5/1/2013
More than one in four households with teens ages 12-17 own a tablet device, compared to 20% of tablet owners in households with those ages 18-24 and 24% tablet ownership in households with those ages 25-34, according to Nielsen.
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Spring Is Peak Time for Health and Wellness Businesses to Reach Women
5/1/13
You’d think that health- and wellness-oriented businesses must see a spike in sales at the beginning of each year due to New Year’s resolutions. After all, nearly half (45%) of Americans make resolutions, according to the University of Scranto
Merchandising Apps: Identifying and Overcoming the Challenges to Becoming the Next Angry Birds
5/1/2013
Predicting the next Angry Birds hasn’t been easy. Many apps have tried to mimic Rovio’s success as a merchandise powerhouse, and none of them has yet come close to Angry Birds‘ retail and sales dominance. But panelists a
Summer Is Peak Time for Cellulite Woes
5/1/13
More than nine in 10 women with cellulite say there’s a specific time when their cellulite bothers them the most, with 88% citing summertime or at the beach, according to New Jersey Plastic Surgery. Swimsuits (59%), shorts (58%), short skirts
Kool-Aid Brings Back Iconic Spokesman
5/1/2013
Kraft is launching “Smile. It’s Kool-Aid,” a multifaceted marketing campaign to revive the Kool-Aid brand and promote its new liquid drink mix product line.
The iconic Kool-Aid man, originally introduced in 1954, has been upgraded
Affluent Women Are More Concerned Than Affluent Men About Retirement, Recession
5/1/13
Women in households earning more than $250,000 a year are more likely than their male counterparts to have purchased luxury products or services in the past 12 months (59% vs. 54%), according to the Shullman Research Center.
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DreamWorks Animation Goes Trolling
5/1/2013
DreamWorks Animation has acquired the intellectual property rights for the Troll franchise from Dam Things of Denmark. The dolls with the brightly colored hair have regularly ebbed and flowed in popularity since their introduction in the 196
Chico’s Introduces New Retail Concept
5/1/13
Chico’s, operator of White House/Black Market and Chico’s, is opening Boston Proper, a new concept store to “seamlessly integrate” online and in-store shopping. The stores are small, intimate boutiques, staffed to provide personalized servi
One in Four Teen Couples Experience Digital Abuse
5/1/2013
More than one in four teens in a romantic relationship (26%) say their partners have digitally abused them during the previous year using social media, email, or text messages, according to research published in the Journal of Youth a
Women Love Their Shoes
5/1/13
Seven in 10 women (70%) own more than 10 pairs of shoes, according to Glamour magazine. Yet, 57% only regularly wear one to three pairs each week, 38% wear between four and six, 4% wear between seven and nine, and 1% wear more than ni