by Marc Cohen | Aug 20, 2014 | Business, General Merchandise, Industry, Management, Marketing, New to the Industry
For decades the expression “as GM goes, so goes the economy” was adhered to by many economists and Wall St. Investment firms. Times have changed and the new bell weather indicator is now Home Depot. Yesterday Home depot reported a healthy 5.8% increase in quarterly...
by Data Age | Aug 18, 2014 | Business, Education, Industry, Management, Marketing
A fundraiser and awareness campaign for the ALS Association, the “Ice Bucket Challenge” has taken social media by storm since it popped off on July 29, with more than 176,000 people tweeting about it in the past seven days alone. The rules of the challenge...
by Marc Cohen | Aug 14, 2014 | Business, General Merchandise, Industry, Management, Marketing, News
Challenging PayPal, Square BY DOUG TSURUOKA INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Amazon.com, in its biggest move in payments to date, said Wednesday that it is offering a secure card reader and mobile app that lets small merchants process digital point-of sale transactions....
by Data Age | Aug 13, 2014 | Business, Firearms, General Merchandise, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Management, Marketing, New to the Industry, News
The title reads, Don’t Get Stuck In The Deep Discount Dilemma. Retailers are running scared, afraid of becoming the 40%-off brand. With shoppers being trained to wait for discounts, the article mentions that the slippery slope has become and avalanche. Digital...
by Data Age | Aug 12, 2014 | Business, General Merchandise, Industry, Management, Marketing, News, Tech
OpenTable announced on Monday that New York users of their new app will now be able to purchase their meals directly through the app. The company brought the mobile payment option to 45 of New York City’s restaurants. The goal is, by the end of the year, to roll...
by Data Age | Aug 7, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Business, General Merchandise, Industry, Management, Marketing, News, Safety, Security, Software, Tech
eBay sellers in the UK are reporting a security breach that requires no hacking or programming skills whatsoever. In fact, it’s shockingly simple and potentially devastating to victims of anyone wanting to launch a malicious attack against them. On the other...
