Coupon Redemption Rises
November 1, 2011 by Publisher
Filed under Magazine Archives, News
Consumers like to receive products for free, and if that isn’t possible, they like to get them for next to nothing. Coupon clipping provides an appreciated source of savings for consumers. “Marketers distributed 332 billion coupons for packaged goods in 2010, the largest quantity ever recorded in the U.S.,” according to NCH Marketing Services. Many [...]
Retail Sales Up, But Shoppers Still Skittish
August 17, 2010 by Rory J. Thompson
Filed under Industry Headlines
Aggressive back-to-school promotions paid off for retailers in July with an unadjusted 3.1% boost in sales year-over-year, the National Retail Federation reports. But even that good news was tempered, according to an NRF spokesman. “Household spending remains tepid amid concerns about economic stability,” NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in a release. “Current data on [...]
Summer Discount Promotion a Success for Local Yuma, AZ Retailers
Summer is traditionally the slowest period of the year for many independent retailers. To combat that problem, last year some local merchants in the Yuma, Arizona area came up with the “$20 on the 20th” campaign.
