| November 23, 2011 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- Talking with the Neiman Marcus executive team
 The recession has forced Neiman Marcus and the luxury industry to be more nimble as it shifts from long-term planning based on trends to real-time reacting to world financial events, says retail division President Jim Gold. In this interview, Gold and Neiman Marcus Direct President John Koryl also share insights into how technology is transforming their industry. Bloomberg Businessweek/The Dallas Morning News (11/20)       - Publix and Winn-Dixie change food-bank strategy
Publix Super Markets and Winn-Dixie Stores are among supermarket chains that no longer ask customers to buy prepackaged bags of food for donation to food banks. Instead, customers are asked to donate money, and the supermarkets deliver food by the pallet so food banks get what they need. St. Petersburg Times (Fla.) (11/22)  | Which retailers are winning with better customer engagement?
Aberdeen’s connected store survey shows how top-performing retailers are boosting profits by personalizing the shopping experience, and what other retailers are doing to catch up. This White Paper provides a practical roadmap for what Aberdeen identifies as a fundamental transformation in retailing. Today, it’s yours at no cost! Download your copy now! |
 - Practical gift sets sell consumers on clean
Pricier personal hygiene products in recent years have raised much of the category to "affordable luxuries" and spurred the product makers to package many of them together in gift sets. Now, Procter & Gamble and Unilever have expanded their gift set offerings with brands including Dove, Olay, Pantene and Crest. The Wall Street Journal (11/23) - Barbie, computer games top NRF's hot toy list
Barbie tops the list of hottest toys for girls this season and computer games are the "it" gift for boys, according to an NRF survey that found 43.1% of consumers plan to buy toys this season. On Facebook, LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet was the toy with the most "likes," followed by Let's Rock Elmo and News Anchor Barbie, says online search firm TheFind. The Oregonian (Portland) (11/22), Reuters (11/22)  | Improve Holiday Sales Results with Tools from Akamai!
Now is the perfect time to ensure your website will hold up to the rush of holiday shoppers headed your way. With the challenges facing retailers this holiday shopping season, it's never too soon to focus. Download Akamai's Holiday Toolkit now! |
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 - Sustainable fashion startup turns to the crowd for input, funding
{r}evolution apparel founders Kristin Glenn and Shannon Whitehead started a blog last year to launch a discussion around sustainable fashion, and the input they found helped the entrepreneurs design their company, which aims to sell versatile pieces that let consumers create more looks with fewer pieces. They also turned to crowdsourcing site Kickstarter for funding. Forbes (11/22)  | Policy & Government Affairs |  |  | | |  | - Retail industry groups sue Federal Reserve
NRF and other retail groups and two retailers have filed a federal lawsuit saying the Federal Reserve failed to follow requirements of a financial reform law when it set the cap on debit card swipe fees. The lawsuit alleges that the Fed, which was under pressure from the banks and credit card industry, included costs that were barred by the law, negating some of the relief for merchants and their customers as designed under the law. NPR.org/The Associated Press (11/22)  | 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! |
| NRF News | |  | | - E-mail marketing: 6 steps to holiday success
The perennial workhorse of online marketing -- e-mail -- will still be a key success factor this holiday season. In a recent addition to Shop.org's white paper library, Listrak CEO Ross Kramer outlines six steps for online retailers to reap the greatest return from their email marketing program, including reviewing and updating lists and triggered campaigns, building out the list with new subscribers, creating a well-coordinated campaign across all channels, and developing creative upfront to minimize in-season lead times -- all while continually monitoring results and tweaking campaigns. Download the white paper.
| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - Yum! creates new division to manage India's eateries
Yum! Brands said Tuesday it has created a separate division to manage its growing group of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in India. The company named executive Niren Chaudhary as president of the new division, and appointed former global division president Micky Pant as CEO of the company's other international operations. The Wall Street Journal (11/23)  | Meet me at the BIG Show...
With 120+ sessions, 250+ speakers, 400+ solution providers, and countless opportunities for inspiration, the NRF 101st Annual Convention & EXPO, Jan. 15-18 in New York City, offers first-class education and networking with today’s top retail leaders. Register now. | | Editor's Note | | | | - SmartBrief will not publish Thursday and Friday
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