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  • Mobile Retail Web Sites Must Improve to Draw Users

    Retailers must improve the usability of their mobile Web sites if they want more consumers to use them, according to a new study from San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile and Internet research firm Keynote Competitive Research.
  • Walmart Reorganizes U.S. Operations

    In a bid to give more autonomy to executives in regional markets, reinvigorate growth and leverage its global scale to reduce costs, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is realigning its U.S. operations by aligning its three operating divisions.
  • Wal-Mart Slashing 11,200 Sam’s Clubs Jobs

    In the wake of hiring an independent marketing firm to perform in-store demonstrations at its Sam’s Clubs, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will cut 11,200 jobs at the division, according to published reports.
  • 2010 Tapped as ‘Breakout Year’ for Private Label

    Although some experts are forecasting that national brands will rebound as the recession eases this year, a retail analyst expects store brands to keep gaining market share, the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s PLMA e-Scanner newsletter reported.
  • Lowest Price Not Always the Best Price

    U.S.-based store brands are benefiting big time from the current economic downturn. As consumers continue to turn to better prices and value, retailers have clearly stepped up their game by enhancing their brands’ overall product quality and by adding strong marketing muscle behind store-brand initiatives.
  • Walmart Readies to Shutter 10 U.S. Sam’s Clubs

    Walmart said it will close 10 underperforming Sam’s Club stores later this month and cut 1,500 jobs to reduce costs.
  • Innovation Creates Opportunities for CPG Growth

    Throughout the recession, retailers and manufacturers have stepped up efforts to bring about innovation that seizes the moment and “drives the recession wave” rather than “rides the recession wave.”
  • Editor’s Note: Sugar & Spice

    Manufacturers continue to modify ingredients for health in 2010.
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