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- Samsung fashions an alliance with Alexander Wang
Samsung is partnering with Alexander Wang on a fashion project that will highlight the collaborative capability of the Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphones. Wang will coordinate work from other designers to arrive at a print that will be used for a limited-edition bag sold for charity. Samsung released a two-minute video showing Wang in action, coordinating the release with the start of Fashion Week in New York. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
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- Stores seek to match online tracking
Online merchants have an advantage when it comes to tracking every move their visitors make, but retailers have security cameras and other equipment in place to help them boost their ability to track customer trends. At American Apparel stores, sales are up since managers began using data from cameras to analyze traffic patterns and staff accordingly, says tech chief Stacey Shulman. The Economist (tiered subscription model)
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- Mobile targeting is about more than just location
Mobile targeting should include more than a shopper's location, analysts say, with factors such as a consumer's purchasing history enhancing any campaign.
"We believe that geolocation is a great opportunity, but it's really just a component of personalization. Location is a type of personalization, but it really becomes impactful when combined with other personalization criteria, namely past purchase behavior," said Patrick Moorhead, vice president for mobile at Catalina Marketing, St. Petersburg, Fla. MobileCommerceDaily.com
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- Online yoga retailer takes aim at lululemon
Online-only athletic wear startup Ellie touts less-pricey yoga togs and other gear that's equal in quality to industry leader lululemon. The trick? Keeping design in-house and overhead low by eschewing brick-and-mortar stores, says co-founder Marcus Greinke. Mashable
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- Amazon faces major challenge in China
Amazon launched the Kindle Store late last year in China, but customers have to use an iPhone, iPad or Android application to read e-books because the store doesn't sell Kindle devices. The situation illustrates a bigger challenge for the e-commerce giant in China, where online retail growth is skyrocketing and Amazon has invested heavily, but where Alibaba Group Holding dominates, with 76% of the market. Bloomberg
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- Louis Vuitton handbags join Twitter, start flirting
Louis Vuitton is seeking to humanize its handbags and men's accessories by having them post love poems to one another on Twitter. "Louis Vuitton is being inventive and creative by essentially giving their handbags a personality," Social Muse Communications CEO Christine Kirk said. Luxury Daily
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- Amazon may strike a sales tax deal in Ga.
Amazon is reportedly in talks with Georgia taxing officials to craft a deal that would bring an Amazon fulfillment center to the state and set a date for the retailer to start collecting sales tax under a state law that took effect Jan. 1. "I'm very comfortable saying Amazon will build a distribution center in Georgia," Georgia Retail Association CEO Rick McAllister said. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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