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Great story yesterday from NPR on the power of visual merchandising. In this case it’s not Barbie World’s pink profusion, or Apple’s interactive temple, or Macy’s famous Christmas windows. Rather, the subject of such intense merchandising attention and prowess is the lowly vegetable. Perhaps even the most plebeian varieties such as yams and broccoli. A couple of [Read More]  Conversion to LED lighting is the newest trend in lighting for jewelry display cases.  We are taking a series of quick looks at retail leasing trends for 2011 starting with some expansion minded companies in the Quick Serve / Fast Casual restaurant segment. These fast growing retail real estate prospects are suggested courtesy of our friends at CreditTenants.com Five Guys Burgers and Fries Every franchisee territory in the United States has [Read More]  This bill could change the dynamic that puts designers at the mercy of cheap knock-off. (At least cheap knock offs that are not under the designers control) Emerging designers are especially vulnerable because they don’t trade on their name as much as on the specific design they have created. Bob Garfield of OTM and Susan [Read More] NPR’s On the Media has a segment today featuring a new company and service called Internet Eyes. Currently available only in the UK, the service enables anyone who signs up to act as web cam surveillance agents, observing shoppers in stores and reporting any suspicious behavior directly to the retailer. Agents can watch up to four locations at a time [Read More] Facebook is rolling out new privacy controls, having been forced to rethink their “grab it, sell it” approach to personal information. Online advertising platforms are also under attack for tracking online activity to match ads with viewer interests and to re-target previously seen ads. Credit card companies literally “mine” the personal data of their customers for nuggets of valuable information which they sell [Read More]  That camera in the ceiling, red light blinking at you as you search the rack for the perfect graphic tee…. it isn’t watching to see if your are stealing…. it’s watching to see how you shop! While loss prevention surveillance is still an important part of retail operations, in-store cameras are often focused on catching [Read More] |
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