Monthly Archives: March 2011

Mar25

A guide to launching an enchanting cause

By Artemis Berry, Senior Director of Content and Community, Shop.org | Published: March 25, 2011
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Over the last several years I have worked with hundreds of speakers. And it seems for every event we put on there is one star of the show, a speaker that gives us practical, tactical information to take back with us. Every once-in-a-while there is even a speaker that truly inspires us. At Innovate 2011, [...]

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Mar15

What Gilt Groupe has learned (so far) about tablet retailing

By Artemis Berry, Senior Director of Content and Community, Shop.org | Published: March 15, 2011
2 Comments | Posted in Events, Mobile, Retail Companies

Many industry experts have focused on the iPad and other tablets’ potential to revolutionize media consumption, but as it continues to gain popularity, it may end up as an even bigger game-changer for retail m-commerce. Apple sold nearly 15 million iPads in 2010. Research from IDC predicts that 44.6 million tablets will be shipped worldwide [...]

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Mar09

6 trends to help you avoid the “race to the bottom”

By Artemis Berry, Senior Director of Content and Community, Shop.org | Published: March 9, 2011
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Consumers are still recovering from a few years of wallet-tightening. And it seems a high percentage of retailers have addressed that by competing in a race to the bottom of the barrel when it comes to price points and discounts. In the opening session of INNOVATE ’11 in San Francisco, author and founder of Wired [...]

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Mar07

What’s hot in digital retail – Feb. ’11

By Margaret Case Little, Director, NRF | Published: March 7, 2011
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February was a month of learning from the past and looking forward to the future for digital retailers. Two of the hottest items this month at Shop.org included a look back at the digital highs and lows of 2010, as well as a forward-looking post on what the 2010 holiday season means for 2011. Read [...]

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Mar02

The mobile impact: Shopkick founder talks foot traffic, analytics and consumer behavior

By Margaret Case Little, Director, NRF | Published: March 2, 2011
2 Comments | Posted in Mobile, Retail Companies

Last year, right around this time, location-based mobile apps were just starting their upswing into the daily life of shoppers. And last year, right around this time on Retail’s BIG Blog, we profiled the founder of an up-and-coming location-based start-up called shopkick…Mr. Cyriac Roeding. With a year-and-a-half of experience in the location-based mobile app market, [...]

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