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Visual Merchandising: Friday, May 24, 2013
Full Tuition Fashion Scholarship Competition
LOS ANGELES, Aug 3, 2007 / FW/ — Attention high school seniors who are interested in a career in fashion! The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition offers students interested in Fashion Design or Fashion Marketing, Merchandising or Retail Management an opportunity to compete for a full tuition scholarship to study at one of The Art Institutes.
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Back-to-School Spending this Year to Top $18 Billion, Says NRF
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jul 17, 2007/ FW/ --- Though the summer is still in full swing, families across the nation are already planning back-to-school shopping trips. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Back-to-School survey, conducted by BIGresearch, families with school-age children are expected to spend $563.49 on back-to-school merchandise, up 6.9 percent from last year’s $527.08 average Total back-to-school spending this year is expected to reach $18.4 billion.
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Summer Brings Sales Stumble as June Sales Dip, According to NRF
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 13, 2007 / --- Retailers posted modest sales gains in June, leaving many hopeful that the upcoming back-to-school season will bring consumers back into the stores. According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales for June (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose 3.4 percent unadjusted over last year and decreased 0.5 percent seasonally adjusted from May.
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Make-A-Wish Foundation Launches ‘Destination Joy’
NEW YORK, Jun 9, 2007/ FW/ --- For over two decades the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has granted the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. And, this month, the foundation launches ‘Destination Joy,’ its first national activation campaign.
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Want It! Saks Fifth Avenue Raises the Bar on Visual Merchandising
LOS ANGELES, Jun 8, 2007/ FW/ --- Art & fashion meet once again at Saks Fifth Avenue’s ‘Want It!’ this September as the famed store raises the bar on visual merchandising with the works of celebrated typographer graphic artist Marian Banties.
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Visual Merchandising Helps Sales, But Customer Service Needs To Be in Top Shape, Too
LONDON, Jun 8, 2007/ FW/ --- A study released yesterday by Envision Retail suggested that ‘fashion retailers are losing out on billions of dollars a year because sales staff are only engaging with 7% of customers who enter the store.’
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