Tag: Retail
Microsoft Opens Retail Experience Center
Microsoft this week announced the opening of the Retail Experience Center, a "center of innovation" at the software giant's headquarters in Redmond, Wash. meant...
Retail Sales Suffer Largest Monthly Drop Ever
Retail sales in October dropped 2.8 percent in October, representing both the fourth straight month of decline and a record one-month drop. According to...
NRF: Retail Sales Show Resiliency in April
Ready for some good news with regard to the economy? After several months of lackluster sales, retailers finally have a reason to cheer. According...
Borders Embraces Changing Consumer Habits
Perhaps no set of retailers knows better about the need to change in order to survive than the photo specialist but as you look...
U.S. Print Volume to Hit 22 Billion by 2011
According to a recent forecast report from InfoTrends, photo print volume in the U.S. will grow to a peak of 22 billion prints in...
Overall Retail Sales Fall
The U.S. Census Bureau announced last week that estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February dropped .6 percent to $380.2 billion...
New Issue of Picture Business Magazine is Online!
The February 2008 issue of Picture Business magazine, featuring a cover story on imaging retail in the future, is online at www.picturebusinessmag.com You can...
Study: Spending on Gadgets Still Strong
Despite generally weak sales in retail across the board thus far this holiday season, consumer electronics have been an exception to the trend. According...
Viewing 2007 Through a 2008 Lens
Okay, maybe that’s not the best idea as there may be compatibility issues, but as I sit down to write the last PB editorial...
Sunday Shopping Gaining Steam
While Saturday has traditionally been the “big” shopping day for most U.S. consumers, recent studies are revealing that shopping on Sunday is becoming, “an...