Retail News
News about the retail industry, including catalog and online retailers, discount, convenience and specialty stores, among others. This section covers everything from animal and pet retailers to wedding and bridal.
German Auction-Site “Ycare” Joins World Trade Center Memorial Fundraising Campaign
The World Trade Center memorial Foundation has chosen to use the German online auction-site "Ycare" for its fundraising. - July 26, 2006 - Ycare
New, Innovative Bicycle Noisemaker Makes the Ride Even More Fun
Remember that Mickey Mantle baseball card that you attached to your bicycle and the wonderful snapping sound it made as it hit the spokes? Wish you hadn’t ruined that Mantle or Willie Mays or Sandy Koufax card? Wish you still had those valuable cards today? Now, thanks to the... - July 24, 2006 - Playtrix, LLC
EasyCare, Inc. Announces Availability of New Improved Easyboot Gaiter
EasyCare, Inc. (http://www.easycareinc.com), the leading manufacturer of equine hoof boots, has announced the availability of a new improved Easyboot Gaiter. The Gaiter is used as an accessory on a regular Easyboot. This revolutionary new product is now called an Easyboot Epic. ... - July 24, 2006 - EasyCare, Inc.
Leading Online Supplier of Brand Name Lingerie, Sexy Underwear, Nightwear and Clubwear Announces Launch of Its New UK Lingerie Website
Silver Mango Clothing website to feature best known names in branded lingerie, sexy nightwear and clubwear including Dreamgirl, Allure, Vacari and Leg Avenue. - July 21, 2006 - Silver Mango Clothing
Boots Herbal Stores Distribute Trimspa Online in the UK - Just in Time for Bikini Season
Curbing the appetite through the use of powerful natural ingredients, new to the UK, Trimspa gives a feeling of fullness while boosting energy levels and fat burning potential. - July 17, 2006 - Boots Herbal Stores
Digital Standard, Inc. Launches Online Extension of its Brandable Mobile Community
Ad-Free Social Networking Site Links Mobile and Online Users, Gives Brands a Direct Relationship with their Consumers - July 14, 2006 - Digital Standard, Inc.
ShopRight Lets Members Earn Commissions from Sales at America's Largest Retail Chains
ShopRight enables its many members to earn commissions when their referred customers buy at dozens of major chains ranging from Target to Office Max to JCPenney. - July 14, 2006 - GRQ Properties
Massachusetts Insurance Agency Redesigns Website to Improve Visitor’s Experience
Daniel J. Guarino Insurance Agency Inc. of Danvers, Massachusetts has redesigned it’s website at http://www.djgins.com. The new design was created with a focus on improving visitor’s access to insurance information and quote request forms to receive quotes quickly online. - July 13, 2006 - Daniel J. Guarino Insurance Agency Inc.
Big Box Stores Offer More Smiles to U.S. Customers
Mass merchandising companies earn highest marks for friendly greetings in mystery shopping survey. - July 13, 2006 - National Shopping Service
Comfort Pads Available in Two Thicknesses
Due to the huge popularity of the Comfort Pad, EasyCare, Inc. will soon be making the product available in both the original ½″ thickness and now the new ¼″ thickness. This version of the Comfort Pad will offer more options for riders and horse owners. The new... - July 13, 2006 - EasyCare, Inc.
