Papa John's will waive royalties for up to a year and give operators who open at least 30 days early a credit with the company's dough supplier. PizzaMarketplace.com (12/17)  | |  | | The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
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