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Q1 2013 desktop-based US retail e-commerce spending, up 13%

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:42:00 +0200

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released its estimates of Q1 2013 US retail e-commerce sales.
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NYF International Advertising Awards: 2013 shortlist

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:58:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards for World's Best Advertising has announced the 2013 Shortlist for a number of its competitions.
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D&AD Awards: The nominations

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:05:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: Here are the nominations for the D&AD Awards. See this year's In Book winners and Nominations below. Yellow Pencil winners will be revealed on Wednesday 12 June at the Awards Ceremony.
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US sees stronger eBook sales, but growth slows

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:55:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, US: Electronic books provided 23% of US publishing revenues in 2012 but sizzling growth rates have eased, according to industry figures released on Thursday.
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Brand campaign automation key to driving channel and field sales

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:26:00 +0200

PALO ALTO, US: A new CMO Council report finds challenges in localisation strategies as chief marketing officers look to use new digital channels to support customer engagement through local sales networks.
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Valentine's Day special: a collection of romantic stats from Mintel

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0200

CHICAGO, US: OK, Valentine's Day has come and gone, but there's another coming around next year, and the year after, and... So Mintel decided to take a look at Valentine's Day just passed, and see what everyone was giving the object of their desires... Well, in the US, at least...
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Tablets take market share from PCs

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:19:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: More than a third of all computers sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 was a tablet, according to a survey released Wednesday (6 February).
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Study highlights digital wallet market potential and current adoption barriers

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:31:00 +0200

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has the 'Digital Wallet Road Map 2013', a study which measures consumer awareness, perceptions and intent to use current digital wallet offerings. The study found that digital wallets, which store a virtual copy of the contents of a consumer's physical wallet to facilitate online or offline retail transactions, only had awareness among 51% of US consumers for wallets other than PayPal.
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Young men: Their beauty secret

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:53:00 +0200

CHICAGO, US: While "made for men" beauty products are now mainstream, latest research from Mintel reveals that online retailing is the ultimate shopping channel for American men when it comes to beauty. Indeed, the ease and convenience features of shopping online appeal to some 60% of men aged 18-34 who buy beauty products and agree that buying online is more convenient than shopping in-store. This compares to 52% of women of the same age - and 41% of their older male counterparts (aged 55+).
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IGA partners with Unitrade to expand to SA

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:48:00 +0200

CHICAGO, US / JOHANNESBURG, SA: IGA has announced that it will continue to advance its global presence by partnering with Johannesburg-based Unitrade Management Services (UMS) to bring the IGA brand back to South Africa. IGA originally moved into South Africa in 2002, but there have been no IGA stores in the country since 2008.
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