  | July 3, 2012 | News for the retail industry |  |  | |
- Francesca's Holdings names new president
Francesca's Holdings has named former Men's Wearhouse CFO Neill Davis as its president, the first to be appointed to the newly created position. The board also announced that Francesca's co-founder Kyong Gill will retire this month. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (7/2)       | The recruiting ecosystem is changing, led by professional social networks like LinkedIn and social media apps like Jobvite. Examine how the new ecosystem creates a streamlined, scientific and democratic approach to the recruiting process in this free white paper. |
 - Penney's adds charitable component to ads
J.C. Penney has shifted gears with a July ad push that adds a charitable component, asking customers to round their purchases up to the nearest dollar and donate the difference to a cause, starting with the USO. The shift from more controversial spots featuring Ellen DeGeneres is less a move toward safer ground and more another step in becoming America's favorite store by being inclusive, said executive Dan Walker. The Dallas Morning News (free content) (6/30) - Wal-Mart forges ahead with China growth plans
 Wal-Mart is continuing to expand its presence in China, despite recent grocery setbacks and concerns that have other multinational brands including Procter & Gamble pulling back. The U.S. retailer entered China in 1996, operates 370 stores there today and is focusing its expansion plans on smaller cities that offer the potential for faster growth than established urban areas. Forbes (7/2)  | Scan as fast as you work. Scan as fast as 60 pages per minute with the new Canon DR-M160 and increase your productivity with a bigger daily scan volume of up to 7,000 pages. The document quality is improved with a scan resolution as high as 600 DPI.
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  - Retailers on STORES' Top 100 list illustrate trends
Big-box chains including Wal-Mart, which took the top spot on STORES magazine's annual Top 100 Retailers list, are downsizing to smaller formats, while a few other discount operators including Dollar General are building bigger units. The list boasts several merchants with diverse business models, from online giant Amazon to multichannel retailer QVC to Toys R Us, the last surviving toy superstore. STORES magazine (7/2012) - Groceries move up retail rankings: Grocery store chains are moving up in an annual ranking of the nation's largest retailers. Wal-Mart remains the largest retailer in the STORES Magazine survey, followed by Kroger at No. 2, Costco in fifth place, Harris Teeter in eighth place, and Safeway also in the top 10. MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (7/2)
- Retailers slowly shift shoppers from deep discounts
Big retail chains are scaling back on promotional pricing, working to boost margins and wean consumers from expectations that everything is on sale. "Retailers need things that add value or perceived value that the consumers are willing to pay full price for," said retail consultant Robin Lewis. CNBC/Consumer Nation blog (7/2)  | Interactive marketers are feeling the pressure from government to offer clear, transparent privacy regulations for consumers. This free whitepaper, discusses various legislation, such as the EU Cookie Directive, and outlines how marketers must comply while offering a positive and enriching consumer interaction via the new paradigms of consensual targeting. Get the free whitepaper here. |
 | Retail Technology |  |  | | - Showrooming threat might be overstated, study finds
Bricks-and-mortar electronics retailers worried about shoppers using their stores to check out gadgets in person before buying online might have more to fear from Wal-Mart Stores than Amazon, according to research from the Consumer Electronics Association. Only 8.8% of Best Buy customers also shop for consumer electronics on Amazon, while 24% shop at Wal-Mart, data show. TWICE (7/2) | Main Street | | | | - The pros and cons of opening in a big box
Wood refinishing franchise N-Hance Wood Renewal has found success with kiosks operating inside 1,400 U.S. Home Depot stores. While there are challenges including commissions and other fees, startups should look seriously at big-box locations, which come with a built-in customer base and the credibility startups need when it comes to raising funds, says President Ben Davis. Inc. online (7/2) | Policy & Government Affairs | | | |
| NRF News | | | | - What's hot in retail (and at NRF)
Mother Nature tacked on the heat in June, but so did NRF on lawmakers in Washington during a public policy push for sales tax equality. The e-fairness campaign was among NRF's most sought after resources last month, which included the results of NRF's annual Organized Retail Crime Report, NRF's response to the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, and Shop.org's Social Commerce Study. Read more. Retail's BIG Blog (7/3) - How social media has revolutionized back-to-school
The back-to-school season offers retail companies a unique opportunity, according to a recent white paper by Mr Youth. With an average spend of $800 per college student, many brands are designing marketing programs to engage students from their first moment on campus with the hopes of turning them into brand advocates and, ultimately, loyal lifelong customers. And while many in the industry identify August and September as the center of the back-to-school bullseye, it's the end of a six-month journey that brands, for the most part, are completely missing. Read more.
| Chain Restaurant News | | | | - McDonald's looks to chicken to beef up the menu
New McDonald's CEO Don Thompson takes over at a time of economic uncertainty that will have the chain adding more chicken items to the menu in an effort to appeal to budget-conscious consumers. "Some great examples include our large wrap in Europe and snack items like Chicken McBites," he said. "Our customers have given us permission to stretch our brand, so we are entering new categories with new products." Bloomberg Businessweek (7/2)  | Take your WHAT IF to WHAT NEXT
The Shop.org Annual Summit keeps you a step ahead in our perpetually changing industry. Join us in Denver Sept. 10-12 for networking, idea-sharing and learning with more than 4,000 future-minded digital and omnichannel retail professionals. Learn more. | | Editor's Note | | | | - SmartBrief will not publish Wednesday
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