| April 23, 2012 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- Long Tall Sally tests tall fashions in the U.S.
U.K.-based tall-women's fashion chain Long Tall Sally has launched a pop-up shop in New York City's TriBeCa neighborhood and plans to do about two dozen more temporary shops around the country this year to introduce more U.S. women to the brand. The retailer currently operates 20 U.K. stores, 10 in Canada, three in Germany and one each in Minnesota and Michigan. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (4/20)       | Which seniors are most profitable for you?
When you segment seniors by affluence, education, employment, lifestyle, and geography, you find vast differences in their preferences and spending habits. Download this white paper to learn more about analyzing and segmenting this fast-growing and increasingly profitable consumer group. | - Best Buy board appoints CEO search committee
Best Buy's board of directors has named board members Lisa Caputo, Ronald James and Sanjay Khosla to the committee that will search for the consumer electronics retailer's next chief executive officer. The committee, which does not include Best Buy founder and board chairman Richard Schulze, is expected to take up to nine months to name a permanent replacement for former CEO Brian Dunn. The Wall Street Journal (4/21) - Wal-Mart faces allegations of bribery in Mexico
Wal-Mart may be subject to government fines in the US if it's determined that the company didn't take strong enough action after being alerted in 2005 that executives of Wal-Mart de Mexico had allegedly paid millions in bribes to get stores open faster. "We take compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act very seriously and are committed to having a strong and effective global anti-corruption program in every country in which we operate," said spokesman David Tovar. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (4/21), Bloomberg (4/23)  - "This is Retail" finalist draws on the human touch
Kim Williams, owner of The Polka Dot Press in Tallahassee, Fla., has built her business by building personal relationships with many of the customers who discover her stationery store, she says in the video that landed her on the list of five finalists in NRF's "This is Retail" contest. The human touch has also fueled two generations of growth at WEBS America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Mass., which made it to the contest's top 20. Tallahassee Democrat (Fla.) (subscription required) (4/20), MassLive.com (4/21), Retail's BIG Blog (4/21) - U.S. retailers pick up the fast-fashion pace
U.S. apparel retailers including Gap, American Eagle Outfitters and Macy's are ramping up efforts to win back fashion-conscious customers from international fast-fashion rivals including H&M and Zara. The retailers are placing smaller factory orders, making last-minute color and design decisions and moving goods from warehouses to sales floors much faster, industry experts say. Orlando Sentinel (Fla.)/Reuters (4/22) - How department stores can play to their strengths
Selfridge's London flagship has revamped its fashion departments to better reflect each designer's brand and beefed up its collections of ready-to-wear apparel from brands including Lanvin, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen. The changes are part of a larger effort to keep the department store relevant to consumers who have more options than ever before, says creative director Alannah Weston. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4/21)  | Which do you choose: Customer frustration…or channel integration? Today's consumers expect to shop the way technology lets them work and live: easily, efficiently and seamlessly across channels. Aberdeen's 2012 Analyst Insight on the Omni-Channel Retail Experience explains how your competitors make that happen – and how you can too! This $399 value is now yours free. Download the report now! |
 - Lowe's boosts online sales with "flexible" fulfillment
Home improvement retailer Lowe's increased its online sales 70% last year, growth the company attributes largely to a program that offered customers faster delivery times. Under the flexible fulfillment strategy, orders are shipped either from warehouses, the closest Lowe's store or directly from the supplier. Internet Retailer (4/20)  | What Data Thieves Don’t Want You to Know:
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 | Main Street |  |  | | - Independent booksellers innovate to survive
Survival in the rapidly changing retail book business means innovating on everything from e-book strategies to shaking up the merchandise mix, says P.K. Sindwani, the owner of Towne Book Center & Cafe near Philadelphia, whose recent relocation saved the business from closing. "You constantly have to innovate, you constantly have to change your strategy. It's like shooting a moving target." The Philadelphia Inquirer (4/22)  | |  | | The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
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| Policy & Government Affairs | | | | - Mass. merchants want answer on Amazon sales tax
Massachusetts officials have not said whether Amazon's plan to open a research and manufacturing facility in the state means the online retailer will have to collect sales tax. The state's retailers said any physical presence means the company must abide by sales tax rules that apply to bricks-and-mortar merchants. Boston Herald (4/23) | | | Most Popular Headlines from Last Week Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. |
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| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - Are brand mascots cannon fodder in obesity wars?
Ronald McDonald was a kid-friendly symbol in an innocent time when Willard Scott first donned the makeup and giant shoes in 1963. Today, the clown and other similar brand mascots have increasingly become negative symbols to anti-obesity activists. Proposed legislation that would regulate food marketing to children have included limits in using kid-friendly animated or licensed characters, ideas that were met with resistance from the advertising industry. Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (4/23)  | Will you help NRF fight for retail? Join more than 100 retailers to advocate for the retail industry on Capitol Hill! Sign up now to visit with lawmakers during the NRF Washington Leadership Conference May 15-16, and help NRF push for job creation, corporate tax reform, sales tax fairness and more.
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