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The article discusses the opening of Delaney's Market Store in South Hadley, Massachusetts which offers chef-inspired ready-made meals for busy individuals or families looking for convenient and affordable options for lunch or dinner at home or the office.

The article presents the author's views on the appearance of pop-up stores in the world of online retailing and the musical instrument industry in Great Britain.

The article discusses marketing of golf outerwear, waterproof or water-resistant sport clothes for golfers used in rainy or cool weather. Golf retail stores operators are advised that companies which produce such clothing have differing definitions of the term waterproof. Stressing the breathability of the fabric used in outerwear is recommended. Retailers are urged to advise customers on the proper laundering of outerwear.

The article presents information on manually operated golf push and pull carts used by golfers to carry golf bags. The promotion of the use of such carts by golf courses due to the rising cost of gasoline to power motorized golf carts is considered. Means of marketing manual carts are offered including displaying them in golf retail stores, use of text messages as sales promotion and holding promotions where golfers are encouraged to walk the course.

The article focuses on the British clothing and retail industry company Edinburgh Woollen Mill. The company's acquisition of the bankrupt clothing store chain Jane Norman is discussed, with particular attention paid to the role the acquisition plays in Edinburgh's plan to attempt to increase its sales among younger consumers.

The article discusses a strategy by British retail stores to promote heavily in order to offset damage to trade during the Christmas shopping season from reduced sales caused by inclement weather. Topics include an overview of the economic aspects of a snowstorm that closed stores and prevented shoppers from going outside and examples of how stores are dealing with lost revenue, such as with sales promotions.

The article discusses that despite the increasing importance of online stores, retail stores still have not completely lost their relevance especially in pure play products.

The article discusses the opening of the 13th retail store the Turkish fashion retailer Koton in Romania.

The article considers the marketing of cigars by golf pro shops, the retail stores located at golf courses. The expansion of the number of such stores selling cigars of CertiFresh Cigar Co. from 30 to 1700 from 2009-2013 is used as an example of the increasing prevalence of this practice in pro shops. The high profit margin of cigars is discussed.

The author offers opinions on marketing of golf equipment and supplies to women golfers at golf shops located at golf courses. It is stated that managers of such stores have the advantage of knowing exactly when their potential customers will be arriving and who they are. Marketing of fashion accessories is recommended as a means of marketing golf sport clothes for women.

The author offers opinions on fashion merchandising and marketing by retail stores. It is argued that retail stores must offer extra features such as live entertainment to attract shoppers who otherwise would engage in electronic commerce. Local governments are urged to present special events designed to attract consumers to shopping districts.

The article examines the use of Internet marketing by independent clothing stores in Great Britain in which stores collaborate with the guided tour company Fox & Squirrel in the creation of a so-called fashion tour of London, England.

The article reports that public relations person Mary Portas, an executive of the firm Yellow Door, will not be participating in Independents' Day, a sales promotion for independent retail stores in Great Britain to be held July 4, 2011.

The article reports on the sale of the Bristol Farms stores of Supervalu Inc. in Minnesota.

The article examines marketing by the retail store World of Dance in Leeds, England related to its 30th anniversary.

The article presents statistics related to Great Britain's menswear fashion industry as of March 2010 which include the lists of the top 5 best-selling casual shirt brands, the total amount of fashion stores' weekly sales, and the weekly average spending of customers.

The article presents statistics related to Great Britain's womenswear fashion industry which include the list of the best-selling brands, the total amount of weekly sales in occasionwear, and the weekly average spending per customer.

The article reports on the advertising campaigns of Sports Direct International PLC which focuses on its goal on becoming Europe's most profitable sports retailer.

The article reports on the opening of the Greener Country store in Jericho, New York on March 14, 2009. The store's owners Robert Meinke and Maria Meinke introduces a Web site, greencountry.com, which sells various green products. It offers a rolling composter, a solar-powered backpack for cell-phone and other gadget charging and rain barrels. It is considered a pickup location for the produce from Sang Lee Farms. It also hosts seminars educating consumers on how to lower their carbon footprint.

The article offers information on several storage and organization retail stores in Hawaii. It features Simply Organized, an owned subsidiary of City Mill Co. that has entire inventory to products for storage. City Mill retail stores offer storage and container products. It also includes the Container Store, opened in 1978, that works on residents in their carports.

The article offers information for garden centers on customer relations. Particular attention is given to results of research on garden industry customers. The author suggests evaluating web sites and e-newsletters from the customer's point of view. The article discusses marketing in garden retail and what makes a successful garden center.

The article provides the author's definition of sustainable plants. Particular attention is given to drought-resistant and native plants, locally grown plants and invasives. The author suggests that native plants be displayed in one area in retail and discusses the benefits and drawbacks to locally grown plants.

The article focuses on how retailers can use flat-panel displays to advertise services and specials within their store. Paul Pike of Sargent's Gardens talks about the main hardware components, including high definition television (HDTV) monitors and computers. Information on the purchasing and utilization of the technology in a store setting is presented as well as how to configure the components.

