  | October 25, 2011 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- Saks Off 5th hires former Barneys executive for VP post
Saks Off 5th has named former Barneys executive vice president Peter Rizzo as its senior vice president and creative director for merchandising, a key role as the off-price division of Saks is expanding faster than the company's full-line department stores. Off 5th will end the year with 62 stores, with five more in the works for 2012. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (10/25)       | As the largest landlord to Kroger, TJ Maxx, Stop & Shop/Giant, and Staples, it might be time to add your name to this list. Meet Brixmor. Grow your business, build out your prototype, and find your next new address with the well-capitalized Brixmor as a partner. Choose from almost 200 markets in 39 states. Click to find your next location. | - Lowe's launches online customer-loyalty tool
Lowe's launched a new customer-loyalty program this week that tracks and stores customers' purchase information and aims to make it easier for shoppers to do everything from accessing warranty information to finding the right paint color for touch-ups. The chain hopes the MyLowe's program will give it a competitive edge. The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) (10/23) - Sears drops shipping fees for the holidays
Sears said Monday it will offer free holiday shipping when customers spend at least $99 at its namesake website or $49 at Kmart.com and MyGofer.com. About 90% of online merchants will offer at least some free shipping this season, compared to about 80% last year, according to Shop.org. Chicago Tribune (10/24)  | Kettle Foods reduces reporting cycle from 8 weeks to just 3 weeks
An antiquated reporting system and lack of data insight can stop growth in even a strong company. Read the white paper to learn how: Kettle Foods used Inca Software, a Logicalis Company, and IBM Cognos Express to slash reporting time, enable fast amendment of reports and centralize data. |
 - Price is the theme for this holiday season
Consumers have become increasingly savvy when it comes to finding the best deals, and retailers are responding with a heavy focus on low prices this holiday season. Wal-Mart said this week it's extending its price-matching policy, Toys R Us has boosted the holiday savings in its annual big book to $8,000, and both Staples and Bed, Bath and Beyond have promised to match Amazon's lowest prices. The Idaho Statesman (Boise)/The Associated Press (10/24)  | Consumer Insights Your Brand Needs to Know: Latest Trends in Behavioral Advertising
Learn what brand managers, advertisers, as well as networks, agencies, and publishers need to know about consumer survey insights into behavioral ad serving, also known as interest-based advertising. Learn more today! |
 - Shop.org taps fashion industry veteran for top post
Shop.org has named Vicki Cantrell as its new executive director, replacing Scott Silverman, who left the post a year ago to found ifeelgoods.com. Cantrell has held executive posts at Giorgio Armani and Gucci, and most recently served as COO and CIO at Tory Burch. "Her executive-level experience with major retail brands as well as prior experience with many of NRF's communities makes Vicki an incredible asset to round out the executive team at NRF," said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. Multichannel Merchant (10/25), InternetRetailer.com (10/25)  - How small merchants can spread the love with local marketing
 Small retailers have more opportunities than ever before to beef up their local marketing efforts, from optimizing their sites for local search to launching location-based games to showing the love with local content, says marketing consultant and Forbes blogger John Jantsh. The new chances to get the word out also comes with new challenges, he says in this interview with NRF's Ellen Davis. Retail's BIG Blog (10/25)  | Logistics is much more than the movement of goods and services. It's also your pre-game strategy. Before you step on the court, you need the right players running the right plays at the right time. Learn more about those key plays in this free whitepaper from UPS and get in the game of logistics. |
 | Policy & Government Affairs |  |  | | |  | - NRF pushes for delay on Internet address expansion
NRF has asked the federal government to delay a plan to expand the Internet address system, to give retailers more time to assess the potential impact. The plan lets companies apply for addresses with new descriptive suffixes such as .nyc and .bank at a cost of $185,000 apiece. "The single comment we are hearing most often from retailers is that they wish they had more time," said NRF general counsel Mallory Duncan in a letter to the Commerce Department. Bloomberg Businessweek (10/24)  | NRF News | |  | | - Retail veteran Vicki Cantrell named NRF SVP of Communities and Executive Director of Shop.org
NRF announced today that Vicki Cantrell -- a retail industry veteran who has held prominent positions at Tory Burch, Giorgio Armani and Gucci -- will join NRF as the association's Senior Vice President, Communities and Executive Director, Shop.org on Oct. 31. "I am thrilled to join NRF in this position during such a critical moment in retail, as consumers expect channels and business units to work together to create a seamless shopping experience," said Cantrell. Read more. - How JCPenney, Harrods and Magazine Luiza attract a lifetime of loyalty
Global retailers have to be increasingly nimble to keep up with ever-evolving consumer behaviors. At Retail's BIG Show, Jan. 15-18 in New York City, these three retail giants in the U.S., U.K. and Brazil will discuss how they quickly adapt to fierce competition, new technology and disruptive business models, while building lifelong relationships with customers. Learn more.
| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - McDonald's brings back the McRib
McDonald's said Monday it will once again offer its McRib sandwich at restaurants nationwide, after a successful limited-time offering last year. The rest of the year, franchisees choose whether and when to sell the sandwich, which has gained a cultlike following since its launch in 1982. USA TODAY/The Associated Press (10/24) - Romano's returns to its classic Italian roots
Romano's Macaroni Grill, which briefly altered its menu to offer lower-calorie Mediterranean fare, has returned to offering classic Italian dishes. The casual chain also is playing up the experience of Italian eating at its restaurants, which along with the revamped menu includes occasional operatic serenades, house wine and a new nationwide, multimedia campaign from the agency VIA that carries the tagline, "Something New. Something Classic." MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (10/24)  | |  | | The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
Hear experts from SAS, McDonald's and Cornell University as they guide you on how to turn social media data into profit-driving insights. Specifically, the panelists discuss how and why analytics is the key to transforming unstructured text data into useful information about operations, revenue and guest interactions. Click to view webcast.
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