Many retailers went to congress to oppose the 5 day
delivery proposal that will make USPS only ship 5 days a week and
not 6 days. This could impact many retailers who use USPS
to ship products out like Amazon.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

Mobile shopping is really taking off in ways even I didn’t know.
I hardly shop on my phone, but a lot of consumers are finding
it easier and less stressful to just shop via their phones.
Ebay is leading the way. If you have the ebay application on your
phone, you can bid on literally anything you want with ease. I
sense more websites will have this friendly application for
their sites making it a money maker in a long run.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

Blockbuster video has been trying to get back up to it’s feet
after losing millions of dollars in revenue and closing many
video stores across the US. But it’s still moving along, trying to
open up rental kiosks similiar to redbox. On top of that, they will
also focus on video games as a good revenue earner. Overall, I hope
they survive and get back to their feet and focus back to what
made, even tho they will be closing more retail stores in the
near future.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

Rising costs and wage increase in China only means one thing. Look to
other countries where labor is cheap, shipping is cheap, ok
factories, and know how to send out quality products. What countries
do you those might be? Vietnam? India?, maybe, there are other
countries that can offer cheap labor for a lot of retail
business out there.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

Some retailers will see some of the products that they
buy or order going up in price. Such as cotton, freight prices
expected to go up, retailers will have no choice but to raise
their prices. This is going to hurt alot of retailers who
are keen to sell clothes for cheaper prices. It’s no shocker
real big companies like Walmart would feel the pinch
by its sheer buying power that they can get it for any
price they wish.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

Borders has a pretty big investor and it puts him in charge
of the Borders Group.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

As time goes by, there will be more retail mobile consumers
who will be shopping for retail items online. Not to say, going to
the mall is a bad idea, but having that kind of shopping edge
on your phone is a good thing also.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

From retail sales to retail online internet sales, mother’s day
will bring some much needed boost to all sides of the cards. Social
media is not behind. From Facebook to Twitter, many ad’s about
mother’s day will lure customers to the online sales world.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

Retail shop Sears is getting ready for a massive
change. From online to the actual retail store. I believe
what Sears is trying to achieve is to go with the trend
of what a lot of other retail shops are doing, which
is to be a online retail contender.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

I didn’t realize they just opened first Taco Bell
ever in India. Now that’s some good news, I love Taco Bell,
and from hearing from this news, so do they.CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY.

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