Retail

The value of mobile retail marketing will reach $15 billion globally by 2012 as digital ad spendmoves to mobile and mobile coupons gain acceptance, according to a new report from Juniper Research. This is a growth of 50 percent over 2011.

By 2009, Hayneedle, Inc. was marketing more than 220 niche product category web sites. With so many disparate products, an organized and optimized distribution process became top priority.

Starbucks aims to increase its coffee sales via a QR code campaign with the help of Scanbuy.

Technologically-Advanced Consumers, The Demise of Enterprise IT, Proven Downstream Data Use Cases, The Supply Chain of the Future you name the topic, chances are that the speakers covered it at the 2011 Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. Click here for a recap of the event's many highlights, featuring industry all stars from P&G, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Energizer, PepsiCo and many more.

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Walmart U.S. has delivered three consecutive months of positive same store sales. That means big plans for growth through 2013 even though operating expenditures will decrease significantly. New stores will add between 45 and 49 million square feet worldwide in the next fiscal year. The company also forecasted sales growth between 5 and 7 percent for fiscal year 2013.