No Turn On Red

Red Bank Green has the news that the town will be getting a new retail tenant: Staples will open a micro copy center location sometime this Fall. The location will have a full feature copy & design center as well as carrying an assortment of the “top 1,000 products” in the store.

This is great news for the Red Bank retail community. Staples is second national retailer to embrace Red Bank in recent months, joining Urban Outfitters who will also be opening a Red Bank location sometime this Fall/Winter. Though in-town retail vacancies rose rapidly through the end of 2008 and early 2009, this is another glimmer of hope that the town may be making the turn towards better times.

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Valentine’s Day is just a few days away. I wanted to see how various retailers are promoting the holiday in order to see how they are working to increase last minute sales. Below you’ll see screenshots of various e-commerce sites that are ready for the Holiday: from department stores, to jewelry, candy, and lingerie.

I find it interesting to see a holiday like Valentine’s Day play out over the web. On one hand, there is the traditional retail focus on jewelry, flowers, and accessories but they are interspersed with free shipping promotions, shipping guidelines, and gift finders. Throw in a lot of red, red, and more red and you have the state of e-commerce as we run full force into the Valentine’s Day holiday.

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