DRH Fine Gifts Launches New Loyalty Program
DRH Fine Gifts has launched it's Loyalty Points Program to reward frequent shoppers with a cashback bonus on future purchases on over 5,000 discount perfumes & colognes. - July 10, 2006 - DRH Fine Gifts
Midas Consulting Launches the Most Complete List of Competitive Intelligence Sources in Latin America, Spain and Portugal
Over 1,300 competitive intelligence sources on Latin America, Spain & Portugal, sorted by country and type of source. - July 08, 2006 - Midas Consulting
Pro-dezign Announces the Release of the New Quick Blog
Top level domains for $1.99 with the purchase of a Quick Blog account. - July 06, 2006 - Pro-dezign.com
Unveiling an Unprecedented Change in Lighting for Retail Stores
Remco Energy, a leading utility cost reduction firm, announced today a marketing initiative to introduce (Light Emitting Capacitor) LEC technology which will reshape the way retailers use and place light. Reminiscent of the launch of fluorescent, halogen and LED light sources, LEC technology... - July 06, 2006 - Remco Energy Solutions
Frigidaire Chills Out with New Summer Sweepstakes
Frigidaire Canada is chillin’ out with a new “Cool Summer” Sweepstakes designed to help Canadians beat the heat this summer. With promotional partners Loblaws and Cuisinart, Frigidaire has created “Cool Summer” Prize Packs. Consumers can enter to win one of three... - July 06, 2006 - scratch
Service with a Smile is Alive and Well in North America
Worldwide research indicates that when it comes to offering a smile while welcoming the public into a place of business, North Americans have the edge over workers from Europe. - July 05, 2006 - National Shopping Service
Icaresearch.com Offers New Charity Fundraising Search Engine
Icaresearch.com is a new search engine that aims to raise funds for charities by sharing a proportion of its income generated through advertising. - July 03, 2006 - Carrazan Ltd.
Amazing Lightload Towels Are Not Just for the Outdoors
Lightload Towels, a lightweight, versatile towel originally developed with backpackers and campers in mind, is finding a niche among householders, commuters and other “regular people” who appreciate its portability and surprising number of uses. A creation of... - June 30, 2006 - Dyna-E International
Rechargeable Electric Shock Swatter: The Ultimate Bug Killer
Tired of bugs ruining your outdoor fun? Now you can easily eliminate annoying pests with a flick of your wrist -- and a swing of a racket. The Shock Swatter, a brand new electric fly swatter that looks like a small tennis racket, zaps bugs on contact! Measuring only 4” x 19”, it is... - June 28, 2006 - Optimal Life LLC
Encryptomatic MSGViewer Lets Users Access E-mail Message Content and Extract File Attachments from Outlook .MSG Files
Encryptomatic LLC today announced the release of MSGViewer, a viewer and file extractor for Microsoft® Outlook® .MSG messages. MSGViewer makes it easy access Outlook MAPI message files (.msg files) created in Outlook 2000/XP/2003. MSGViewer can provide quick access to.msg files... - June 21, 2006 - Encryptomatic LLC
EasyCare Announces Availability of New Comfort Pads
Comfort Pads were designed after much collaboration between EasyCare, Inc. and Pete Ramey in the quest to find the perfect product to help horses suffering from severe hoof problems. After many attempts finally the perfect material was found. The new ½” EVA foam Comfort Pad... - June 22, 2006 - EasyCare, Inc.
New Forum Allows the Public Worldwide to Publish Permanent Obituaries and Epitaphs
Permanent epitaphs and obituaries can now be posted to www.World-Epitaph.com to honor family and aid genealogical and family history researchers. - June 20, 2006 - World Epitaph Ltd.
Compare Inkjet Cartridges to Save Money in UK
Consumers are still not taking enough advantage of the internet to compare prices on consumables - especially inkjet printer cartridges. Too often consumers will only look at a single website for low value items. However inkjet cartridge prices can vary widely and often with a little bit of... - June 19, 2006 - CheapInkjetSolutions
Treasured Tots Announces the Launch of its New Baby Essentials and Baby Accessories Website Offering a Wide Variety of Baby Products to Customers in the UK
Treasured Tots launches website for baby clothes, baby toys and essential baby accessories with user-friendly navigation and secure purchasing facilities to purchase both baby boys’ clothing and baby girls’ clothing along with essentials such as feeding accessories, baby grows, and baby toys. - June 15, 2006 - Treasured Tots
CCR Comptoir SA Launches 5.5 Premium Longfiller Cigars
CCR Comptoir Ltd.'s 5.5 Premium Longfiller Cigars are entirely hand-made - "Totalemente a Mano" - the highest qualification in cigar production; and their Luna Negra Shortfiller "Hecho a Mano." CCR Comptoir Ltd is duly authorised by the Federal Customs Department (EZV) Switzerland to trade and resell finished tobacco products under the license no: 8288 - June 15, 2006 - CCR Universal Entertainment
BagButton LLC. Continues World Wide Growth through Distribution Contracts
BagButton LLC. The World Wide leader in economical space saving, space bags storage Bags solutions, announced today it is expanding distribution channels through new distributors located in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Australia. Contract negotiations are in process. It is anticipated that one... - June 13, 2006 - BagButton LLC.
