In the meantime, Wal-Mart's new and improved stores draw roughly 10% more cash per customer than its other stores do, according to data from America's Research Group, which tracks the retail industry.
To a degree, the supermarket business is largely a marketing initiative to publicize the brand and draw people to stores.
With its unique product mix and the buying power of teen consumers, it can keep prices at full value while continuing to draw customers to stores.
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Design Within Reach aims to draw them to stores and its Web site through live chats and retail events, such as a recent talk at a store in Washington, D.
The popularity of location-based services and the increasing acceptance of mobile advertising have opened the door to a host of opportunities to draw traffic into stores, such as sending targeted coupons to mobile users based on their location or allowing consumers to check product availability before entering the store.
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He wanted a Frank Gehry-esque building that would draw people into the stores.
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Analysts say businesses like Dollar Tree and Dollar General have positioned themselves to draw shoppers from grocery stores and big-box retailers.
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At the same time, the white iPhone 4 will draw consumers into Apple stores and create a buzz around the company in the near term, in our view.
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Speaking of men's style, we published this in-depth story on how sites like Park and Bond and CLAD are banking on the stereotype that men don't like to shop in stores to draw an audience for full-priced luxury brands.
But Mr Pickles' guidance was welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores, which helped draw it up.
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Pricing tactics at warehouse stores also proved to draw in a healthy number of consumers in the month that kicked off the summer season.
But from a broader smartphone standpoint, it also shows that American companies dominate the top tier of the smartphone industry and that they are likely to draw increasing value from their apps stores as consumers in emerging markets increase their purchases of smartphones.
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Which is why, in preparation for Nov. 27--aka "Cyber Monday, " the unofficial kickoff to the online holiday shopping season--stores are redoubling their efforts to draw shoppers to their Web sites by getting more creative promotionally and by embracing alternative payment methods that don't necessarily require a credit-card number or a PIN.
With those three apps available as free downloads, Win Me's big draw is a brace of programs not available in stores.
Mall stores likely will find increased pressure to draw customers.
The sales were pushed up by auto sales though, meaning that the retail sector may face a growing challenge as stores begin to open back-to-school promotions to draw in cash-strapped customers.
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While the stores get to keep just 5% of lottery sales, the tickets are a big draw, like gas and cigarettes.
Its 150 news, music and entertainment channels draw to the site customers who spend real money for real goods at NetRadio's virtual music and software stores.
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