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Want to make your best customers happy and get to know them better?
Start a rewards program — the perks give patrons an added incentive to
open their wallets and retailers insight into their customers’
preferences and habits. |
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Looking for customers in the mood to spend? A new report from American
Express says its female customers under 45 are fueling the recovery,
with a hefty chunk of their purchases going to gifts. |
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1-800-Flowers.com ended its partnership with Martha Stewart Living
Omnimedia “based on lower than anticipated customer demand for the
premium priced product line,” said chief financial officer Bill Shea
during a conference call with stock analysts August 19 to discuss the
company’s fourth quarter and year-end fiscal results. |
 Flowers and chocolate have long been the symbolic shorthand for romance.
But with the growing popularity of dark chocolate (56 percent growth in
the last four years), they also share more than just their status as
go-to gifts for Valentine’s Day — research shows both are good for you: |
 The performance reviews are in and Bosses Day 2009 certainly could
benefit from a raise — in sales. Less than 10 percent of SAF members
reported an increase in sales for the Oct. 16 holiday. Did the dismal
labor market mean fewer bosses to celebrate and employees to chip in —
or do too few people even realize the holiday exists? |