The First Free Social Network for the Deaf on the Web Launched
The first free deaf social network on the Web was recently launched at www.TagDeaf.com. TagDeaf offers free registration and helps deaf, hard of hearing, and any interested hearing parties connect from all over the world. - June 11, 2006 - TagDeaf.com
Bonjour of Switzerland 2006 Collection of Fine European Linens is Available at www.italianfinelinens.com
Aiko Luxury Linens is pleased to introduce the new 2006 collection of brightly printed luxury bedding by Schlossberg, known in the USA as Bonjour of Switzerland. - June 03, 2006 - Aiko Luxury Linens
dealnews.com Makes PC World’s Top 100 of 2006
dealnews.com chosen #24 in PC World Magazine’s annual list of best products and services. - June 01, 2006 - dealnews.com
New Grokodile Blog Directory Offers Free Listings to Bloggers
One of the biggest challenges for new or amateur bloggers is getting people to notice their blog. Now, with Grokodile’s new blog directory at www.Grokodile.com, amateur bloggers have a way to promote themselves and develop a readership community. - June 01, 2006 - Grokodile.com
Ping Mobile Partners with Retail Industry Veteran CREW Marketing
Ping Mobile and NYC-based CREW Marketing announced today their partnership to launch the PingRewards™ mobile marketing service to retail and advertising clients nationwide. CREW Marketing, a provider of retail sales, marketing, merchandising, training, support and corporate services to all... - May 31, 2006 - Ping Mobile
Free Web Index Provides Easy Browsing for Visitors and Low-Cost Links to Site Owners
Search, browse, or submit links to the resource collection at the www.FreeWebIndex.com Web directory. - May 31, 2006 - Free Web Index
R&R Grosbard and New Age Diamonds Present the Fire Flower Jewelry Collection
The collection was designed by R&R Grosbard with colored diamonds cultivated by New Age Diamonds. - May 31, 2006 - New Age Diamonds
LeapFrog Interactive Unveils New Site for Yum! Brands Streetball Louisville to Benefit Cabbage Patch Settlement House
LeapFrog Interactive is unveiling a new website - www.streetballlouisville.com - for the YUM! Brands Streetball Louisville tournament that will take place next month in downtown Louisville. - May 24, 2006 - LEAP Agency
Westwood One and Twix Host The Ultimate Sports Party Package Sweepstakes
Thousands of Dollars in Prizes including a Big Screen Flat Panel HDTV for the “Chew it Over with Twix” Campaign. Sweepstakes launched May 29th on www.ChewitOverWithTwix.com. - May 23, 2006 - Westwood One
Montgomery’s Florist Receives 2006 Pinnacle Business Award
Local florist chosen for Small Business Award. - May 19, 2006 - Montgomery Florist
Froggiebid Online Auctions Now Open
Froggiebid Online Auction site is now open. Low fees, lots of features. Come visit them today at http://www.froggiebid.com. - May 18, 2006 - Froggiebid Online Auctions
Consumer-Blogs.com Announces Several New Offers from Top Online Merchants, Including J&R.com, Shoes.com, Hotwire, and Walmart.com
Consumer-Blogs.com, which aims to keep consumers informed of discounts, coupons and coupon codes, promotions, special offers, and new product announcements from the web’s top online merchants and vendors, is announcing several new limited time offers posted to its website, http://www.consumer-blogs.com, from several merchants including J&R.com, Shoes.com, Hotwire, and Walmart.com. - May 16, 2006 - Consumer-Blogs.com
Monthly Income Announces the Complete Free Blogging Guide that Helps Blog Enthusiasts Know More About Blogs
Monthly Income, a leading website about online promotion, is announcing the launch of its new "Complete Blogging Guide" free resource. - May 13, 2006 - Negocio en Casa
