• Retailers using technology to combat checkout lines

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

    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.

  • Happy Earth Day!

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

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

  • Kmart commercial goes viral

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Fri, Apr 12, 2013

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

  • Tax Day freebies

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Fri, Apr 12, 2013

    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.

  • Ever wonder why stores ask for your ZIP code?

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

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

  • Sprouts to give shopping spree to Norman's biggest fan

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Mon, Mar 18, 2013

    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 becomes first national grocer to require GMO labeling

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Tue, Mar 12, 2013

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

  • Top earning retailers make Forbes' billionaire list

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Mon, Mar 4, 2013

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

  • Craft retailer to mark "Random Acts of Kindness Day"

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Thu, Feb 14, 2013

    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.

  • Looking forward to President's Day sales

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Fri, Feb 8, 2013

    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.

  • Technology for shopper counting gets more sophisticated

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Mon, Jan 14, 2013

    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 to price match online retailers year-round

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Tue, Jan 8, 2013

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

  • Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day?

    Jennifer Palmer | Published: Thu, Jan 3, 2013

    Hobby Lobby fans are apparently trying to start a movement on Facebook, with events publicizing “Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day” on Saturday, Jan.