Here are seven principles of sales-effective package design that account for the realities of shoppers: 1. Standing Out, You're Doing It Wrong Standing out on the shelves of high-volume retailers amongst a sea of 30K+ products ...
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The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced on October 9 that Cree won the retailer's 2013 Innovation Award for its LED light bulb. The annual award recognizes the most revolutionary new products that provide ...
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We've all heard of the rise of showrooming, but a new holiday shopping survey by Accenture says "webrooming" will actually be more popular this holiday season. Showrooming is the consumer practice of shopping competitors for comparisons ...
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Zixtro, a Taiwan-owned bag maker, is seeking $2 million in capital to help finance a new logistics center and position the company to move its cycling bag production out of China and back to Taiwan. Tell Tan, vice president of sales, ...
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Tyco Retail Solutions, a leading global provider of retail performance and security solutions, announced an innovative new Sensormatic Acousto-Magnetic (AM) hard tag for delicate apparel and fine fabrics. Unlike anything else on the ...
American Apparel, Inc., a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced preliminary sales for the month ended September 30, 2013. Total net sales for September 2013 were $49.9 ...
The Cato Corporation reported sales of $72.9 million for the five weeks ended October 5, 2013, a 3% increase over sales of $71.1 million for the five weeks ended September 29, 2012. Same-store sales for the five-week period decreased 3% ...
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Bakery retailer Greggs has provoked cautious optimism from analysts over its latest quarterly trading update, with signs of a recovery in like-for-like sales. Analyst Sahill Shan at N+1 Singer stated the third quarter update signalled the ...
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Benjamin Moore & Co., a unit of Berkshire Hathaway, announced the appointment of Michael Searles as Chief Executive Officer. Searles brings forty years of retail leadership experience to Benjamin Moore. In his career, he has served as a ...
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Cree announced a 7% gain in efficacy for its XP-G2 LED family while the company's lighting side achieved Energy Star compliance with retrofit lamps and won a Home Depot supplier award. Cree has now announced that its XLamp XP-G2 LEDs, ...
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Walmart has announced house-branded LED lamps with 60W-equivalent bulbs priced below $10 and GE Lighting has new low-priced SSL retrofits it will offer through Walmart and other sources while Toshiba significantly broadens its offering. ...
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US-based retailer of sweat treats Krispy Kreme has extended its coffee line with the launch of new signature packaged ground coffee at select Sam's Club locations across the Southeast. The packaging of new 40 oz. bagged House Blend ...
Nordstrom and Me to We, an organization that provides socially responsible products, announced that Nordstrom will be the first U.S. retailer to offer the Me to We Artisans collection of original jewelry hand-crafted by Maasai Mamas living ...
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that Stephen I. Sadove, a highly respected leader and innovator in the retail industry, has been elected to its Board of Directors. Sadove is currently chairman and chief executive officer of Saks ...
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FineLine Technologies, Inc. and Scanbuy, Inc. announced a broad and comprehensive agreement that will enable retailers to easily implement a QR Code, Microsoft Tag, and/or an NFC mobile-enhanced packaging solution across their global supply ...
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