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1.  Sharp recently regained the number one spot for sales of HD LCD TV’s from Vizio.  2. 60% households who are planning to purchase a new television in the next six months are planning to buy an HDTV set.      3.  DIRECTV is achieving strong HD growth.

Having lost most of its retail jewelry talent over the last 18 months, Zales's new Chairman hires a non-jewelry Chief Executive to turn the company around.  Whether he's got the 'right stuff' is uncertain.  But one thing is clear, he doesn't know anything about the jewelry business and doesn't...

The question remains whether a bigger discount strategy this December leaves retailers in a better or worse position to improve earnings in subsequent quarters.    I doubt it.  Here's why.

Obviously there's a lot at stake; audience measurement and ad revenue for the stations. Realistically, this is a major step, going from traditional diaries to PPM's, corresponding results to date are not surprising.

Consumers, marketers and social networks will continue to rethink and evolve the notion of electronic connections. Advertising and marketing dollars will continue to move online to take advantage of electronically enabled relationships.

CSK Auto can not "save" it's way to increased profitability. Pricing, morale, labor and merchandising issues need to be addressed, but driving traffic to the stores must occur at the same time. A short term strategy to drive trial will provide a cushion of time and revenues to implement more comprehensive...

Tesco's new Fresh & Easy format could mean an incremental $100 billion in sales for the world's number 3 grocery retailer.  Here's why that could happen and why US competitors may be unable to stop it.

Real-time data, when used in concert with customer performance analysis, can help banks accelerate migrating customers that use paper checks to electronic payment methods. Real-time data will strengthen banks ability to provide international payment offerings as part of a complete...

Tiffany's joint venture with The Swatch Group is a piece of the company's strategy designed to cash in on the reservoir of value in the Tiffany brand name.  Lucrative for Tiffany and shareholders alike, its success is far from certain.  Here's why.

Lampert's protests of bad press are more defensive than persuasive which leads shareholders to the conclusion that Sears' Chairman may not see the difference between good cost management and a reduction in competitive advantage.  But press clipping should be the least of...