GLG News by Digital Outdoor Advertising Purchasers (North America)

Chairman Lampert would have prospective investors believe Sears' problems are because of the recession.  That's understandable, since he isn't likely to admit that he blew it squandering billions on overvalued stock buy backs, while reducing its retail business to the worst operation in the...

The days of trust between the ad agency and the technology advertiser will be a thing of the past.  Gone will be those days when technology companies could give robust product roadmaps to their ad agencies trusting that they will not turn the table and use that information to negoatiate a better...

Amazon's lawsuit may be more about the viability of sales and use taxes to collect state revenue than about one e-commerce company collecting New York sales tax.  Here's why.

While early first quarter earnings have been better than expected and liquidity has improved in the credit markets, there is no sustainable consumer spending rebound insight.  That's bad news for retailers and investors alike. 

Overseas expansion into mature Western-like countries has been hit and miss for many US retailers.  Despite the potential profits, opening stores in emerging countries like Russia, Brazil, India, and China is even more risky.   Here's why

It’s problematic whether Zale is a good quarter to quarter play during the current down turn.  But it ‘s even more uncertain if it will be a successful turn around in this decade.  Here's why.

The NRF's Mother's Day survey seems to overstate Mother's Day sales potential.  Here's a contrarian's point of view.

The eventual consequence for many retailers who are bought  through LBO’s or acquired by hedge funds may be bankruptcy or liquidation.  Here's why.

This is a good reminder that buying advertising from Google is like betting against the house and that barriers to entry for competitors like Microsoft and Yahoo! continue to rise.  Google has great supply - but how much demand is in the market is the question.

Style alone won't make the difference in department store performance.  Here's why.