Initially, the plan is to generate revenue by charging for the app, but the eventual goal is to introduce merchandise like stuffed animals (some of which already decorate the startup's offices), stickers, stationery, and more.
Importantly, we continue to introduce more merchandise associated with the London 2012 Olympic Games.
This year, for example, Amazon introduced the merchandise rewards program, aimed not at consumers, but at companies like USMotivation, MotivAction Worldwide and Maritz, which manage employee incentive programs for businesses like Caterpillar, Motel 6 and others.
Once a struggling big-box retailer, a new management team at BJ's has reinvigorated the corporate culture, introduced improved merchandise across key departments, enhanced the shopping environment and rationalized expenses.
Mr. Stemberg, a leader in introducing nonbranded generic merchandise, started his own chain of discount groceries to compete with Mr. Kahn.
Retailers will most likely try to wean shoppers off such deep discounting in February and March, when they begin introducing their spring merchandise.
Gita, 26, a staff member in the sales department, met the Filipino worker when he was new in the post and was starting to introduce visual merchandising standards to the stores.
The stores have been introducing supercenters combining general merchandise with groceries.
Or Michael Graves -- Target has sold millions of dollars' worth of the architect's merchandise since introducing it last year.
That's true even at high-end retailers, she said, noting that Saks benefited from clearance sales and that Nordstrom's strategy of introducing some lower-priced merchandise paid off.
