Macy’s catalog typo Credit: WFAA video grab Macy’s catalog typo could be an honest mistake, sabotage or just a marketing strategy? A March 2013 “Super Buy” catalog published by Macy’s, reportedly contained a typo that listed a $1,500 worth of necklace for just $47. WFAA reported on Friday, March 29, 2013 about a mailed Macy’s [...]
Amazon has released its list of top 10 best-selling books of 2012 (Overall, print and Kindle version combined), along with this year’s top 10 best-selling books for Kids & Teens. Interestingly, E. L. James‘ controversial book “Fifty Shades Freed: Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy” landed on the top of the list. Fifty Shades [...]
Walmart is now offering a price discount on 16GB iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S devices, which are being offered with a 2 year contract, and are only available in Walmart stores. Apple is now selling the iPhone 5 for $199, and the iPhone 4S for $99, with priced of both devices more expensive than the [...]
The Best Buy bid of founder Richard Schulze has been extended to February 28, 2013, according to the consumer electronics retailer’s report on Friday, December 14, 2012. Best Buy logo Image Credit: Reuters/Stephen Lam Schulze reportedly proposed to acquire Best Buy for $24 to $26 per share, or a total of $8.16 billion to $8.84 [...]
Amazon announced its Kindle Free Time Unlimited for Kids promo on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, wherein unlimited access on thousands of children’s books, games, educational apps, movies, and TV shows will be offered via Amazon Kindle Fire for $2.99 monthly per child or $6.99 a month for the entire family. Amazon Kindle Free Time Unlimited [...]
Worst Toy List 2012 has been released by the World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.), according to news reports on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. W.A.T.C.H. Image Credit: ToySafety.org The Massachusetts charitable non-profit corporation came up with its 2012 Worst Toy List during the W.A.T.C.H. Inc.’s 40th Annual “10 Worst Toys” Conference at the Chamberlain [...]
Small Business Saturday is the Saturday directly following Black Friday, which is today, November 24, 2012 in the United States. It is started by American Express on 2010 to support small businesses. Small Business Saturday 2012 Image Credit: ShopSmall.com According to American Express, over 100 million people came out to shop on independently-owned business last [...]
Store mannequins could be spying on customers nowadays while they shop, international news sites reported on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. According to reports, mannequins from Italy‘s Almax called EyeSee, has a camera installed in one of its eye sockets with a facial recognition software. The software logs the age, gender and age of passers-by, enabling [...]
Image Credit: knickledger.com Wal-Mart Stores Inc. filed an unfair labor practice charge against the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, or UFCW late Thursday, November 15, 2012, to stop months of protests and rallies outside Walmart stores as reported in huffingtonpost.com. The move was made a week before the expected strike on Black Friday, [...]
Dump Trump petition is reportedly gaining ground on Tuesday as online signatures at SignOn.org reached 549,609 as of posting. The site urging Macy’s to dump Donald Trump aims to gather at least 550,000 signatures. Macy’s logo Image Credit: Facebook Business analysts say that pressure is mounting on Macy’s as this may affect the retailer during [...]