STORES Magazine - November 2008 - (Page 20) trEnDS NUMBERS WORTH COUNTING Compiled by David P. Schulz 42% Source: AARP 5:38 Length (in minutes) of customers’ average wait for service in specialty stores Consumers over age 50 who check the Internet for news at least once a day 6:26 Average wait for service at discount stores 36% 44% 60% Baby boomers who won’t be able to maintain a retirement lifestyle close to their current lifestyle unless they continue to work Source: McKinsey Source: Mystery Shopping Providers Association Online sales driven by repeat customers Source: The State of Online Retailing 2008 33% 36% Source: BDO Seidman Retailers that have delayed, or will delay, opening new stores U.S. adults who say their diets are becoming less healthy because of rising food prices Source: Brain Reserve 62.3 million Consumers planning to begin holiday shopping before Thanksgiving Source: Mediamark Research & Intelligence 24% Consumers able to name a “green” product by brand name Source: Yale Center for Customer Insight Retailers that say they have closed, or will close, stores this year 10% Source: Krantz & Co. Teens who had more to spend for back-to-school this year compared with 2007 29% Consumers who say they would never return to a restaurant with an extremely unclean or unsanitary restroom Source: SCA Tissue North America $25 billion Value of gift card sales projected for this holiday season, down 5 percent from 2007 Source: Archstone Consulting 11.4 billion 134 Source: Mintel Videos viewed by Americans in one month 87% Online retailers employing site search, search engine optimization and e-mail marketing strategies Source: SLI Systems’ Trends in e-Commerce Survey New beers introduced to the U.S. market so far this year 558 million Hours Americans spent viewing these videos Source: comScore 38% Consumers who say they purchased a product because the brand or store was associated with a cause they support. Source: 2008 Cone Cause Evaluation Study 20 STORES / NOVEMBER 2008 WWW.STORES.ORG http://WWW.STORES.ORG
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of STORES Magazine - November 2008 STORES Magazine - November 2008 Contents Executive Editor's Page President's Page Every Cup Counts What Shoppers Think Less Park Time, More Shop Time 10 Things You May Have Missed Numbers Worth Counting Full Price/Markdown Retail People Retail Held Captive First Look Concept2Watch Marketing Technology Custom Software PCI Compliance Data Security Arts Update Newsbeat LP Issues: Q&A Cover Story Surveillance Systems Online Fraud Industry Perspective LOEB Retail Letter Point of View NRF News Retail Crossword Retail Industry Calendar Last Laugh STORES Magazine - November 2008 STORES Magazine - November 2008 - STORES Magazine - November 2008 (Page Cover1) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - STORES Magazine - November 2008 (Page Cover2) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - STORES Magazine - November 2008 (Page 3) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Contents (Page 4) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Contents (Page 5) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Contents (Page 6) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Contents (Page 7) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Executive Editor's Page (Page 8) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Executive Editor's Page (Page 9) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - President's Page (Page 10) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - President's Page (Page 11) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Every Cup Counts (Page 12) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Every Cup Counts (Page 13) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - What Shoppers Think (Page 14) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - What Shoppers Think (Page 15) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Less Park Time, More Shop Time (Page 16) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Less Park Time, More Shop Time (Page 17) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - 10 Things You May Have Missed (Page 18) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - 10 Things You May Have Missed (Page 19) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Numbers Worth Counting (Page 20) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Numbers Worth Counting (Page 21) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Full Price/Markdown (Page 22) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Full Price/Markdown (Page 23) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail People (Page 24) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail People (Page 25) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Held Captive (Page 26) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Held Captive (Page 27) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Held Captive (Page 28) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Held Captive (Page 29) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - First Look (Page 30) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - First Look (Page 31) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - First Look (Page 32) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - First Look (Page 33) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Concept2Watch (Page 34) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Concept2Watch (Page A1) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Concept2Watch (Page A2) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Concept2Watch (Page A3) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Concept2Watch (Page A4) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Marketing Technology (Page 39) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Marketing Technology (Page 40) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Marketing Technology (Page 41) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Custom Software (Page 42) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Custom Software (Page 43) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Custom Software (Page 44) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Custom Software (Page 45) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - PCI Compliance (Page 46) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - PCI Compliance (Page 47) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - PCI Compliance (Page 48) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - PCI Compliance (Page 49) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Data Security (Page 50) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Data Security (Page 51) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Data Security (Page 52) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Data Security (Page 53) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Arts Update (Page 54) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Arts Update (Page L1) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Arts Update (Page L2) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Newsbeat (Page L3) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - LP Issues: Q&A (Page L4) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - LP Issues: Q&A (Page L5) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Cover Story (Page L6) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Cover Story (Page L7) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Cover Story (Page L8) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Cover Story (Page L9) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Surveillance Systems (Page L10) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Surveillance Systems (Page L11) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Surveillance Systems (Page L12) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Surveillance Systems (Page L13) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Surveillance Systems (Page L14) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Surveillance Systems (Page L15) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Surveillance Systems (Page L16) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Online Fraud (Page L17) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Industry Perspective (Page L18) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Industry Perspective (Page L19) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Industry Perspective (Page L20) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Industry Perspective (Page 75) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Industry Perspective (Page 76) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Industry Perspective (Page 77) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - LOEB Retail Letter (Page 78) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - LOEB Retail Letter (Page 79) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Point of View (Page 80) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Point of View (Page 81) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - NRF News (Page 82) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - NRF News (Page 83) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Crossword (Page 84) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Crossword (Page 85) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Crossword (Page 86) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Crossword (Page 87) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Industry Calendar (Page 88) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Retail Industry Calendar (Page 89) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Last Laugh (Page 90) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Last Laugh (Page Cover3) STORES Magazine - November 2008 - Last Laugh (Page Cover4)
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