Retailer’s Represented Via Video: NRF Seeking Contest Submissions

The NRF’s recently launched, nationwide advocacy “Retail Means Jobs” campaign was planned to include not only grassroots activism and old fashioned lobbying, but more specifically: • The launch of www.RetailMeansJobs.com, breaking down the retail industry’s economic impact by state and congressional district. • Advertising in print, radio and online markets. • Social media campaigning through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. • A viral video campaign to highlight the “Faces of Retail.” That viral video campaign is now organized... 

JOGS Gem and Jewelry Show

“We have people from 36 different countries exhibiting with us,” says Irene Mayzenberg, promoter for the event. “Most of them are jewelry designers and manufacturers, but we also have a number of miners and stonecutters as well. Our show is one of the largest silver shows in all of the U.S., and in terms of variety, we probably have the most.” Internation Pavillions Showcase a World of Gems and Jewelry The international pavilions make the JOGS Gem and Jewelry Show a worldwide attraction. “The Amber Pavilion is the biggest in the United... 

Women Remain Frugal and Mobile Remains Frequent

The holidays, while gone, are far from forgotten as industry leaders and market researchers in the retail sector analyze holiday sales and all related data for a glimpse of 2012’s possible shopping trends. A recent study by The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, had two trends it felt were worthy of mentioning going into the new year: women’s shopping habits and smartphone shopping capabilities. Holiday Input Help Forecast 2012 Retail Trends The frugal mindset of the female consumer, according to multiple studies by NPD, appeared... 

Smaller Retailers Find a Place at Retail’s BIG Show

The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, a frequented venue by leading buyers and sellers in the wholesale and retail industry, will be hosting Retail’s BIG Show 2012 as one of its first events of the new year. Scheduled to run Jan. 15 to Jan. 18, the four day event offers unparalleled education, collegial networking, and an enormous EXPO Hall full of technologies and solutions. As the event website boasts, “Anyone who is in retail has a home at Retail’s BIG Show,” from the C-Level and Senior Execs who make up 39 percent of... 

Digital Spending Up

Consumers’ preference for multiple browsing and shopping channels has retailers reallocating their marketing budgets, and looking to increase digital spending for 2012. Social ecommerce was one of the first big shifts in digital shopping, as 87 percent of retailers recently surveyed employ a Facebook strategy, and 82 percent a Twitter campaign, with each platform expecting an additional eight percent in the next 12 months. However, according to a survey of 110 retailers conducted by the e-tailing group for email platform provider, Bronto Software,... 

OASIS Gift Show Promises New Products, Purchases and Promotions

Importers, wholesale distributors and retailers recognize domestic and international tradeshows to be a leading resource for top market trends and key business contacts. One such highly anticipated event is the OASIS Gift Show established by the Organization of Associated Salespeople in the Southwest, Inc. (OASIS), a gift trade association representing the manufacturing, sales and distribution side of the giftware industry. An annual show, the OASIS Gift Show, held in Phoenix, AZ, is going to kick off the new year from Thursday, Jan. 26 to Saturday,...