[Source: Daily apparel and textile news and comment - from just-style.com
][Source: Footwear News
][Source: Daily apparel and textile news and comment - from just-style.com
]Footwear company The Stride Rite Corporation has reacquired the rights to its licensed Pro-Keds brand from hip-hop mogul Damon Dash.
[Source: About.com Retailing
][Source: eWeek - RSS Feeds
]The CTIA recently asked me to moderate a very interesting panel session on Camera Phone 2D (two-dimensional) Bar Code Scanning. The session was held at CTIA Wireless 2008 on April 1 in Las Vegas.
You might think this would be a rather mundane subject, but I can assure you that Camera Phone 2D Bar …
[Source: About.com Shoes
]I haven’t been on a skateboard since I was a teenager, but since I still love skate styles, I had a lot of fun reading about some of the best…
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[Source: BusinessWeek Online -- Small Business
]Teens are historically difficult to reach, but small businesses are finding some success online through Facebook and “preward” gift cards
[Source: The Retail Site - Retail Business News, Ideas, and Tips Blog
]By Luc Vezina, Director of Product Management – GOT Corporation
By recent estimates, engaging your audience in more relevant communications can increase net profits on average 18 times more than broadcast mailings. Additionally, targeted email generates 16 times more improvement in net profit than ‘batch & blast’ mailings. In light of the above it’s no surprise that industry experts agree — the more relevance infused into your communications the stronger your ROI.
Unfortunately, the reality out there today is that only one-third of business owners using offer-oriented email campaigns rank email relevance as their number one strategic goal. For those business owners who do, there’s never been a more opportune time to outperform the competition. So what can email marketers do to infuse relevance into their communications?
Read the entire article at Yahoo Small Business
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[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com
]The debate rages over the Internet’s power to launch new businesses. Is the Long Tail a big opportunity, or a short-lived, false sense of importance?
Technically minded Internet visionaries believe that their products will change the world. Unlike the bricks-and-mortar world, which is slow to change and carries big overhead, the Internet offers high speeds and low costs. This gives entrepreneurs hope. Specialize, they believe, and big-time money will follow.
This view has been buttressed by The Long Tail, a recent tome by Chris Anderson. The book suggests that the Internet provides many opportunities for new companies to find a viable niche in which to play. When brought together, low-demand products can make up significant market share, creating new distribution and sales opportunities via the Internet to the disparate community that wants these items. This theory justifies both the continuing influx of startup cash from venture capitalists seeking big returns and the never-ending enthusiasm of entrepreneurs
[Source: Shoeflyer | Shoes, Trends & Reviews
]The spotlight that’s been following Bolt around the 2008 Olympics will undoubtedly spark a trend in metallic athletic shoes. I just can’t wait to get my feet in some!
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