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Target's Financial Backing of Political Candidate Draws Consumers' Ire
July 28, 2010 From San Francisco Chronicle
Target Corp. on Tuesday defended the use of its new freedom to spend money on political campaigns as employees and gay organizations criticized a $150,000 donation that will help a Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate who opposes gay marriage....

Best Buy Aims to Reduce Energy Use
July 12, 2010 From Retailing Today
Best Buy said it also plans to invest in a centralized, ultrasonic humidification system, which it said with both save energy and provide a return on investment within a year.  The company will also focus on reducing fleet fuel use, tighter operational controls, reduced plug loads, and carbon offsets or...

Best Buy Confirms Launch of Branded Mobile Broadband Service
July 6, 2010 From ROI company feed - 30 of 30 returned
— Best Buy has confirmed plans to launch its branded mobile broadband internet service, Best Buy Connect, on 11 July 2010. The internet plans will be available with and without contracts for prices starting at USD 29.99 for 250 megabytes....

Best Buy Targets Females in its Growth Plans
June 18, 2010 From The Wall Street Journal
As Best Buy faces heightened competition from rivals Wal-Mart and Amazon.com, the largest U.S. electronics retailer is confronting a longstanding disadvantage: fewer women shoppers. Best Buy's customers and worker are overwhelmingly male, a vestige from its days as a seller of speakers and stereo equipment. While Best Buy estimated earlier...

How the Big Boys Chase Innovation
June 8, 2010 From The ROI Report
On day two of the Retail Marketing Conference in Orlando, Fla., last month, a panel of executives from Best Buy, Dell and 1-800-Flowers.com took part in a roundtable discussion on how their businesses have evolved their brand, e-commerce and marketing strategies to differentiate themselves from their competition through innovation.

Staples Plans Growth Around Technology, Service Offerings
June 3, 2010 From MediaPost
"Five years from now, we'll be more focused on our delivery business, with a higher mix of technology, and sell more private-label products," Ron Sargent, Staples' chairman/CEO, told investors attending the 26th Sanford Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference. "There will be more services in our mix, because there is not a...

Capturing Attention
June 2010 From Retail Online Integration
After your from line, the most compelling thing motivating recipients to open your email is its subject line. You know the drill: To stand out in a cluttered inbox, you have to work hard to capture attention. Subject lines must be carefully crafted to develop innovative ways to present your latest promotions and products.

Mobile Marketing Association Launches Initiative to Build Out Agencies, Brands and Retailers' Mobile Marketing Strategies
May 14, 2010 From PR Newswire
The Mobile Marketing Association today highlighted its efforts and focus to minimize the cost, risk and time to market for consumer agencies, brands and retailers as they implement mobile marketing strategies. The initiative is designed to further the recent trend among major agencies, brands and retailers — including Ogilvy Interactive,...

Best Buy Plans More U.S. Mobile Stores
April 20, 2010 From The Street

RICHFIELD, Minn. (TheStreet) -- Best Buy (BBY) plans to open hundreds more of its new small mobile stores as it looks to gain a significant market share of the increasing demand for smartphones and other handheld devices, the Financial Times reports.

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Strategies to Drive Retail Traffic via Social Media
April 13, 2010 From The ROI Report
As social media use in the online shopping realm is still a new concept, it's not surprising there have been growing pains. Too often online retailers jump into the social media fray without considering long-term strategic goals. Web-savvy shoppers see right through “salesy” status updates. If your company is looking to get involved in social media and create unique customer/brand relationships, Twitter, Facebook and a company blog are three options to consider.

Are Your Customers Getting the Best 
Possible Cross-Channel Experience?
April 2010 From Retail Online Integration
Creating a seamless cross-channel experience is likely your goal. But your customers may not be experiencing that, at least according to a March study from Forrester Research: US Online Retail Forecast, 2009 To 2014.

Best Buy Profits From Demand for Connectivity
March 29, 2010 From MediaPost Communications
Despite the tough economy, Best Buy says its fourth-quarter numbers came in at the high end of its expectations — results its CEO says prove that consumers place a premium on technology and connectivity. Strong sales of laptops and TVs demonstrate that "staying connected has become non-negotiable — people have...

Google Launches Mobile Product Search Tool
March 11, 2010 From Google
Vic Gundotra, VP of Engineering, demonstrated last December a preview version of Product Search for mobile with local inventory, which lets you see right in your search results whether items are in stock at nearby stores. We're happy to announce that as of today, if you're searching for a product...

Dont You Forget About Me
February 2010 From Retail Online Integration
The jury will be out for some time on just how much money can be made directly from social media. But retailers rooted in stores, catalogs and the web have worked diligently to explore ways they can squeeze incremental revenue from this emerging channel.

Prospecting - Victoria's Secret, Target
October 2009 From Retail Online Integration
Victoria's Secret Online, Offline Coupons Draw Shoppers; Target Catalog Goes Back to School