Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
Now that Black Friday and, to a lesser degree, Cyber Monday have pervaded the consciousness of the consumer nation and are no longer inside-baseball terms tossed around in retail trade … Read the whole story

RESTAURANTS
by Karlene Lukovitz
While it's been 15 years since Herman Cain was the CEO of Godfather's Pizza, that association appears to be influencing consumer perceptions of the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Vanessa Horwell
If ever there was a group in America that could benefit from a public relations team, it's the Wall Street protesters. Read the whole story

FINANCIAL SERVICES
by Tanya Gazdik
Bank Transfer Day may be over, but the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is keeping up the push to encourage consumers to move … Read the whole story
by Sarah Mahoney
From launching Bieber-fever advertising to fending off media campaigns from overworked store associates, retailers are gearing up for what looks to be a bruising … Read the whole story
ELECTRONICS
by Aaron Baar
According to a survey conducted by Nielsen, Apple's iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone were the top three most desired consumer electronics gifts heading into … Read the whole story

APPAREL
by Karl Greenberg
How do you make a decentralized global apparel company without a single, cohesive voice around the world, no e-commerce, and a lagging digital presence … Read the whole story

AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
Buick is back as presenting sponsor of the seventh annual Wired pop-up store, and this time it's the biggest to date, at over 10,000 … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jacqueline Zenn
Live-blogging is a novel and extremely engaging way for brands (and individual bloggers) to deliver interesting content that readers value. Read the whole story