retail

Major Appliance Beauty May Only be Skin Deep

March 19, 2012 09:57

Have you shopped for a major appliance lately? If you haven’t, it is a scary world out there. It is not just that prices have gone crazy for front loading washing machines and french door refrigerators. The products themselves, despite the premium prices, may turn out to be a hunk of junk. In...

Report: China’s 2020 Consumer Demographics

March 13, 2012 09:00

Mar. 13 – As China gradually shifts its economy from an investment-led growth module to a more consumption-driven structure, be prepared to engage a more individualistic and emotional Chinese consumer in the near future, suggested a new study conducted by the international consultancy group...

JewelMint: One Gem of a Not So Sweet Scheme

March 12, 2012 10:43

To the casual visitor, JewelMint.com seems like a conventional jewelry sales website with one difference. They only display jewelry pieces to you that they believe match the preferences you expressed when you first logged into their site. Every month they create a special list of items chosen just...

Consumption Trends and Targeting China’s Female Consumer

March 08, 2012 11:00

By Vivian Ni Mar. 8 – Consumer goods retailers and female-oriented service providers across China are competing to launch promotional campaigns and offer discounts today in a bid to attract more female consumption. At the end of this year’s “International Women’s Day,” they...

Breaking Down the White House Privacy Framework--a Video Blog

Foley Hoag
March 05, 2012 10:31

Here is a video discussion I had with LexBlog on the new White House Data Privacy report, “Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy.”  In this conversation, we discussed the...