Retail News
News about the retail industry, including catalog and online retailers, discount, convenience and specialty stores, among others. This section covers everything from animal and pet retailers to wedding and bridal.
Macdaddy's Fishing Lures and Gifts Launches New Web Site and Holiday Specials
MacDaddy’s, the premiere manufacturer of fine fishing lures, flies and gifts for everyone, announced that it has launched its new web site and is offering a wide assortment of Holiday Specials. Many items in their broad product line are designed with precious gemstones like diamonds and sapphires or sparkling Cubic Zirconia. But with prices ranging from $5.95 to $1million, expect the unexpected. - December 14, 2007 - Macdaddy's Fishing Lures
Josiah Website Launched to Encourage and Support the Disabled
Meet Josiah, who will enlighten you and teach you about empathy, dignity and the power of a positive attitude. - December 14, 2007 - HisWillBeDone Productions
Kirk, Picard, & Soren Together Again at SpellCasters
Stewart & McDowell honor Shatner at Jules Verne Film Fest. - December 14, 2007 - SpellCasters Showcase
Comstar Interactive Celebrates ComsGate™ Payment Gateway One Billion Dollar Payment Processing Milestone
With thousands of subscribers across North America, ComsGate payment gateway successfully and securely processes and authorizes millions of payment transactions for merchants in various industries through POS devices, virtual terminals, Smartphones, PDAs and e-commerce environments. - December 14, 2007 - Comstar Interactive
Technology Simplifies Shipping Holiday Gifts
ShipGooder.com quickly searches FedEx, UPS, DHL and the U.S. Postal Service for the best shipping rates, as well as rates from local and regional couriers. - December 13, 2007 - ShipGooder, Inc.
Outside the Lines, Inc and WineAndHospitalityJobs.com Announces the Addition of The Grapevine
Outside the Lines, Inc and WineAndHospitalityJobs.com announces the addition of The Grapevine – their “who’s who” column. This column will run in their regular e-zine and will be the place for the wine, restaurant and hotel/lodging industries to announce new hires,... - December 13, 2007 - Community Cafe & Annex Wine Bar
DirectBuy is Looking Good; New Showroom Design is a Success
DirectBuy Franchises across the United States and Canada are looking better than ever after converting to the new showroom design – and Franchisees and employees couldn’t be more excited about showing off their Centers’ makeovers. New showrooms and some existing Centers began... - December 13, 2007 - DirectBuy
The Best in Philly Hip Hop - Poesh Wonder Releases Sophomore Album, "No You Haven't And You Never Will Again (The Motion Picture)"
Respect The Culture, LLC, a Philadelphia-based record label and multi-media company, announces the release of Poesh Wonder’s sophomore album, “No You Haven’t And You Never Will Again (The Motion Picture).” Chronicling his life from the streets of Camden, NJ (“Where... - December 13, 2007 - Respect the Culture, LLC
Trendsetting Metropark Stores Feature Hip Aromatherapy Gift Line
Metropark, a trendsetting chain of over 26 stores nationwide, has picked up Aromatherapy Interventions™ soy candles, a hip aromatherapy line targeted to Generation Y. - December 13, 2007 - Aromatherapy Interventions
Watch and Talk with Chefs Live on Christmas - ChefsLine Launches Live Stream Holiday Show
ChefsLine launches the first ever live, on-demand cooking show this Holiday season with its interactive web stream show, Real Time Recipes. - December 13, 2007 - Chefs Line, Inc.
