Topic: The National Retail Federation

Love Can Be So Lucrative

I was wandering around Coney Island one day not too long ago with a few friends when a scruffy, bearded guy who was trying to sell some equally scruffy stuffed animals stopped us. "Come on guys," he somewhat insolently ...READ»

Are Those Rebate Checks Helping?

How one website tracks the impact of George Bush's stimulus package.READ»

Are Those Rebate Checks Helping?

How one website tracks the impact of George Bush's stimulus package.READ»

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Touchscreen Cash Register is the Future of Upsell [exclusive video]

Cash registers may not be ringing at the mall, but for a few days this week beleaguered retailers could live in a fantasy world where not only would customers line up to buy again, but sales clerks could use a slick touchscreen to ...READ»

Retail Fantasyland

Go to the National Retail Federation annual convention, and you might think we’re on the verge of a high-tech shopping boom. So where is it? Paco Underhill, retail consultant and author of Why We Buy, explains.READ»

My, What Big Roses You Have!

A new Coors Light survey found that 44 percent of men spend more time planning for Super Bowl Sunday than they do Valentine's Day. So how are men making up for their paucity of planning? With their checkbook, of course. A National ...READ»

Black Friday Bolsters Retail Sales

It was a great Thanksgiving weekend for U.S. retailers, with fewer shoppers spending more. According to The National Retail Federation, an estimated 140 million people hit the stores and shopped online over the past four days, down ...READ»

A LEAP Profile

The Extreme Leader's manifesto is to cultivate Love, generate Energy, inspire Audacity and provide Proof. I shared this with the National Conference on Operations and Fulfillment (NCOF) on April 19th in Chicago. When I got back to ...READ»

Getting Political for Halloween

Let’s face it: the U.S. presidential election is dominating our lives and won’t stop until November 4. Might as well have some fun with it, right? Luckily, Halloween falls before Election Day, making it the opportune time to get ...READ»

Magic Shop

Are your frontline employees going to save or kill your most important quarter? At Apple, nothing is left to chance.READ»

Now: March 2008

What's happening this month: Shiny new airport terminals in London and Beijing take off; why baseball's first pitch is in Tokyo; and Austin's South by Southwest by the numbers.READ»

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