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How good is the economy? Sometimes it’s hard to tell.
Consumer confidence is down, according to New York-based research firm Conference Board Inc., whose Consumer Confidence Index dropped from 54.3 in November to 52.5 in …
Consumers spent $36.4 billion in the 2010 holiday shopping season, a 15.4 percent increase from the prior year, according to a new survey, MarketWatch.com reported. The survey from MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse tracked national retail and …
Next year might be the year. If it is, will it be yours?
At this moment, it appears as though the economy is gaining a little momentum. The automobile industry is in slight rebound. Interest …
Last week, we began exploring trendwatching.com’s top 11 consumer trends for 2011. I’ve gone through all the trends and pulled out two that I believe every business, big and small, should be tracking for this …
When deciding on a name that best fits their start-up companies, business owners typically consider what messages the moniker will convey to target audiences.
Some owners pick traditional names that signify the products and services …
Retail sales rose by 0.8 percent in November after a 1.7 percent gain in October, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. Those numbers include Thanksgiving weekend shopping sales, which were up from last year.
“There’s …
In order to retain a competitive edge in the marketplace, commercial real estate brokers rely on obtaining precise data about the office, retail and industrial properties they hope to lease or sell.
Xceligent Inc., a …
Slate.com published an article by James Ledbetter titled “Death of a Salesman. Of Lots of Them, Actually. The troubling disappearance of salesmen and how it helps explain America’s economic woes.”
Ledbetter claims that thousands of …
Our friends at trendwatching.com track, watch and anticipate trends that will affect us as consumers, as business leaders and owners, and certainly as marketing professionals.
They just released their top 11 consumer trends for 2011. …
Don’t let the holiday retail numbers fool you.
Local economic experts warn that despite the National Retail Federation’s forecast of a 2.3 percent sales increase this holiday season, the numbers might not indicate what everybody …
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