Association Wins Competitive Edge, New Member Benefit: Retailowner.com
Associations, Corporations to Follow Craft and Hobby Association’s Lead, Adding Retailowner.com as Member Benefit. - December 13, 2007 - The Retail Owners Institute
Barc Announces Online Holiday Gift Store; Razor Bump Relief Product for Men with Medium to Dark Skin Tones Now Available
Barc, the leader in the African-American and Hispanic men’s grooming category, today announced the launch of its holiday gift store featuring its Bump Down razor bump relief product. The product retails for $20 and can be purchased directly at www.getbarc.com. Barc will be offering free gift... - December 13, 2007 - Barc
Reclaim the Winter with DueNorth Traction Aids
Winter can be fun. Have more confidence when walking or running on ice and compacted snow. DueNorth winter traction aids help prevent injuries caused by slips and falls. Get-a-grip before you slip and reclaim the winter. Perfect for recurring freeze-thaw cycles. Fits most styles and sizes of footwear. - December 13, 2007 - Sure Foot Corporation
Channel Intelligence TrueTag™ Data Network Tracks Over $1.25 Billion in Retail Sales to Date for Holiday Shopping Season
Channel Intelligence Inc. (CI), an industry leader in Web-initiated commerce solutions, announced an excellent kick-off to the holiday season for its retailer customers using TrueTag™ with over $1.25 billion in sales tracked from November 2007 to date. CI’s TrueTag™ technology... - December 13, 2007 - Channel Intelligence, Inc.
RNCOS Releases Report on South African Retail Industry
RNCOS has released a report titled “South African Retail Industry Forecast (2007-2011)” that provides extensive research and rational analysis of South Africa Retail Industry. - December 13, 2007 - RNCOS
Parents Concerned with Recent Toy Recalls Can Breathe a Little Easier, Thanks to the Effort of One Mum
Rychlik is the proud mother of two, and has experienced first hand the terror that can arise when toy manufacturers suddenly recall thousands of their products. It is because of this that she is pleased to announce the opening of BabysBest, an online store dedicated to providing parents with access... - December 13, 2007 - Baby's Best
Hip Aromatherapy Gift Line Lands at The Shores, Daytona Beach
The Shores Resort and Spa, the only Four Diamond resort in Daytona Beach, Florida, now features Aromatherapy Interventions™ soy blend candles in both the main gift shop and the spa. - December 12, 2007 - Aromatherapy Interventions
SeatQuest Launches Today: Visual Search Engine for Weary Ticket Buyers
In the rapidly growing online ticket industry, SeatQuest, a Chicago-based software start-up has developed the first website ever dedicated to giving consumers the easiest and fastest way to see where they are sitting and purchase tickets for concerts, theater and sporting events. - December 12, 2007 - SeatQuest, LLC
Capture the Romantic Side of the Southwest with a New Designer Jewelry Collection from Relios
Nothing says romance like the new designer jewelry collection from Relios - Te Amo. - December 12, 2007 - Relios Jewelry
Call Me Casanova Launches Automated Service Site for the ‘Busy’ Man
CallMeCasanova.com Offers Online Personal Shoppers at Affordable Prices - December 12, 2007 - CallMeCasanova.com
RapidFeeds Announces Its First Paid Service
RapidFeeds.com, one of the fastest growing web 2.0 companies, which offered free RSS services for last three years, today announced its first ever paid subscription service. - December 12, 2007 - RapidFeeds.com
Midnight Coders’ Extends WebORB® for Java to Flex Clients and Drops Barrier to Entry
Midnight Coders announces immediate availability of a new version of WebORB® for Java. This edition is ideal for Rich Internet Application (RIA) developers who need to rapidly connect Flex, Flash and AJAX clients to Java backend server environments and require more than the standard features and functionality found in competing solutions. - December 11, 2007 - Midnight Coders, Inc.
