  | July 7, 2011 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
 | How reliable is your analyses? Only Esri has added color-coded Reliability symbols to the latest American Community Survey (ACS) Housing and Population Summary reports to alert you if a sampling error is too large. Each report includes the latest ACS data on employment, income, home value, and more. Buy now or learn more about how Esri enhances ACS data. | - Prices for premium jeans are on the rise
Americans bought almost $14 billion worth of jeans in the 12-month period ending April 30, but only about 1% of them cost more than $50 a pair. Brand names such as Seven for all Mankind and True Religion and a "Made in the USA" label add allure to premium jeans, and sales of the pants that cost anywhere from $225 to almost $700 are increasing after a recession-era slump. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (7/7)      - Survey: Parents will take a practical approach to back-to-school
 Parents concerned about the economy and job security expect to take a practical approach to back-to-school shopping this year, according to a new survey from NRF and BIGresearch. Consumers say they're prioritizing what they need over what they want, and nearly one-third are focused on paying down personal debt to ease their financial worries. NRF Blog (7/6) - Watches make a comeback
Today's generation of cell-phone-armed consumers don't need to wear wristwatches, and for a time it seemed new technology had edged out the watch. But now style-conscious men are strapping them on again and breathing new life into high-end watch sales. The trend is more about achieving a high-priced retro style than function, since consumers don't need a watch to know what time it is. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/6)  | Could your CRM deliver better ROI?
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 - As hackers attack small businesses, 5 tips on how to protect yours
Experts say hacker attacks against small-business websites are on the rise, often in the form of malware that takes over a company's servers to send spam e-mail, steal bank information and so forth. Business owners often don't know about the infection until their site turns up on a blacklist maintained by Google or Microsoft. Moving data to the cloud, encrypting laptop hard drives and subscribing to a monitoring service can help reduce your exposure to hackers. USA TODAY (7/4), BusinessWeek.com/Today's Tip blog (7/5)  | Keep Up with the Fast-Paced eCommerce Market
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 | Policy & Government Affairs |  |  | | - Restaurant trade groups ask FDA for leeway on calorie posting
Trade groups including NRF's National Council of Chain Restaurants asked the FDA this week to delay implementation of new rules requiring chains to post calorie counts and requested more flexibility in how they present the information to the public. For example, the rules as they're currently proposed require pizza chains to post the information for an entire large pizza rather than offering by-the-slice data. Los Angeles Times (7/6), Nation's Restaurant News (free registration) (7/5) | NRF News | | | | - Redefining retail: Editor says "the rules have changed"
On the heels of the release of STORES' annual ranking of the Top 100 retailers, Editor Susan Reda outlines how the retail industry has changed since the magazine began compiling the list, and shares some of the challenges in defining the retail industry today. "The rules have changed: Retail's business tomes are being rewritten, and the industry, such as we knew it five or even three years ago, has been transformed along with them," she writes. Read more.
| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - 25 Pret A Manger restaurants to help NYC test recycling program
Pret A Manger's New York City restaurants have signed on with Global Green USA to be part of a pilot recycling program in New York City that aims to create a sustainable national program for recycling foodservice packaging materials. Global Green is seeking additional eateries to participate in the 150-store test, set to launch this fall. QSRWeb.com (7/6)  | |  | | | | |  |  Merchant Opportunities | Kohl's | Milwaukee, WI | | Retail Management | Jerry's Home Improvement Center | Eugene/Springfield, OR | | Retail Business Analyst | Claire's | Hoffman Estates, IL | | New Account Sales Representative | One Step Retail Solutions | Nationwide, United States | | Senior Manager, Training & Development | Total Wine & More | Potomac, MD | | Merchandise Planner Analyst | Headquarters Marine Corps MWR & Business Operations | Quantico, VA | | Senior Merchandise Planner Administrator | Headquarters Marine Corps | Quantico, VA | | 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 | | Manager IS Data Center & Windows | PetSmart | Phoenix, AZ | | Store Infrastructure Architect | PetSmart | Phoenix, AZ | | Senior Internet Buyer | Tween Brands | New Albany, OH | | Fashion Buyer | Target | Minneapolis, MN | | Project Manager | Limited Brands | Columbus, OH | | | |  | |  |
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