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January 2, 2007
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May 1, 2007
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Supply Chains Also Work In Reverse Manufacturers are discovering profits in the "lost world" of returned products. |
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January 6, 2010
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Retailers Ready for the Gift Card Redo Slack sales mean retailers are hoping gift cards bring holiday joy in January. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
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Going in Reverse Can Be the Right Direction Returns management can offer significant cost savings for manufacturers. |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
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Santa's Feeling Strapped This Year Consumer confidence fell in October for the third month in a row. Income growth is sluggish. Energy prices are soaring. And retailers across the country are bracing for what could be a cheerless season. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2004
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Wal-Mart Marches Ahead Same-store sales are tracking ahead of expectations. |
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November 29, 2004
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Santa Skipping Wal-Mart? So the retailer's sales are down. There are plenty of other reasons for investors to be of good cheer. |
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June 14, 2005
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Gift Cards? No Thanks! Some retailers still charge for the privilege of holding your money. The most successful retailers for the future will likely be the ones who regard their customers as kings and queens, instead of inconveniences. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2005
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Retailers Mixing Up E-tailing Tactics Online retailers used new tactics to boost sales during the end of year holiday shopping season, according to the results of a mystery shopping study conducted by the e-tailing group. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004
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This Holiday Season, Shoppers Blinked Unlike last year, retailers held prices firm. It looks as though their strategy paid off. |
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March 14, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Wal-Mart Turns to Web to Prop Up Sales Wal-Mart to expand online store to boost sales. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Robert Berner |
Retailers vs. Buyers: Who Will Blink First? To avoid a cut-price Yuletide, stores have kept stocks low. But consumers await sales. |
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January 10, 2005
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What's Roiling The Selling Season Retailers' tactics, like pushing gift cards, are changing the business for good. |
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December 15, 2003
LouAnn Lofton |
Wal-Mart's Holiday Worries Gloomy news from the world's largest retailer casts another shadow over the prospects for a prosperous holiday season for U.S. retailers. |
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November 17, 2010
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BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
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February 1, 2010
David M. Katz |
Happier Returns Mismanagement of consumer returns, damaged goods, and overstocked items can add big expenses to supply chains. |
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November 20, 2006
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Black Friday's Bogus Bargains Retailers have a lot more than hot bargains in store for holiday shoppers. They're pulling out all the stops to get customers to overindulge. Here's how bargain hunters can avoid the financial tripwires this season on Black Friday and beyond. |
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March 21, 2006
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Big Boxes Stack Up Comps Big-box retailers reported strong same-store sales for February. Do these companies deserve an extra look from investors? |
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August 23, 2006
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Math for Retail Nerds What kind of rulers can investors use to see how retailers measure up? The metrics... Inventory... Accounts payable... Same-store sales... etc. |
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January 3, 2012
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Holiday Hangover: Forget the Rising Sales Cheap shoppers will keep retailers' earnings marked down. |
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May 13, 2009
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Retail Stocks That Could Kill Your Portfolio Retailers must adjust for a more fickle consumer. |
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January 5, 2010
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A Tiny Victory for Big Retail The holidays are over, but retail's problems may have just begun. |
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March 2006
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Retail's Two Worlds: Tips on Integrating Online and Offline Channels The emergence of online shopping is forcing retailers to reconsider the business practices and technology they use to manage customer experience in the store and on the Web. |
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May 24, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Wal-Mart Sees May Flowers The leading retailer confirms that May sales are fulfilling expectations. |
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June 29, 2004
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Off Target? Like its rival, the discount retailer says it will miss its same-store sales forecast for June. |
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November 23, 2009
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A Bleaker, Blacker Friday Shoppers may drive a very hard bargain this year. |
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November 8, 2010
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Toys Spark a Brutal Battle Will Target overthrow Wal-Mart as the king of low, low holiday prices? |
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Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink Big-box retailers that are slow to see the tsunami wave of online competition on the horizon stand to be swept away. |
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Wild About Wal-Mart ... and Everybody Else Shares surge after the world's biggest retailer reports increased sales and net income in the third quarter; the "halo effect" spreads to other retailers. |
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December 6, 2006
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Earn Great Returns From Retail With all of the slowing growth, struggling retail concepts, and overall market malaise, should investors just forget about retailers in general? Here is a three-step plan to beat the market. |
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Early Online Shopping Numbers Show Big Gains The 2003 holiday shopping season proved to be a boon for online retailers with shoppers spending $13 billion just between Nov. 1 and Dec. 12 alone. |
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Get on Your Customers' Holiday Wish Lists with Stellar Customer Service Equip your call center with the visibility to reduce customer struggles. |
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December 20, 2013
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The Nightmare After Christmas Use post holiday returns as a customer service opportunity. While the holiday shopping season brings more chances to engage customers, it also brings more chances to lose them. |
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