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INDEPENDENT RETAILER magazine is now the official news outlet for Wholesale Central visitors.
Each monthly issue is packed with new product ideas, supplier profiles, retailing news, and
business strategies to help you succeed.
See new articles daily online at IndependentRetailer.com.
Jan 01, 2008
Easy search tools were seen as the most useful and desired characteristic of retail websites in a recent survey from The E-tailing Group Inc.
Jan 01, 2008
"People don't shop by reading text, they shop by visuals, like color and style," said Joe Chung, CEO and co founder of Allurent Inc., a web technology firm.
Jan 01, 2008
The House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security recently held a hearing, in preparation for new legislation aimed at cracking down on organized retail crime.
Jan 01, 2008
Sears Holding Corporation has instituted a number of new initiatives. Chief among them is an innovative service that crosses the company's Internet and brick and mortar shopping channels.
Jan 01, 2008
Internet users of Hispanic background account for ten percent of Internet users.
Jan 01, 2008
House of Hoops is a new retail concept that has opened in New York City. It is a joint venture between Nike Inc. and Foot Locker Inc. and is devoted to basketball.
Jan 01, 2008
Retailers who think their rent rate is too high may feel better when they hear the rates in top retail meccas throughout the US.
Dec 01, 2007
A new alliance between Walgreen Co. and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) sees green in gray.
Dec 01, 2007
The affluent are popular online shoppers.
Dec 01, 2007
IP addresses are going fast and are in danger of being all used up in 2010, according to researchers at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute.
Dec 01, 2007
Home Depot's newest retail laboratory has opened in Charlotte, SC.
Dec 01, 2007
Family Dollar will open 300 new stores in its coming fiscal year.
Dec 01, 2007
A growing percentage of revenue generated by small retailers is being derived from eCommerce transactions.
Dec 01, 2007
In a continuing effort to reach more boys, Build-A-Bear Workshop is expanding its test of Ridermakerz toy car stores.
Dec 01, 2007
Though customers have infinite options for shopping online, a few companies stand out as favorites, according to an inaugural Favorite 50 survey, conducted by BIGresearch.
Nov 01, 2007
In-store tools and activities tying cross channel efforts together more smoothly might seem to be a natural complement to online marketing.
Nov 01, 2007
The TJX Companies, Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement on customer class action suits relating to claims that arose from intrusions into its computer system that breached customers' privacy.
Nov 01, 2007
Retailers and shopping center owners need to do more than put products on shelves and hope that consumers will buy them.
Nov 01, 2007
A class action suit has been filed against eBay Inc. charging that the online auction site did not deliver the full amount of auction time that sellers paid for and did not start auctions when listings were submitted.
Nov 01, 2007
The National Retail Federation (NRF) and nearly 100 retailers and trade associations are asking Congress to approve legislation
