By Alan Wolf On Jan 4 2013 - 6:25pm

Trans World Entertainment Joins PRO Group

Fort Worth, Texas – Trans World Entertainment, parent of the f.y.e. and Suncoast music and movie chains, has joined the Progressive Retailers Organization (

By Alan Wolf On Jan 4 2013 - 2:30pm

Students Tackle Showrooming

Washington — A team of college students won scholarships from the NRF Foundation and American Express for their comprehensive marketing strategy to address

By Alan Wolf On Jan 4 2013 - 10:14am

CE Holiday Sales Down 7%: NPD

Port Washington, N.Y. – CE retail sales fell 7 percent to $13.7 billion during the holiday period of Nov. 18-Dec. 22, The NPD Group reported.

The data

By Alan Wolf On Jan 3 2013 - 3:23pm

Holiday Sales Tepid For CE Retailers

New York – CE retailers reported a mixed December, as a last-minute sales surge was unable to offset post-Thanksgiving sluggishness in the first three weeks

By Alan Wolf On Jan 3 2013 - 10:24am

3rd-Party Merchants Broke Holiday Records: Amazon

Seattle — Amazon.com said 2012 was a record-breaking holiday season for its more than 2 million third-party sellers worldwide.

Unit growth from U.S.

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 3 2013 - 10:21am

Lowe’s Expanding Iris Home-Control System

Las Vegas – Home-improvement chain Lowe’s is coming to International CES to expand its Iris home-control and home-monitoring system with the addition of

By Alan Wolf On Jan 2 2013 - 4:36pm

Polaroid To Open Retail Stores

Delray Beach, Fla. – Polaroid and Fotobar plan to launch a chain of wireless photo editing and finishing stores this year.

The first of their Polaroid

By Alan Wolf On Dec 28 2012 - 11:02am

Amazon Tops In Visits, Searches And Satisfaction

Costa Mesa, Calif. – Amazon.com was the most visited and searched for e-tail site of the year, a title it also held in 2011, Experian Marketing Services

By Doug Olenick On Dec 28 2012 - 10:58am

Pearson Invests In Nook Media

New York – Barnes & Noble reported that the learning company Pearson will invest in Nook Media.

The London-based Pearson will invest $89.5 million

By Doug Olenick On Dec 26 2012 - 4:26pm

Microsoft Adds Six Stores

Redmond, Calif. – Microsoft continued its store expansion plan with the addition of six new locations.

The new stores are located in: