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A conversation about building great retail window displays
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
This weekend, MSNBC's "Your Business" ran a segment on the venerable retail window display, and how the basics of good window design are the same for everyone…
read nowThe agony and the ecstasy of online product reviews
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Today's xkcd comic is a pretty brilliant illustration of just how frustrating online product reviews have become for consumers.
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Retail Bracket Madness - cast your vote!
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Which retailer provides the best customer experience? Cast your votes today!
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NRF12: Day One launch news round-up
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Highlights from a very busy opening day for "Retail's BIG Show," which saw a heavy emphasis on mobile POS.
read nowHow Target said it best when it said nothing at all
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
My apologies to Paul Overstreet and Alison Krauss for the title of this post, but it was the first thing that came to mind when I stumbled upon this blog post…
read nowEpic Retail Fails of 2011 [Infographic]
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Its been a rough couple of years for retail, but its been especially bad for some. Here are seven particularly startling retail fails from the past year.
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Tanga puts Etsy in its sights with craft site BelleChic
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
The daily deal retailer known for its sense of humor is reaching out to handmade goods shoppers with a new online store.
read nowHey IKEA, this isn't sexist at all! Just kidding, it totally is.
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Had to double-check that I wasn't reading a story from The Onion at first, but no, I was on Adweek: An Australian IKEA location is testing Mänland, complete…
read nowNetflix to split into two separate companies. Wait, what?
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
I awoke this morning to a friendly, "personal" email from Reed Hastings, the co-founder and CEO of Netflix. "I messed up. I owe you an explanation," he says…
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Missoni for Target line sells out, raises questions
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
The partnership with the Italian fashion house moved a lot of product in a short time, but may have alienated shoppers.
read nowWalgreens lawsuit highlights the need for common sense in managing employees
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Expect some serious backlash against Walgreens when this story goes viral: Josefina Hernandez was an 18-year employee of the retailer, at the company's South…
read nowJohn Hodgman on how to save bookstores
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Comedian John Hodgman – one of the funniest people on the planet, if you ask me – was on The Daily Show the other night, discussing the demise of bookstores…
read nowZappo's Tony Hsieh on The Colbert Report
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
In case you missed it: Zappo's CEO Tony Hsieh appeared as the interview guest on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" the other night, discussing his…
read now'Extreme Couponing' should give retailers, brands and tech providers nightmares
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
I'm normally loathe to go anywhere near reality television — and has there ever been a more dishonest or inaccurate label for a genre than that one? — but I…
read nowCould Amazon's Cloud Drive be an iTunes killer?
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
I've been an avid customer of Amazon's MP3 download service ever since it launched a few short years ago, but there's always been one major shortcoming that…
read nowNetflix, Amazon, redbox don't need to lose sleep over this new competitor
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
This week, a very strange service is coming out of beta, a service that is taking on entertainment giants like Netflix and redbox with a business model that…
read nowApple praised for its role in helping the people of Japan
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg and a technology angel investor, published on his blog an email he received from an Apple employee in Japan. It tells a story…
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IBM report: The smarter consumer has arrived
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Growing numbers of people are "instrumented," using two or more technology channels to shop.
read nowHarvard Book Store simulates window-shopping online and does it well
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Two years ago, Amazon tried something called Windowshop, an interactive Web app that aimed to make the online book-browsing experience more like the in-store…
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Is the era of the printed mail-order catalog coming to an end?
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
JCPenney has shut down its catalog after 48 years, but other retailers are using theirs to strategic advantage.
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