JCPenney Remodeled Store to Open in Dallas, TX
On September 30, 2011, JCPenney will open a newly designed store in hopes of boosting its image and drawing new consumers from the Dallas area. The single story, 105,000 square foot store, which is...
View ArticlePhotos and Analysis – In Store Kiosks
What is the appropriate balance between automation and human interaction in retail stores? Shoppers want convenience, but are they willing to sacrifice the help of a friendly store assistant to get...
View ArticleNew Formats Get Small Retailers to Market First
There are more that 23 million American people living in food deserts. That’s 23 million people living in rural and urban towns without access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. Efforts to bring...
View ArticlePhotos and Analysis: Halloween Merchandising Displays
Seasonal merchandise, like candy and sweets for Halloween, have started to take up more and more of the major retailers’ selling space in the past few weeks. Now, with the merchandise in place in most...
View ArticlePhotos – Clear Price Communication Strategies
The variance in retailers’ pricing communication strategies is most clearly defined in a recession. Shoppers not only want to get the best deals, but they want to know that the retailer is being...
View ArticlePhotos: In-Store Interruption Tactics
Once the retailer gets the consumer into their store, or “wins the trip,” there’s a range of strategies used to guide the shopper through the store. Department layout, fixtures, shelves, and signs can...
View ArticleRetailers to the Health Care Rescue
There has been a lot of discussion of the role and responsibility of retailers in the obesity crisis. Does Walmart make unhealthy food too cheap? Are American portions too big? Should retailers be...
View ArticleRNG Key Merchandising & Marketing Trends for Easter 2015
Easter is a top five retail season in the US (or top four if Back to School excluded). More important, Easter sets the tone for Spring & Summer retail spend. Here is a weekly sneak peek into RNG’s...
View ArticleRNG Store Tours Key Seasonal Trends – Q1 2015
RNG closely follows seasonal retail merchandising and marketing for each major US holiday. The complete RNG deck with top seasonal themes in Q1 2015 is available for download on RNG’s Analytics Portal....
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