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Key Trendwatching Predictions for 2013

Each year, Trendwatching publishes a report on consumer trends and expectations to recognize for the coming year. For this year, Trendwatching observes that: “2013 will be the perfect storm of necessity and opportunity: some economies will do OK(-ish), others will … Continue reading

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Target Makes Selected Price Matching Permanent

As we reported recently (in a post on its shopping-driven store design), Target is doing everything it can to stimulate greater customer business. In December 2012, the retailer experimented with in-store matching of online prices from selected competitors. Now, it has … Continue reading

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What’s Ahead in 2013

JWT has just released its “100 Things to Watch in 2013″ report. Click the image to access the slideshow – lots of interesting stuff here!  

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