Specialty/Other

Field Reports from Specialty Channels

Dick's Sporting Goods Field Report (Aug. 24, 2010)

Dick's Sporting Goods used the latest edition of its GameOn magazine as the centerpiece of its back-to-school marketing campaign.

Store Check: Toys "R" Us' Dual-Store Formats

Toys "R" Us is reporting success with its "one-stop shopping" strategy, through which the two-chain retailer combines the merchandising plans of Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us under one roof.


Related Features

Digital Marketing Roundup, Spring/Summer 2010

An overview of recent digital marketing activity at leading U.S. retailers

Seasonal Store Check: Super Bowl 2010

PepsiCo dominated the food-drug-mass market in January as activation of its official Super Bowl sponsorship gained an overwhelming presence in stores leading up to the Feb. 7 National Football League championship.


Related Research

How America Shops 2010 MegaTrends Study

The economic recession has made it glaringly clear that segmenting shoppers based on household income, age or even ethnicity is far less important than identifying their unique "shopper personalities."

What Price Loyalty? The 2010 COLLOQUY Retail Loyalty Index

A recession-driven focus on value has made Walmart the leader in customer loyalty as well as trip frequency.


Related Lectures

Reinventing Retail (Audio Included)

Valerie Jacobs of LPK Trends presents case studies about brands that innovate entirely new product categories and retailers that transform their "transactional spaces" into immersive, engaging experiences.

Driving In-Store Sales Through Social Media (Audio Included)

Steve Bava of WhittmanHart Interactive discusses the basic pillars for creating an effective social media strategy.