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Wal-Mart Savings Study: My Interview With Author
2007-10-19 22:24:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanAs promised, here's the transcript of my interview with Chris Holling of Global Insight. He's the Economist who authored the Wal-Mart savings study that I blogged about yesterday. Here's the explanation of how he came up with the math behind the "Wal-Mart Effect." Read More Topics:Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | RetailCompanies:Wal-Mart Stores IncPermalink
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Wal-Mart: Really Out To Save You Money?
2007-10-19 00:36:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanWal-Mart announced today that it is rolling out a second round of pre-holiday price cuts this time on an additional 15,000 items. The cuts are 20% more than last year, according to Wal-Mart public relations. Read More Topics:Media | Print Media | Advertising | Marketing | Stock Picks | Stock Market | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | Media | RetailCompanies:Wal-Mart Stores IncPermalink
More About: Money , Wal Mart , Save

Pinkberry's: Just A Fad Or Next Hot IPO?
2007-10-16 23:05:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanCan something overpriced, lowfat and "healthy" sell as well as something overpriced, addictive and caffeinated? Probably not. Replicating the success of Starbucks seems next to impossible. But Howard Schultz the chairman of Starbucks and partner Dan Levitan are betting $27.5 million that they can use their knowledge... Read More Topics:Advertising | Marketing | Retail SalesSectors:Food and Beverage | RetailCompanies:Starbucks Corp | Target CorporationMEDIA:VIDEOPermalink

New Security Steps: What's It "Cost" To Be Safe?
2007-10-15 22:15:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanStanding here at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware, I was surprised to see the number of Dole and Chiquita logo'd trucks driving cargo to the port. Who knew that P of W is the #1 banana port and Chilean grape import/export port in the U.S.?! Read More Topics:Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:RetailCompanies:Lockheed Martin CorpMEDIA:PHOTO | VIDEOPermalink
More About: Security , Cost , Safe , Steps

Same Store Sales: Why Numbers Are So Bad
2007-10-11 21:19:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanBloodletting was the term one source used. Bad and weak were the most common and perhaps the most descriptive term was anemic. I am referring, of course, to September's same store sales results. Wall street knew that September's sales would be soft but what the Street didn't know was how widespread the results would be. Read More Topics:Stock Market | Consumers | Retail Sales Sectors:RetailCompanies:Nordstrom Inc | Wal-Mart Store s IncMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Numbers , Number

Retail's Wealth Effect: Is It Wearing Off For The Rich?
2007-10-05 20:23:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanPicture this: panicked banker/trader walks out of the New York Stock Exchange and realizes (gasp!) "Oh ****, it is Valentine's Day/our anniversary/her birthday?!" Where does he head? He follows the big orange sign across the Street to Hermes or down the Street to the Tiffany's that is about to open on the 10th. Who else is there? Read More Topics:Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | RetailCompanies:Coach Inc | Tiffany and Co | LVMH Moet Hennessy L.V. | Saks Incorporated | Nordstrom Inc | Movado Group, Inc | J Crew Group Inc | Abercrombie & Fitch Company | Polo Ralph Lauren CorporationMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Wealth , Rich , Effect

Consumers Spending Less? You Tell Me Why
2007-10-04 17:34:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanDuring my two days reporting from the Miami area this week, I covered the gamut of stores. A Wal-Mart, a Target, a Whole Foods, a Starbucks and a slew of boutiques in the posh Lincoln Road shopping district. The one thing in common between all of the customers that we spoke with is that all were acutely aware of the housing problems in the area. Read More Topics:Housing | Real Estate | Interest Rates | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | Food and Beverage | RetailCompanies:Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Whole Foods Market Inc | Starbucks Corp | Lowe's Companies Inc | Home Depot Inc | Wal-Mart Stores Inc | Target CorporationMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Spending , Tell Me

Wal-Mart ETF: You Want To Invest?
2007-09-27 20:41:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanIf you think that the share price of retail giant Wal-Mart will recover from its malaise, then you might also be interested in buying into what looks to be one of the first Wal-Mart Exchange Traded Fund. Read More Topics:Invest ment Strategy | Stock Picks | Stock MarketCompanies:Wal-Mart Stores IncMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
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Starbucks' Free Music: Will Customers Get The Vibe?
2007-09-26 18:50:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanFor someone used to forking over more than $5 bucks a cup to get her daily dose of caffeine at Starbucks , the idea of getting anything free or affordable at the world's largest coffee retailer is exciting. Read More Topics:Music & Musicians | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Food and Beverage | RetailCompanies:Starbucks Corp | Apple IncMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Free Music , Customers , Free

Credit Crisis: Causing Concern For Consumers?
2007-09-25 18:48:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanConsumer crisis or not, we're three months and counting until Christmas. Americans will still shop for the holidays but the question is just where they'll buy and how much they'll pay for this year's presents. Will we have a merry or mediocre Christmas? Read More Topics:Advertising | Marketing | Interest Rates | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | RetailCompanies:Target CorporationMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Credit , Crisis , Cris

Forbes 400 Richest: Don't Feel Sorry For Waltons
2007-09-21 19:08:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanThe list of Forbes 400 Richest Americans is out. Much is being made (on our network as well) about the fact that the family members of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton are not in the top ten rankings of the richest Americans. This is the first time that the Walton's have not been in the top ten since 1989. Read More Topics:MediaCompanies:Wal-Mart Stores IncMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Feel , Sorry , Alton

