CEW Newsmakers Discuss Retail; Today's Consumers

By: Nancy Jeffries

Carmen Bauza, Walmart, and Muriel Gonzalez, Macy's, discuss online retail, social media, indie lines and offering regional brands to connect with regional customers.

HBA Announces "Walmart and the Consumer" Conference

Panel to provide access to extensive quantitative and qualitative research about the Walmart consumer.

Report Uncovers New Truths about Walmart; Beauty Consumers

The Benchmarking Company's latest report examines consumers' perspectives on Walmart and the retailer's impact on the beauty market; "How consumers are spending their time and dollars inside the store is vital to the entire beauty and personal care industry."

Gold Bond Ultimate Launches Its First Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer

Product targets renewed propensity for consumers to utilize hand sanitizers while addressing the drying effect of alcohol-based sanitizers.

New World Economy Drives Shift in Global Beauty Retailing

Global beauty sales gain 3.9% in 2008, according to a Kline & Company report, on back of significant shift in where consumers are shopping in nearly all of the major global markets. Direct marketing leads channels with an 8.6% compound annual growth rate from 2003 to 2008.

Walmart to Develop Sustainable Product Index

Global effort to ultimately translate product information into a rating for consumers; initiative to be introduced in three phases, beginning with a survey of Walmart's global suppliers.

L'Oréal Paris Celebrates 100 Years

Core and iconic products will be available at strategic price points for a limited time through U.S. retailers.

Yankee Candle Posts Fiscal 2008; Names New CEO

Bankruptcy of retailer among factors in the company's 7.2% fourth quarter revenue decrease; as part of company's succession plan, Harlan Kent named CEO.