Massachusetts treasurer calls for sales tax bill debate with Boehner
Massachusetts treasurer Steven Grossman challenged House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to a debate Thursday, after Boehner said publicly that he probably won't vote in favor of the Marketplace Fairness Act. "Local retailers and other merchants should not have to compete…
Merchants use service, in-store technology to tackle showrooming
A recent study, by Seattle-based group Placed, found 40% of the shoppers participated in showrooming and concluded the threat to retailers may be more serious than they realize. The study was based on survey results from nearly 15,000 people. Retailers…
Rite Aid tour will include skin cancer screening
Rite Aid and the Skin Cancer Foundation are preparing to start the sixth annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour, with a custom van traveling nationwide and stores providing a free, full-body skin cancer screening. The tour of stores will start…
Survey: Shoppers abandon hard-to-use sites quickly
Some 65% of consumers abandon e-commerce sites that don't let them quickly find what they're looking for, according to a survey. The survey detailed consumers' pet peeves with online and brick-and-mortar stores, including out of stock inventory and having to…