http://www.ansommag.com AnsomMag.com en-us Copyright 2008 Cygnus Business Media Mon, 6 Oct 2008 05:04:13 -0500 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 05:04:13 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com AnsomMag.com http://www.ansommag.com/global/rsslogo.jpg 88 31 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Retailers-Report-Weak-August-as-Sales-Increase-Just-11-Percent-Over-Last-Year/2$540 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Retailers-Report-Weak-August-as-Sales-Increase-Just-11-Percent-Over-Last-Year/2$540 Retailers’ summer started off with a bang but ended with a whimper. rss@ansommag.com Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:42:00 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Parents-Holding-on-to-Rebate-Checks-for-Back-to-School-Purchases/2$523 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Parents-Holding-on-to-Rebate-Checks-for-Back-to-School-Purchases/2$523 College Spending Drops as K-12 Spending Rises rss@ansommag.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Wal-Mart-Remains-No-1-as-STORES-Announces-New-Additions-to-Top-100-Retailers-List/2$507 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Wal-Mart-Remains-No-1-as-STORES-Announces-New-Additions-to-Top-100-Retailers-List/2$507 <p><em>Washington, July 1, 2008 </em>– Though the retail climate has changed dramatically in the last year, the top retail power players have not, according to STORES magazine’s Top 100 Retailers List. The report, sponsored by SAP and featured in the July issue of STORES, is an annual snapshot of the retail industry and ranks companies by revenue and groups them on one chart regardless of the segment or segments in which they operate.</p> rss@ansommag.com Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:09:00 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/May-Retail-Sales-Give-Tremendous-Boost-to-Industry--According-to-NRF/2$491 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/May-Retail-Sales-Give-Tremendous-Boost-to-Industry--According-to-NRF/2$491 Retailers Benefiting From Tax Rebate Checks rss@ansommag.com Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:26:00 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/NRF-urges-passage-of-antitrust-legislation-addressing-48-billion-in-hidden-credit-card-fees/2$476 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/NRF-urges-passage-of-antitrust-legislation-addressing-48-billion-in-hidden-credit-card-fees/2$476 The National Retail Federation today urged members of the House Judiciary Committee to support major antitrust legislation set for a hearing next week that would require Visa and MasterCard to negotiate with merchants over credit card processing fees that will cost merchants and their customers a projected $48 billion this year. rss@ansommag.com Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:26:00 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Online-Sales-to-Climb-Despite-Struggling-Economy-According-to-ShoporgForrester-Research-Study/2$459 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Online-Sales-to-Climb-Despite-Struggling-Economy-According-to-ShoporgForrester-Research-Study/2$459 In a year where retail industry sales are expected to experience sluggish growth, Americans will continue to flock to the Internet for clothing, computers, and even cars. rss@ansommag.com Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:26:00 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Consumers-Continue-Spending-on-Essentials-as-Economic-Concerns-Mount--/2$441 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Consumers-Continue-Spending-on-Essentials-as-Economic-Concerns-Mount--/2$441 February retail sales released today by the U.S. Commerce Department show total retail sales decreased 0.6 percent seasonally adjusted from the previous month. rss@ansommag.com Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:26:00 -0500 Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Tax-Rebate-Checks-to-Immediately-Pump-43-Billion-into-Economy-According-to-NRF-Survey/2$425 http://www.ansommag.com/web/online/Of-Current-Interest/Tax-Rebate-Checks-to-Immediately-Pump-43-Billion-into-Economy-According-to-NRF-Survey/2$425 <p>Washington, February 13, 2008—"To spend or save?" may be a question many analysts are asking about tax rebate checks, though a new survey finds that many families are planning to do both when the checks are distributed.</p> <p>According to a new National Retail Federation survey, conducted by BIGresearch, consumers plan to spend 40.6 percent of tax rebate checks when they are distributed later this year, which will provide an immediate $42.9 billion boost to the economy.</p> rss@ansommag.com Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:26:00 -0500 Of Current Interest AnsomMag.com: Of Current Interest http://www.ansommag.com/online/section.jsp?siteSection=2 http://www.ansommag.com rss@ansommag.com Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500