Promotion
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The Real Problem with Rebates
Rebate programs don’t need new legislation; they need tougher enforcement of current laws, and better education for marketers and retailers, industry experts say.
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Blockbuster Launches Online Gift Voucher
Blockbuster is out with two new products—an online gift voucher and a movie and meal card—designed to boost the company’s popular gift card products.
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Gap, Nike Golf, Others Ink New Deals: The ASI Show
Gap Inc. Business Direct has signed a deal with wholesale distributor Staton Corporate & Casual to carry Gap and Old Navy-branded corporate apparel.
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Toys ‘R’ Us Shutters 75 Stores, Converts 12 More
Toys ‘R’ Us, Inc. will close 75 stores and cut 3,000 jobs this spring in an effort to rebound from sales declines. The 680-store chain will shutter under-performing stores nationally and convert another 12 stores to its Babies ‘R’ Us format. Toys ‘R’ Us …
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Norwood Halts Sale of Company
Norwood Promotional Products Holdings, Inc., a distributor of promotional products, has decided to take the company off the market after months of exploring offers from prospective buyers. “We did entertain potential buyers for a number of months, but …
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Auto Incentives Slip in 2005
Last year automakers spent $1.2 billion less on incentives than they did in 2004, according to Edmunds.com, an online resource for automotive information. Analysts said the decline is due to lower priced cars resulting in less incentive spending by automakers.
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Home Depot Buys Hughes Supply, Chem-Dry
The Home Depot will buy construction supply distributor Hughes Supply for $3.47 billion to expand its business-to-business division. Atlanta-based Home Depot will add Hughes to its Home Depot Supply division, doubling that unit’s sales to about $12 …
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ASI Honors Distributor Choice Winners
The Advertising Specialty Institute honored the winners of the 2006 Counselor Distributor Choice Awards last week at Hard Rock Live at Universal Studios CityWalk, as a part of the ASI Show held in Orlando.
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Growing the Distribution Business
There is a slight shift in the wind: many promotional products distributors no longer want to focus solely on the niche of selling promotional products, but want to expand their businesses by offering additional services to clients.
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Virgin Atlantic Rolls Out Space Miles
Virgin Atlantic is giving its frequent flyer members an out of this world experience, offering the chance to redeem miles for a trip to outer space.