Price Drops on Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and iPod Touch to Under $10
Auctions4aCause.com, one of the biggest and oldest “Highest Unique Bid” reverse blind online auction sites has dropped maximum bid prices on Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and iPod Touch. - December 11, 2007 - Auctions 4 a Cause LLC
New Shopping Coupon Code and Promo Code Blog is Born
Shopping4Coupons.com is excited to announce the birth of their new coupon code and promo code blog at blog.shopping4coupons.com. - December 11, 2007 - Shopping4Coupons
Aromatherapy Gift Line Targets Generation "Y" for the Holidays
Aromatherapy Interventions™, a Newport Beach, CA based company, broadens its appeal to Generation Y with the release of two new soy blend candles for the holidays, Version 2.0™, and Rebound™. - December 10, 2007 - Aromatherapy Interventions
Granite Shield Gets a Home Sold in a Tough Market
Full service cleaning and restoration services including natural stone sealing, stain removal, marble polishing, grout and tile cleaning - December 10, 2007 - Granite Shield
RNCOS Releases Report on UK Supermarket
RNCOS released a report on “UK Supermarket Analysis (2007-2010)" that gives an opportunity to the readers to navigate through the supermarket landscape in UK. - December 10, 2007 - RNCOS
A New Service Called the PowerOfGoodShop.com Allows You to Shop, Save and Support a Good Cause at the Same Time
The PowerOfGoodShop.com is combining the popular discount Dollar Store concept with Fundraising for School-Related Organizations. This site gives online consumers the ability to save up to 70% on discount products they offer while supporting a good cause. Everything they sell is priced from $1 to... - December 09, 2007 - The Power Of Good Network Inc.
One-Third of Dentists Find Dental Marketing Restricted by Dental Boards
Most general dentists fully support dental boards, but one in three dentists expresses frustration at the restrictions many state dental boards impose on dental marketing. Though intended to protect consumers, some dentists consider the rules a restraint of trade. - December 08, 2007 - The Wealthy Dentist
Jack Mitchell, CEO of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs, Talks About “The Art of Hugging” on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Jack Mitchell, CEO of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about the business model which has built an industry powerhouse over three generations in retail shopping for high-end clothing and accessories. Mitchell reveals the secret is the “hugging culture”, the creed of their customer-centric business, and he emphasizes how success starts with great people who provide extraordinary customer service. - December 08, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
BudCase – the Ear Bud Keychain Case for iPhone, iPod, and MP3 Music Lovers
Extended Access, Inc. announces the BudCase, an innovative ear bud keychain case for the iPhone, iPod, and MP3 music lovers. The BudCase is designed to provide quick and easy access to ear buds anytime, anyplace, anywhere. - December 07, 2007 - BudCase by Extended Access, Inc.
Top Retail Software Executive Releases Video Discussing Vital Need of Point of Sale Software for Retailers
Scott Kriesburg, CEO of One Step Retail Solutions, the largest Retail Pro reseller, released a video discussing how to choose a POS partner for your company and the vital need of point of sale software for any store. - December 07, 2007 - One Step Retail Solutions
ExpiredDomainSecret.com Teaches How to Grab Profitable Expired Domains
Domain name resale specialist John Khu shows the ‘average Joe’ the ins and outs of dominating the virtual real estate (VRE) market via his new Expired Domain Secret eBook. - December 07, 2007 - ExpiredDomainSecret.com
Spence Diamonds Opens Fourth Ontario Store in Vaughan
New Vaughan location, the fourth and the largest Spence store in the Greater Toronto Area, joins the list of stores in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. - December 07, 2007 - Spence Diamonds
North Raleigh Florist Releases Podcast on Trends in Holiday Decorations
North Raleigh Florist (www.northraleighfloristinc.com), located at 7457 Six Forks Road in Raleigh, has announced the release of a podcast covering the latest trends in holiday decorations for the 2007 season. In the podcast, Janice Cutler, president and owner of North Raleigh Florist, discusses the... - December 07, 2007 - North Raleigh Florist
OnlineLocalCoupons.com Offers Local Coupons Across America - "Your Favorite Local Coupons"
