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Does the American Shopping Mall Have a Second Life? Retailers have to customize the experience

Here’s how to have a good time at the local shopping mall,” a reviewer called Bunny E. posted on Yelp this past February. “Load the ‘Dawn of the Dead’ soundtrack…

May 6, 2013, 10:16 PM EDT

Loyal Shoppers Get Beauty Booty Bare Escentuals woos customers with gifts based on data from their purchase history

When cosmetics company Bare Escentuals decided to offer a customer loyalty program in May 2012, it took a non-traditional approach, giving fans personalized gifts and invitations to insider events rather…

April 22, 2013, 9:18 PM EDT

Where's the Party? At 30,000 Feet Virgin America marketing chief: 'What would Richard do?'

Luanne Calvert is used to working without a net, executing first-class, buzzworthy campaigns and forging relationships on the fly. When the five-year-old airline Virgin America, partly owned by Sir Richard Branson’s…

February 5, 2013, 12:27 AM EST

The Great Brand of China The Eastern power aims to become a formidable player in the U.S. marketplace

While China bashing took center stage during this presidential election, with both candidates blaming the Eastern power for U.S. economic woes, things are a little different on the consumer front.…

October 29, 2012, 12:04 AM EDT

I Spy a Better Buy Retailers are using surveillance cameras as a marketing tool. Some privacy advocates don't like the looks of it

The Creamery, a café in the heart of San Francisco’s SoMa district, always has a long line at the counter on sunny weekends. Work-weary hipsters abandon their nearby condos and…

October 24, 2012, 6:10 AM EDT

Excedrin and Tylenol Suffer Recall Headache Can Novartis and J&J win back consumer confidence in their pain-reliever brands?

It’s enough to give brand marketers a whopping headache. After years of brand advertising around famous slogans such as “Excedrin Headache Number 24,” Excedrin products were voluntarily and quietly yanked from…

September 4, 2012, 6:22 AM EDT

Taking Stock With fresh food springing up everywhere, purveyors big and small feast on a crop of new marketing tactics

You can’t squeeze a ripened tomato with an iPhone. Even with online and mobile shopping at our fingertips and players like FreshDirect thriving, consumers seeking the freshest and healthiest produce are…

June 26, 2012, 6:16 AM EDT

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