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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Thu, May 2, 2013Retailers using technology to combat checkout lines
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.
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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.
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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Fri, Apr 12, 2013Kmart commercial goes viral
Kmart’s new “ship my pants” commercial has some people laughing – and others saying its offensive.
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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Fri, Apr 12, 2013Tax Day freebies
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.
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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013Ever wonder why stores ask for your ZIP code?
The New York Times this week looked at why retailers often ask for shoppers’ ZIP code at checkout.
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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Mon, Mar 18, 2013Sprouts to give shopping spree to Norman's biggest fan
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.
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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Tue, Mar 12, 2013Whole Foods becomes first national grocer to require GMO labeling
Whole Foods Market wants all products on its shelves labeled for GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and has set a deadline of 2018.
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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Mon, Mar 4, 2013Top earning retailers make Forbes' billionaire list
Forbes today released its annual ranking of the world’s richest people, and some notable retailers made the list.
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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.
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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.
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Jennifer Palmer | Published: Mon, Jan 14, 2013Technology for shopper counting gets more sophisticated
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.
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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.
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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.