Santa Baby... A New BlackBerry?
2007-09-19 15:43:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanI'm clearly not normal. At least,that's what I understand when I hear that flat panel TVs, GPS systems, computers and video games are at the top of gift request lists again this year. I only bought a new iPod when my old one died (Apple customer service leaves a lot to be desired) and I couldn't begin to tell you any details about my TV, other than it fits my entertainment center nicely... Read More Topics:Earnings | China | Canada | Marketing | Stock Market | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Telecommunications | Personal and Household Goods | RetailCompanies:Research in Motion Limited | Best Buy Co IncMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Baby , Blackberry , Santa , Lack

Tommy Hilfiger Goes Upmarket
2007-09-13 19:42:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanGrace Kelly and Jackie O are the two women Tommy Hilfiger sent down the runway yesterday. The collection of trench coats, silk knit dresses, tuxedo shirts and sport jackets referenced a glamorous 1950s-era wardrobe. Hilfiger said that his goal is to stay all-American in the sensibilities of the clothing but sell that polished American sportswear to a global market. Read More Topics:India | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | Asia | Developing Markets | Retail SalesSectors:RetailCompanies:Macy'sMEDIA: PHOTO Permalink
More About: Tommy Hilfiger , Goes

Macy's CEO Lundgren: Optimistic About Holiday Sales
2007-09-12 22:41:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanMacy's CEO Terry Lund gren told me that thinks that holiday sales will be 'great' this year. Back-to-school went well, he says, and he expects customers to be hungry for new clothes and fashion by the time the Spring runway looks (showing now) make it to the racks. Read More Topics:Consumers | Retail Sales Sectors:RetailCompanies:Macy'sMEDIA: PHOTO Permalink
More About: Holiday

Calvin Klein Show: Thanks, But Next Time I'll Pass
2007-09-12 17:45:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanI have never gotten up and just walked out on a fashion show. On Tuesday, I RAN out of the Calvin Klein collection even before the runway show began. But it had nothing to do with the clothes. No joke--the line for the Calvin Klein runway show was two blocks long.. Read More Topics:Media | Print Media | Advertising | Marketing | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | Media | RetailCompanies:Warnaco Group Inc | Phillips Van Heusen CorpMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Time , Show , Pass

Z Zegna Show: One Hot Ticket For Fashion Week
2007-09-11 20:59:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanFrom Rapper L.L. Cool JJ to Saks CEO Steve Sadove to Jack Mitchell of the family-run Mitchell/Richards retailer-to-the-CEO-crowd stores and Gildo Zegna himself....the front rows at the Z Zegna show encapsulated the mix of sensibilities behind the younger Zegna house. In its second New York runway appearance (I covered the first one at Fashion week last year), the Z Zegna show was once again a hot ticket. Read More Topics:CEOs and CFOs | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:RetailCompanies:Saks IncorporatedMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Show , Week , Ticket , Fashion Week

Kohl's, Vera Wang: Ready To Wear, Ready To Go?
2007-09-11 15:20:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanJust 2 days before her first guest designer line debuted at mid-tier department store Kohl's, designer Vera . Wang showcased her ready to wear line at Fashion Week. The collection featured dark colors (rusts, grays, black) a smattering of metallics and lots of layered, blousy tunics. Read More Topics:Media | Print Media | Advertising | Marketing | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | Media | RetailCompanies:Kohls CorpMEDIA:PHOTO | VIDEOPermalink
More About: Vera Wang , Wear , Ready

Reem Acra: Designer 'Sews' Staying Power
2007-09-10 14:31:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanIn a sex- saturated culture, ladylike and elegant are not often used when describing fashion design. While Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera have built empires on elegant and stately--they tend to appeal to a demographic older than twenty-something. Read More Topics:Media | Print Media | Advertising | Marketing | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | Media | RetailCompanies:Polo Ralph Lauren CorporationMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Power , Designer , Reem Acra

Fashion Week Looks 'Skyward' For Buyer Comfort
2007-09-07 18:52:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanBaseball, football, basketball and other sports all have those expensive skyboxes in their stadiums, where the "elite" get to sit for a hefty price. But a skybox for fashion? Yup, they've got em too. The video here is my story on them from Fashion Week , that I did on last night's "On The Money." Read More Topics:Media | Print Media | Advertising | Marketing | Consumers | Retail SalesSectors:Media | RetailCompanies:Charlotte Russe Holding IncMEDIA:VIDEOPermalink
More About: Buyer , Fashion Week , Comfort

Fashion Week: Model Selection Could Be Better
2007-09-06 18:47:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanDuring a week of runway strutfests, it was a breath of fresh air to experience the layout and presentation of the Marchesa show. The line of evening gowns was displayed more like a costume exhibit than a runway show... Read More Topics:Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | RetailMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Fashion , Model , Week , Fashion Week , Select

Consumer, Credit "Concerns" At GS Conference
2007-09-05 18:25:00
Posted By:Margaret BrennanIf you were looking for a sign of the times when it comes to the mood of the marketplace, my location today may be a fair indicator. It is the first day of Fashion Week and rather than being under the tents in Bryant Park, I am at the Goldman Sachs investor conference. Read More Topics:CEOs and CFOs | Advertising | Marketing | Consumer s | Retail SalesSectors:Personal and Household Goods | RetailCompanies:Guess Inc | Coach IncMEDIA:PHOTO Permalink
More About: Credit , Consumer Credit , Conference , Concerns

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