The article presents a profile of the fashion retail catalog company Creatrade Holding GmbH of Hamburg, Germany. Among other topics addressed are the focus of the catalogs on fashion and presentation of a lifestyle in its marketing, th association of concept stores with the catalog, and the structure of the company as a family business.

The article focuses on the network of concept stores developed by the sportswear brand Reebok. Topics mentioned include the company's market repositioning, its focus on its fitness products line, and its sponsorship of the "Spartan Race," an obstacle course challenge. As noted, the brand plans the opening of 250 concept stores in 2014 around the world.

Discusses retail-project plans' marketing needs. Low marketing budget due to lack of developer contribution; Marketing clauses and types of marketing employed by centers; Merits of putting marketing plan in lease; Cause of noneffective marketing programs; Solution for obtaining marketing funds.

Announces the expansion plan of Salem Mall at Rockingham Park, with the addition of some stores. Comment from Cynthia Hall of the Mall on reason for the expansion; Expansion plan of Sears and Filene's.

Reports on the introduction of the Do-it Express store format by Hardware Wholesalers Inc. for retail operators. Package program; Customization requirements; Target market.

Reveals retail stores' marketing strategy of using poor lighting and mirrors in dressing rooms. Aim of getting a customer near a salesperson who can convince the customer to make a purchase.

The article discusses the strategy of Blockbuster Inc. chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Jim Reyes to take the leadership role at the retail level of the entertainment industry. Accordingly, he is working out for the convergence of media content and entertainment devices using technology to expand product offerings, invest in digital technology to improve the company's DVD rental business, as well as its planned download kiosks that will allow movie transfer to a portable device.

Reports on the changes in sports megastore retailing in the United States. Hindrance in showcasing footwear and apparel; Training of the employees; Warehouse strategy; Creation of stores within stores.

The article presents information on the marketing strategy of the Irish retail group Primark in France, and notably its installation in the future giant shopping mall of Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France.

The article reports on the plan of Art of Beauty Inc. to convert the building of former Taylor Chair Co. in Bedford, Ohio into its own retail store. The property was bought by Art of Beauty from Independent Court Realty LLC for 2.3-million U.S. dollar, after Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell approved the sale on August 7, 2013. A 4.6-million U.S. dollar in loan was provided by the state of Ohio in 2006.

The article focuses on the apparel retail store Sandro and discusses its successful organization of a special day named Sandro Sunday at all its stores in France on November 18, 2012 which focused on the theme of family shopping and gastronomy.

The article discusses retail stores in France which are being more creative in attracting consumers during the 2012 end-of-the-year holiday season including the apparel store Sandro which integrated the concept of family holiday shopping and the chain store Mim which focused on the concept of community.

The article discusses the American service provider Shopkick's new mobile application. The author notes that the application will enable retailers to offer promotions and fidelity points to their clients. It is explained that this idea represents a marketing weapon to face the competition of electronic commerce.

The article discusses how major stores in France prepare for the beginning of the school year in September 2012, including comments by Emmanuel Deroude, the president of Agora Distribution, which oversees stores such as Tati and Fabio Lucci, and Jean-Jacques Raillard, the general manager of the chain stores Eram.

The author discusses the importance of multichannel retailing that could help British retailers weather the economic condition in the country. He states that retailers could take advantage of combination of online and physical retailing for the consumers. He adds that retailers should tap all channels that are available to increase the presence of their retail stores to costumers.

The article offers the insights of Ian Carrington, head of mobile at Google Inc., regarding the needs for retailers to improve their in-store mobile experience to attract consumers and to compete with their online counterparts. According to Carrington, high street stores should integrate mobile services as part of their in-store experience to increase their sales. He says that the Chrome to Phone Android application allows users to push links, maps and phone numbers to their devices.

The article announces that the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Store, which promotes the wind industry and offers merchandise such as DVDs of conference materials is now open in the U.S.

The article discusses the 2009 partnership and franchise guide, Guide de la franchise et du partenariat, by Le Journal du Textile. According to the author, the guide focuses on 133 French clothing retailers, their marketing strategy, and the opening of new stores, and their projects of development..

In this article the author discusses aspects of marketing in the eyewear and eye care industry. She suggests furnishing sales inventory, pricing wisely, and protecting the store's credibility. She also proposes to make customers feel that they patronizing an established company and that it is important to focus on exclusive brands that attract people.

The article discusses the achievements of Hastings Entertainment Inc. which have contributed to its 40 years success in service. Hastings chief executive officer John Marmaduke said that the rebranding of its stores resulted in sales increase in 2008. In 1992, Hastings entered the used compact discs business, while in 1990s, it sold its mall stores and opened the stand-alone multi-media stores. Hastings offered video rental services in 1985, and decided to sell books and music together in 1986.

The article provides information on the retail shares in the DVD rental market in the U.S. It offers a forecast of shifting to 10% of all rentals in the retail shares of DVD rental kiosks by 2012 while kiosks are expected to rise in number at 5% in 2008. The share of traditional rental stores will decline to 68% in 2008. Subscription rental will increase to 37% in 2008.

Features the marketing approaches of in-line skating retailers in the United States. City sports; Blades Board and Skate; Skate 2000.