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Growth in Grocery Segment Highlights List of Largest U.S. Retailers
Keywords: Retail Market

Wal-Mart Easily Maintains No. 1 Ranking

There were only modest shifts in position among the nation's very largest retailers last year, according to STORES 2012 Top 100 Retailers report. Wal-Mart -- bigger than the next four largest retailers combined -- remains in the No. 1 spot.		  


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Study: Think Python, Not Buying Funnel

No Begging Here: Pet Food Makers Grow Appetite for Sponsorship

Pickups: America Falls Back in Love

Restaurants Sales at All-Time High as Recession Fades

Why Car Prices Vary From City to City
 

Consumers' Less Lavish Return to Luxury
Keywords: Consumer Behavior

Luxury is back, but with some caveats. For one thing, affluent consumers are less inclined to scarf up such big-ticket discretionary toys as sports cars and full-priced jewelry than they were before the recession.

Post-recession luxury consumers are, in fact, more pragmatic, per a new study by market research publisher IBISWorld, which finds that the wealthy are looking for practical luxury.
 

Costco, Kroger Top Favorite Fill-Up Poll
Keywords: Gasoline Stations

Costco and Kroger are consumers' favorite places to fill their gas tanks, according to a new consumer study by Market Force Information. The study showed warehouse retailers and grocers are closing in on traditional gas stations in a bid for consumers' wallet share.
 
     
Research Quick Hits

Consumer satisfaction with quick-service restaurants has reached parity with that for casual-dining chains for the first time in the history of the American Customer Satisfaction Index, or ACSI. To read more

Don't look now but some old and familiar automotive nameplates -- perhaps one parked in your garage -- won't be around much longer. To read more

Research from GfK Media might give heat to the argument that cord-cutting is rising with increased digital opportunities, although a GfK researcher disagrees. A GfK survey found notable growth in the number of homes with only over-the-air TV reception, increasing from 15% last year to 17.8%, but GfK's David Tice suggested it could be more cyclical than secular. To read more

In the past three months, the Natural Products Association's Natural Seal program, which certifies products as truly natural, has seen a 30 percent increase in the number of certifications it has provided. To read more

New research suggests that U.S. travel bookings through smartphones may have doubled in the past year, as more travelers buy the devices and more suppliers and travel intermediaries produce a broader range of travel apps. To read more

Daily Sales Tip: Sending Business Articles

Ask for permission to send business articles that apply to the prospect's problem. Doing that is as simple as this: "I'm constantly staying on top of industry trends and issues. If, between now and the time I am to follow up, I find an article or an idea that might make sense for you, would you be open to receiving that?"

Securing permission to send articles and ideas gives you permission to "market." Giving them something they can use and giving them something of value instead of "just checking in" sets you apart from everyone else.

Source: Sales trainer/consultant Ryan Sarti

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