OnlineLocalCoupons.com now offers consumers Printable Local Coupons in 47 cities across America. People can now start all of their Local, National, and Internet shopping at www.OnlineLocalCoupons.com. - December 07, 2007 - Online Local Coupons, LLC
Ottawa Receives Consumers’ Choice Award
DirectBuy of Ottawa recently earned the Consumers’ Choice Award for Business Excellence in the category of blinds. - December 06, 2007 - DirectBuy
American Made Toys - Holiday Delivery Still Available for USA Made Toys and Other Safe Gifts for Babies, Kids and Teens
Finding safe toys, toys made in the USA just got a lot easier with the website www.AmericanMadeToysOnly.com With the Holidays so close and so many Chinese made toys flooding the market now being re-called with lead paint or other serious hazards, the founders of AmericanMadeToysOnly.com thought there ought to be an easier way to find safe toys for holiday giving. The owners, parents themselves, although their little ones are bigger now, have gathered a wonderful array of safe toy web sites. - December 06, 2007 - American Made Toys Only.com
TurnItUp Media to Launch New Video Advertising Model
New CPD (Cost per Download) advertising model is slated to show major improvement for advertising click-thru rates. - December 04, 2007 - TurnItUp Media, LLC
A Pet's World to Participate in the Tokyo Project
A Pet's World has been selected to participate in The Pet Fashion Week Tokyo Project in Japan January 2008. Over 40,000 people are expected to view the runway shows held over a two day period. - December 04, 2007 - A Pet's World
Celebrities "Go All The Way For A Stray" in New Calendar
Little Pet Project, a company that uses sexy, sometimes nude images of women with their pets to raise awareness for homeless and abused animals, announced the release of their 2008 pictorial calendar. The calendar features celebrities such as Playboy model Debbi Davids, American Idol®... - December 04, 2007 - Little Pet Project, LLC
The Blasphemy Bear? - Teddy Bear Unapologetically Displays His Name, Muhammad
As a result of the imprisonment of a school teacher for blasphemy in naming a teddy bear Muhammad; a businessman in Phoenix Arizona thought those 7-year-old kids and their teacher had a great idea. - December 04, 2007 - Teddy Bear Muhammad
LuxuryLink.com Nabs Sean Walsh for VP, Online Marketing
LuxuryLink.com, the world’s leading luxury vacation and resort website, hired Sean Walsh, as VP of Online Marketing. “We are thrilled to add Sean’s formidable skills to our luxury travel team,” said Drew Marich. LuxuryLink.com, founded in 1997, offers 5-star vacation packages and rentals in both auction and attractive fixed-price formats. - December 04, 2007 - LuxuryLink.com
AsianAirfares.com- Taking on the Travel Web Giants This Christmas
The best airfares and hotel rates are out there, patiently waiting - December 04, 2007 - Asian Airfares Group
By Design Events Wins Association of Bridal Consultant's Top Award
Germantown, Maryland, Event Planning Company, By Design Events Places First in Annual Tabletop Design Competition - December 04, 2007 - By Design Events
Sedation Dentistry: Whose Interests Are We Protecting?
Most general dentists offer sedation dentistry to their dental patients, according to a recent Wealthy Dentist survey. Dentists and patients alike rave about the benefits of oral conscious sedation dentistry. - December 04, 2007 - The Wealthy Dentist
New Website Helps with Power Ball Fees TypoBounty.com
New website helps players of Power Ball and other lotteries afford playing as much as they like without the financial drain. - December 04, 2007 - TypoBounty LLC
MATCHhotels.com Launches Hotel Reservations for Hotels Near Rugby Stadiums
Sports travel website MATCHhotels.com expands to help rugby fans locate and book accommodation near rugby stadiums in Europe. 53 rugby stadiums and over 10,000 European hotels and bed & breakfast accommodation added to hotel reservation service. - December 03, 2007 - MATCHhotels.com
Fluoridated Water vs. "Mass Medication" - Dentists Speak Out
Most general dentists fully support the fluoridation of community water supplies, according to a recent Wealthy Dentist survey. However, a vocal minority is concerned about the possible side effects of such "mass medication." - December 03, 2007 - The Wealthy Dentist
Online Store Ballet Alley (http://www.cafepress.com/balletalley) is Stocked with Holiday Gift Ideas for Current and Future Ballerinas Alike
With the 2007 holiday season already underway, some might be wondering what to get that special daughter, niece, girlfriend, or wife. Online Store Ballet Alley (http://www.cafepress.com/balletalley) is stocked up with ballet themed screensavers for Windows PC’s, sweatshirts, tank tops, and... - December 03, 2007 - Bill Ragan, M.S.