One Stop Shop

A Wall Street Journal story published Wednesday examined how retailers like Kroger, Walmart and McDonald’s are using technology to keep shoppers from waiting in long lines as they checkout.

For Earth Day, I’m re-posting this story from Thursday on the city’s most eco-friendly retailers.

Monday is Tax Day, which can be a drag, but retailers are once again using the date as an excuse to give away free or cheap food to brighten consumers’ moods.

Kmart’s new “ship my pants” commercial has some people laughing – and others saying its offensive.

The New York Times this week looked at why retailers often ask for shoppers’ ZIP code at checkout.

Before Sprouts Farmers Market opens its newest store in Norman on Wednesday, March 27, the grocer is holding a contest to find its biggest fan.

Whole Foods Market wants all products on its shelves labeled for GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and has set a deadline of 2018.

Forbes today released its annual ranking of the world’s richest people, and some notable retailers made the list.

Michaels arts and crafts retailer is once again celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day by giving unsuspecting customers a free gift card and encouraging them to  pay it forward with another act of random kindness.

Though the next major holiday is Valentine’s Day on Thursday, retailers will soon begin advertising discounts for President’s Day – what some in the industry consider the first major sale day of the year.

If you’ve read retail stories in The Oklahoman (and I certainly hope you have!), you’ve probably heard of ShopperTrak, a Chicago-based retail technology company that anonymously counts people in stores and malls.

Target announced Tuesday it will price match online competitors such as Amazon year-round, a practice it introduced during the holidays.

First, retailers didn’t want to lose sales on Thanksgiving, so Black Friday came early.

This happened Sunday at Sooner Mall in Norman. A fun holiday video for your Tuesday.

While I generally encourage shopping locally, there are occasions to shop online.

Target announced Wednesday it will open a store in Lawton in July 2013 in the Lawton Marketplace shopping center.

Following the success of The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, other retailers are beginning to pop up in the parcels surrounding the mall at I-40 and Council Road.

I’ve never seen retailers ranked by which is “happiest” before, so I thought this survey was interesting.

Late last week most retailers released (or had leaked) their Black Friday advertisements, including opening times.

Several restaurants are offering sweet deals today for Halloween.