  | July 15, 2011 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- Payless gets Brash with new teen brand
Payless ShoeSource will launch a new brand of shoes and accessories aimed at teens, with campaigns featuring 20-year-old Sierra Kusterbeck of the band VersaEmerge. The Brash line will come with its own website, Brashgirl.com and an ad campaign that will feature Kusterbeck's music. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (7/14)      - Germany's Tengelmann will be out of reorganized A&P
Germany's Tengelmann, which owns 38% of Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea, the grocery chain that filed for bankruptcy protection in December, says it has written off the full value of the holding and likely won't have a stake in the reorganized A&P. "We hope that A&P can be led out of its insolvency. But we do not believe that we will be significant shareholders after the process ends," CEO Karl-Erivan Haub said Thursday. Reuters (7/14) - Giant Eagle adds compressed natural gas stations
Giant Eagle added two compressed natural gas fueling stations to its distribution and retail-support center in Pittsburgh, supplying the company's custom-equipped fleet. The stations are also open to the public for passenger vehicles. "Until now, there have been no viable alternative fuel options for heavy-duty delivery trucks with the necessary level of power required to navigate the region's hilly and mountainous terrain," said Bill Parry, vice president of logistics. Drug Store News (7/14), Supermarket News (7/14)  | Could your CRM deliver better ROI?
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 - Specialty men's wear stores look forward to spring
Buyers from specialty men's wear chains including 15-store South Moon Under in Maryland are optimistic heading into the spring shows next week, buoyed by an upswing in sales that promises to continue in the coming months. "It's all about buy-now, wear-now for guys. Most of our spring product is still selling at full price," Bryan Reynolds, divisional merchandise manager of men's wear for Scoop. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (7/14) - Retailers face back-to-school balancing act
Retailers need to raise prices on jeans, T-shirts and other apparel heading into the back-to-school season to offset higher cotton costs, but they'll have to balance the need to charge more against budget-conscious consumers who have grown accustomed to bargains. Some retailers including Macy's and Target started testing consumers' willingness to pay more in advance of the critical season, with mixed results. Nasdaq.com/Dow Jones Newswires (7/14) - Is self-checkout on the way out?
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, which uses only self-checkout but calls it "assisted self-checkout," might have to change its system if California passes a law requiring manned checkout for sales of bottled wine. Meanwhile, Albertsons LLC is removing self-checkout from all stores. Progressive Grocer (7/15)  | ERP & BI: When 1 + 1 = 3
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 - Gap gets a handle on how social media users "talk" to the brand
The themes of discovery, engagement and advocacy are helping Gap's marketers understand how the brand interacts with consumers on social media platforms and is helping to direct the development of future digital campaigns, according to senior marketing director Chris Gayton. "[Such efforts] have increased traffic and the size of orders, because engaged customers spend more," he said at a conference this week. MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (7/14) - Study: Top e-commerce players have added mobile sites
All 25 of the large online retailers surveyed recently have created mobile-optimized selling sites while only 12% have launched branded mobile applications, according to tech provider CrossView. Researchers found that many of the mobile sites lacked functions that would help mobile users make in-store purchasing decisions. InternetRetailer.com (7/14)  | Boost Your Visibility on Digital Shelves
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 - Washington State boosts crackdown on organized retail theft
Tacoma police officer Scott Stanley started the Washington State Organized Retail Crime Alliance last year to bring together retailers and law enforcement agencies to help reduce retail theft, and the group's website has since signed several hundred registered users who share information about crimes and suspects. More than 95% of retailers have fallen victim to retail thieves, whose crimes cost the industry more than $30 billion annually, according to NRF data. FederalWayNews.net (Wash.) (7/14)  | NRF News |  |  | | - Container Store CEO: The best and brightest students should be choosing retail careers
The Container Store CEO Kip Tindell believes that "retail is the best profession out there" and is beginning a campaign to ensure that more students think of retailing when choosing a career path. In a letter to retailers, Tindell encourages companies to partner with the NRF Foundation to connect skilled, motivated workers with employers who need them. "It's up to people like me and you to partner with the NRF Foundation in positioning a career in retail as one filled with tremendous opportunity, innovation and excitement," he writes. Learn more. - NRF SmartStat: July 15, 2011
 Retail companies from more than 80 countries around the world attended Retail's BIG Show in 2011. Will you attend in 2012? Source: NRF - Journalist and TV host Chris Matthews to speak at RAMA's CMO Summit
During the upcoming Retail Advertising & Marketing Association CMO Summit, journalist Chris Matthews will discuss his unique brand of talk that allows viewers to develop new perspectives on the latest news stories. The CMO Summit, Sept. 14 and 15 in Washington, is an exclusive event for chief marketing officers and senior retail marketing executives. Learn more.
| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - Social media powered Domino's reinvention
Changing the pizza recipe was an integral part of Domino's reinvention but social tools that spread the word and fostered transparent communication were at the heart of the transformation, vice president Dennis Maloney said. Part of the push was a promise to only use undoctored food photos and critical pictures from unhappy customers sparked an apologetic commercial with CEO J. Patrick Doyle promising to do better. MediaPost Communications/Online Media Daily (7/14)  | |  | | | | |  |  Merchant Opportunities | Kohl's | Milwaukee, WI | | New Account Sales Representative | One Step Retail Solutions | Nationwide, United States | | Retail Management | Jerry's Home Improvement Center | Eugene/Springfield, OR | | Manager, Product Training | Samsung Electronics America, Inc | Ridgefield Park, NJ | | Manager Replenishment & Allocations | Five Below | Philadelphia, PA | | EH&S Manager | Vera Bradley Designs | Fort Wayne, IN | | Store Manager (Deploy) | Army & Air Force Exchange Service | Dallas, TX | | Planogram Specialist | Headquarters Marine Corps | Quantico, VA | | Buyer-Young Men's and Men's Collections | Headquarters Marine Corps | Quantico, VA | | Sales Associate | UNIQLO | Manhattan, NY | | IT Opportunities | Belk Inc. | Charlotte, NC | | Manager of Human Resources | Chico's FAS, Inc. | Ft. Myers, FL | | Fashion Buyer | Target | Minneapolis, MN | | Store Manager - Bealls | Bealls | Orlando, FL | | Saks Fifth Avenue - Sales Associate - Career Day July 21st | Saks Fifth Avenue | Boston, MA | | Applications Manager-Distribution & Transportation | PetSmart | Phoenix, AZ | | Career Event - Charleston, SC | Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH | Charleston, SC | | VP Divisional Merchandise Manager - Men's | Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH | New York, NY | | | |  | |  |
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