Sales & Marketing

The first 10 spots on the annual Top 100 retailer list from STORES magazine hold the same names as last year, but pressures from the uncertain economy and the impact of online retail are forcing them to make changes to stay ahead.

As shoppers economic concerns eased somewhat in the wake of the recession, some industry observers predicted that store brands would give up their recent gains as the economy rebounded. To the contrary, store brand sales reaching $88.5 billion overall, an all-time high.

Designed for the iPhone and iPad, TI Mobile aims to give clients 24/7 mobile access information on their trade promotions while traveling or away from their desks.

A global survey of 804 IT decision makers and 1,040 consumer IT users finds that consumer use of smartphones, social networks and cloud services are fundamentally changing the way that enterprises do business.

The new name reflects the companys evolution to a global branded lifestyle and apparel company led by Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.

With the addition of Kohinoor in India and Kamis in Poland, the company expects its percentage of sales from emerging markets to exceed 12 percent in 2012.

The consumer goods giant plans for mobile marketing primacy by 2020 in a strategy that includes covering mobile data charges for those interacting with its brands.