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Tips for Holiday Retail Cheer

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Tom

It’s a funny time in retail. The Holiday’s generally bring a surge of business as consumers splurge on gifts and other items to help brighten the season. However, this coming Holiday season feels very different. Nielsen tells us that consumers continue to make fewer trips to the store. Continue reading →

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Future of Shopping Malls

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Tom

The report card is in, and it’s a C- for the mall. BNET article covers the study the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and the market-research firm Verde Group, which yields less then pleasing results for mall based retailers.

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Consumer Habit Research Helps Public Health Initiatives in Ghana

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Tom

A few years ago Dr. Val Curtis, an anthropologist then living in the African nation of Burkina Faso, contacted some of the largest multinational corporations to teach her how to manipulate consumer habits worldwide. Dr. Val Curtis then used this … Continue reading →

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