MomsRising Launches eStore at GoodStorm
MomsRising (www.momsrising.org), a non-profit, national organization that advocates for motherhood and family issues, has launched a GoodStorm eStore at www.goodstorm.com/stores/momsrising. - May 11, 2006 - GoodStorm
Consumer-Blogs.com Launches New Website To Keep Consumers Informed Of Discounts, Coupon Codes, Sales, Promotions And Announcements From Top Online Merchants
Consumer-Blogs.com, which aims to keep consumers informed of discounts, coupons, promotions and new announcements from top online merchants, has launched a new continuously-updated website in blog format to better carry out its mission. - May 08, 2006 - Consumer-Blogs.com
Emergency Communication Device Provides Peace of Mind to Anyone in Need of Extra Security
Com-Care Security Products and WSI work together to give revolutionary Voice-garde™ device multi-lingual Web exposure. - May 07, 2006 - WSI Internet
Spanish-Language Sites Increase Web Visibility of Dentists
Sesame Design can now make your dental web site accessible to patients whose native language is Spanish. More than 40 million people of Hispanic origin live in the United States. This is the fastest growing population group in the country. - May 06, 2006 - Sesame Communications
“Colbert Was Right” T-shirt is a Run-Away Hit at GoodStorm.com
Online retailer The Ink Project has launched the hit T-shirt, “Colbert Was Right,’ supporting Comedy Channel satirist Stephen Colbert who made headlines after delivering the closing speech at the recent White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, available at www.goodstorm.com/stores/the_ink_project. - May 05, 2006 - GoodStorm
Getting a Free Copy of Your Annual Free Credit Report is Made Easy by Free-Credit-Reports.com
Free-Credit-Reports.com provides simple instructions on how to request an Equifax, Experian, Trans Union, Credit Report directly from those agencies. - May 05, 2006 - Free Credit Reports
Introducing Rad Wrapz New Site Design
Richard and Debbie Winters of Pittsburg, IL would like to invite you to visit their newly re-designed web site at http://radwrapz.iwarp.com . Rad Wrapz has a new look and features not only new products but easier navigation to help you find all of their products in a user friendly interface. - May 05, 2006 - Rad Wrapz
Flirtygems.com Launches New Website and Rolls Out Summer Line
You can almost feel the summer breeze when you view Flirty Gems new summer collection. Gone are the bulky necklaces and earrings of summers past and a new more feminine Flirty Gems has emerged. The earrings, which are Alana’s main focus, are adorned with all of favorite summer... - May 04, 2006 - Flirty Gems
BagButton, Making Space Bags Vision Practical
BagButton took Space Bags vision of consumer vacuum packaging to reduce, protect and organize, and made it practical, affordable and portable. - May 04, 2006 - BagButton LLC.
GoodStorm and Working Assets Launch GoodsForChange.com
GoodStorm (www.GoodStorm.com), a progressive e-commerce company, and Working Assets (WorkingAssets.com), a wireless, long distance, credit card and publishing company that donates a portion of its revenue to progressive nonprofits, have teamed up to launch GoodsForChange.com, an e-commerce store where $2 of every purchase is donated to progressive organizations. - May 03, 2006 - GoodStorm
Monaco’s Former Royal Luxury Yacht Seeks New Life Cruising High Seas
Fifty years after playing a starring role in the royal wedding of Prince Rainier of Monaco to American film star Grace Kelly, the 147-foot former royal yacht of Monaco is up for sale. - May 03, 2006 - Truestar Marketing