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iPhone Application Recipe

By David Dorf on October 20, 2009 8:30 AM

RetailWire ran articles yesterday and today on the success of iPhone applications for the retail industry. Apps from Amazon, Target, Gap, and Whole Foods seem to be getting traction, but all of them had shortcomings. Here's my list for what...

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Retail Outlook for Fashion

By David Dorf on January 23, 2009 2:00 PM

Here's a scary statistic: Normally 4% of women surveyed by America's Research Group say they have no plans to purchase new clothing in the coming year. For 2009, one third of women say they will purchase no new clothing. Yikes!...

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Retailers on Facebook

By David Dorf on December 15, 2008 4:45 PM

eMarketer published an interesting chart listing 30 major retailers that maintain a "fan page" on Facebook. My first thought was, why? Basically, Facebook users can sign-up to be a fan of actors/comedians, politicians, bands, movies/TV shows, and now products/businesses. For...

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Shopping on the iPhone

By David Dorf on December 8, 2008 9:45 AM

I've had my iPhone for a while now, and my favorite non-Apple applications are Facebook, Evernote, and More Cowbell. But its not all fun and games. In a previous post I discussed some of the research we were doing with...

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