Remember, don’t go to Best Buy without doing your product research first. The only thing you should ask a BB employee is “where is this item located?” Or, “where is the exit?” — BEN POPKEN
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Walmart Replaces Smocks With Target-Style Uniform
By 12.5.06
Walmart will replace its employee’s trademark smocks with navy shirts and khaki pants.
What Store Has The Best “Experience?”
By 11.30.06
We were reading a NYT article, “800 Very Unsquare Feet” about this “Free City” store in a Malibu strip mall. It sounds neat, selling custom tepees, bikes, and original tshirts. The store also gives away free orange juice and oranges.
Where You Love To Shop
By 11.21.06
“Readers who bought electronics products online were happier than those who bought at stores. That was the case for every product category we have data about. It proved especially true for digital cameras, audio gear, camcorders, DVD players, and digital video recorders. The top overall e-tailer was Crutchfield, closely followed by Costco.com, BuyDig.com, Amazon, Buy.com, and JR.com.”
Be Prepared For Black Friday
By 11.20.06
Before embarking on America’s asinine adventure in mob consumerism this Friday, use the checklist inside to make sure you’re ready. We’ve got:
PS3 Sales Erupt In Violence, Political Disgrace
By 11.17.06
The understocked PS3 has become the Paris Hilton of the gaming world. Demand is so fever-pitched that several opening day sales have resulted in violence and political defamation.
CompUSA Stays Open Thanksgiving Night
By 11.17.06
CompUSA announced plans to open from 9am to midnight on Thanksgiving night, giving it, and its customers, a jump on Black Friday.
Skip Black Friday Lines
By 11.14.06
If you’re not going for a door-buster or a super-limited item, this trick could save you a lot of time when shopping on Black Friday.
Consumer Reports Warns Against Extended Warranties
By 11.13.06
Consumer Reports has an excellent article this morning warning against the fraud that is the extended warranty. From the article:
Amazon.Com Wins Best Customer Service
By 11.7.06
Online megastore Amazon.com won top honors in a national customer service survey released last Thursday. Here’s the top ten list, according to a National Retail Federation/American Express study.
Big Titty Mannequins
By 11.7.06
Mannequins are disturbing enough, but do we really need to give them size D breasts?
Retailers Say Walmart’s Early Black Friday Won’t Affect Prices
By 11.5.06
Will Walmart’s extremely early holiday price cuts, or “rollbacks,” inspire other retailers to follow suit?
RetailMeNot: New, Easy, Coupon Code Site
By 10.30.06
Bookmark this great new site for coupon code searches: RetailMeNot.com.
Walmart: Her Name is Nancy, and We’re Gonna Keep Her.
By 10.25.06
Walmart announced today they’ve created a composite of the perfect Walmart customer. The ideal Walmart customer is, “a woman in her early 40s, lives in the suburbs and has “several” children. “We call her Nancy,” Walmart said.
