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Mike Duff has written about retail and related fields over 20 years. His work has appeared in publications as diverse as Retailing Today, Drug Store News, Supermarket Business, Consumer Digest, MarketingWeek, American Food and Ag Exporter magazines.- more about Mike Duff »
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- Pizza and Cupcakes Keep 'em Coming to 7-Eleven as Cigarette Business Slides
- So, 7-Eleven is adding new products and developing new capabilities as it works to replace cigarette revenue and establish new businesses. by Mike Duff
- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- Dollar Stores Holding New Shoppers Even as Recovery Buoys Rivals
- In California, it’s heartland, 99 Cents Only also endured a long period of consumer neglect before by Mike Duff
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- TJX Proves It's the Right Retailer for the Times
- Not only is TJX selling more, it’s doing it at a growing profit. The company raised its third quarter earnings estimate to between 77 and 79 cents recently and, when announcing sales for the period last week, said profits would come in at or above that range. by Mike Duff
- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- Video Last Gasp Between Britney Spears, Kohl's, Candie's
- Candie’s and Kohl’s will have one more fling with Britney Spears, then move on to a new face for the brand. Yet the annual change, which saw Spears take over from Hayden Panettiere as Candie's celebrity spokesperson in 2008, will be very much...
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Whole Foods Twitters on the Cheap
- One thing retailers have to love about social network marketing is how cheap promotions can be and how much interesting feedback they can generate. Take contests for example. At the same time a traditional contest promoter, Burger King, has been offering a million dollar grand prize in...
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- Wal-Mart Touts Sustainability, but Food Lion Grows Green, too
- The store, in the town of Columbia, will not only be Food Lion’s but South Carolina's first LEED certified, or, in the more common reference, "green" grocery store, the company stated by Mike Duff
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- J.C. Penney Integrates Teen Marketing as Online Hub
- The web sight also includes a sign-up for mobile phone text messages about J.C. Penney back to school sales, special offers and, beyond the autumn class restart, ways to interactively engage with the retailer and its fashions on an ongoing basis. by Mike Duff
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Wegmans Blog Woos Supermarket Customers with Organic Farm Charm
- Retailers are finding novel ways of using the Internet to establish bonds with their customers, and Wegmans has developed its own variation through a blog that gives customers the chance to learn about its organic research farm in Canandaigua, N.Y. Otherwise, the farm operated by the Rochester,...
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- J.C. Penney Back to School Ads Push Teen Agenda but Pull Parents Along
- As J.C. Penney launches an online team hub -- jcp.com/teen -- as the focal point of its multi-channel youth marketing, it is initiating advertising and promotional campaigns for the back to school season that are designed not only to move product but also to act as drivers to the site....
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Best Buy Twitters an Extension of Service Strategy
- When Best Buy realigned its work force several weeks ago, even demoting some employees from supervisory to customer service roles with commensurate pay cuts, observers couldn’t help but wonder if the company could continue to rely on their enthusiasm in the aftermath. Apparently, the company still is...
- Blog posts 2009-07-19
- Warehouse Club Study Flawed in Conclusion
- As noted in a post in this blog last week, a study by two business professors, Michael Norton of Harvard Business School and Leonard Lee of Columbia Business School drew a lot of media attention for its assertion that warehouse clubs lead people to spend more than they intend, however,...
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Developments Don't Suggest Holiday Gains for Retail
- The news that CIT received some additional financing may be something of a relief, even if that relief may be temporary, but all in all, things aren't shaping up well for retail as the year’s second half begins. Any hope that retail might gain significant strength going...
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Target, Penney Not Alone in Racking Up New Sales in New York
- Two major retail chains are opening in the shadow of New York City icons and while Target’s new Bronx store in the lee of Yankee Stadium will enhance development of a once blighted community, J.C. Penney’s debuting emporium in Manhattan's Herald Square hill have to fight it out with Macy’s...
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- FreshDirect Buoys Customers with Seafood Stars
- FreshDirect is giving out more stars and providing new insights into how retailers can sell commodities like fresh food online. The Internet-based home delivery retailer, which operates in the New York metro area, has a problem it needs to address in that it sells a lot of...
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- NRF Goes Negative on Health Care Reform, Wal-Mart
- It’s letter-writing season at the Nationals Retail Federation, but the correspondence might not be in the organization's best interest. First, in an open letter on the NRF website attacking Wal-Mart’s health care stance, organization CEO Tracy Mullins begins: The word leadership tends be thrown around a...
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- HSN Builds on Serena William's Score
- HSN often offers limited edition product lines as part of testing and building new brands, whether or not they are associated with celebrities. by Mike Duff
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Accenture Study Says Consumers Shifting from "Economy" Retailers
- The drift away from bargain retailers may have begun despite the depth of the recession, as an Accenture study indicates that fewer consumers are shopping at bargain-oriented stores. Bargain retailers have been a refuge in the recession, drawing consumers who might not have shopped them in better...
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Bed, Bath & Beyond Pursues Back to College Leadership Post Linens ' Things
- The demise of Linens ‘N Things represents a particular opportunity for Bed, Bath & Beyond in the back to school season because promotions in that selling window were something that the departed home specialist did well. In fact, Linens ‘N Things helped define how back to school...
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Lowe's Challenging Home Depot for Improvement Sector Preference
- Home Depot is losing its edge in home improvement retailing according to a BIGresearch report that detailed consumer preference for the top chains in the sector. According to the research firm’s June Retail Ratings report, Wal-Mart led gainers when adults were asked where they shop most often...
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- June Sales Demonstrate How Strategy Evolves from Necessity at Macy's, Penney
- While some pundits point to June retail sales figures as evidence that the economy remains on the skids, something else is going on they’re not taking into consideration. Retailers are making a decision not to sacrifice profits to revenues, curtailing promotional sales events, scaling back slow moving...
- Blog posts 2009-07-10
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