December 2009 - Page 5 of 24

Online Retail Sales Up From 2008: Coremetrics

U.S. online retailers saw improvement in their sales during the first two weeks of December, when compared with the same period a year ago.

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New Firm Acquires Food Marketer, Food Manufacturer

MA Holdings, Inc., a newly formed holding corporation, has acquired catalog/Internet marketer M&S Fine Foods as well as Authentic Mexican, Inc., a specialty foods manufacturer.

Q&A: Dockers VP Global Marketing on Reviving Flagging Sales

Levis Strauss & Co. is taking a bold approach to reinvigorate its Dockers brand, specifically men’s khaki pants, which has been in a slow decline for the last 10 to 15 years

Harte-Hanks’ Aicklen Joins ThinkVine

Don Aicklen, who had been with marketing services firm Harte-Hanks, has joined ThinkVine.

Gregg Michaelson Takes CMO Position At Rodale

Publisher Rodale Inc. has promoted Gregg Michaelson to chief marketing officer and president of integrated marketing and sales.

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Meet the Broker: Kathy Rakosky

Today we meet Kathy Rakosky, vice president at Zed Marketing Group in Edmond, OK, where she’s worked for 13 years since graduating from the University of Oklahoma.

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Whataburger Shares Free Food with Online Holiday Coupons

A thank-you couponing campaign by quick-service chain Whataburger will reward holiday shoppers with a dozen online free-food offers by the time Christmas Eve arrives

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Whole Foods to Pair Online Coupons with In-store Guide

Natural and organic grocer Whole Foods Market has begun offering online coupons to complement its in-store value guide, The Whole Deal

Sears Product Search App Takes Aim at iPhone Shoppers

As the holiday shopping fervor escalates to DefCon One status, retailer Sears Holdings is hoping to appeal to time-starved consumers with a new iPhone “Sears Personal Shopper” app that can put both technology

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