Monthly Archives: December 2009
Body scan won’t lie to you about your real size
December 21, 2009 – Did you ever want to know your measurements down to a hundredth of an inch? If you’re ready for such honesty, Unique Boutique in Long Beach has the tool for you – a body scan that measures you at 200,000… Read More
McDonalds Continues Coffee Battle with Starbucks
December 16, 2009 – The McDonalds/Starbucks coffee war has taken another step forward. McDonalds has announced that they will soon be offering free Wi-Fi access at most of their U.S. locations. Many are seeing this as a direct challenge to Starbucks, who currently offers… Read More
Gap Canada protects shoppers against future price drops
December 16, 2009 – Shopping on a budget during the holidays can be difficult. Sprize is a customer loyalty rewards program launched by the Gap to help shoppers make the most of their money Shoppers can sign up for a free Sprize account at… Read More
On Dec 11 – Macy’s Rewards Random Acts of Kindness
December 10, 2009 – “The honorary holiday, National Believe Day, is part of the retailer’s “Believe” campaign, a holiday effort that kicked off this year with a TV commercial starring Queen Latifah and a little girl who makes “The Trek,” as the spot is… Read More
iPhone credit card payment system
December 9, 2009 – Not to be outdone by tech visionary Jack Dorsey — one of the brains behind Twitter — and his Square cellphone payment start-up, point-of-sale veteran VeriFone struck today with the announcement of PAYware Mobile. Not dissimilar from the Square iPhone… Read More
Social Media Making a Holiday Impact
December 9, 2009 – Social media is making a large impact this holiday shopping season. According to a recent comScore poll, 28% of online shoppers said that social media, like Twitter and Facebook, influenced their purchases. Social media really appears to be emerging as… Read More
Email Marketing – Effective Means to Boost Revenues
December 9, 2009 – I recently read a great article about how to make your email campaigns more effective. Here are a few of the highlights… Immediate promotion: E-mail marketing schemes are so lucrative that business owners get allured by such benefits and it… Read More
Mobile Shopping’s First Christmas
December 3, 2009 – U.S. consumers are shopping via cell phone more than ever before. According to Deloitte’s 24th Annual Holiday Survey of retail spending and trends, published in October 2009, one in five shoppers plan on using a mobile phone to assist with… Read More
Meet Stranded Travelers Via Twitter
December 2, 2009 – There is nothing more excruciating than having to wait at an airport lounge for hours on end while weather conditions better and you can finally depart. If that situation ever rises its ugly head again, this new Twitter-based service might… Read More
Online Black Friday Sales Boosted
December 2, 2009 – Well, Black Friday may just be recession proof. Overall spending during this year’s Black Friday is up just slightly at 0.5%. The biggest gainers seem to be online retailers who saw a rise of 35% per order of last year… Read More