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  • Retail management and trending experts | Blacks Consulting
  • Retail management and trending experts | Blacks Consulting
  • Retail management and trending experts | Blacks Consulting

Blacks Retail Report

January Retail Report – Waiting For Spring To Be Sprung
January Retail Report – Waiting For Spring To Be Sprung

The Big Picture The U.S. economy continues to slowly revive and consumers have taken note. Consumers’ confidence in the economy is at its highest level since May of last year, mostly due to the decr...

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Retail Industry News

J. C. Penney Plans Major Store Overhaul, New Image
J. C. Penney Plans Major Store Overhaul, New Image

New J. C. Penney chief executive Ron Johnson announced this week that he has major changes in store for the seasoned retailer. Johnson, who came to the company three months ago, after overseeing Apple...

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Fashion Trends & Forecasts

Spring ’12 Fashion Trends for Men and Women
Spring ’12 Fashion Trends for Men and Women

It may still be winter, but the only way to motivate customers to buy is to stock the latest in spring trends. We take a look at the trends that popped in the spring runway collections: Men’s Bold a...

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Online Retail Strategies

Top Five Marketing Tips for 2012
Top Five Marketing Tips for 2012

If you’ve made it through 2011 with some gains, congratulations! But keeping up the momentum always takes planning and hard work, especially when it comes to marketing your store and brand. To help ...

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Management & Consulting

Do Election Years Affect Retail Sales?
Do Election Years Affect Retail Sales?

Knowing that retail sales have regular cycles that can be disrupted by external events, we asked ourselves do election years affect retail sales? So, we did a little research to see what we could expe...

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