Kmart to Launch Online Layaway
October 5, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business News
In these difficult economic times, layaway makes a lot of sense for many consumers. On October 9th, Kmart will be launching online layaway. For those looking to begin their holiday gift list now, this layaway option is especially helpful.
Said Mark Snyder, Kmart’s chief marketing officer: “We have an entire generation of customers that grew up shopping online. Launching online layaway at Kmart engages these customers by allowing them to spread their payments out over time and better plan their spending.”
The Kmart online layaway program has a number of features including a layaway calculator, a layaway manager, email reminders and an …read more
Accessible Web Sites Make Marketing Sense
September 1, 2009 by Becky Scott
Filed under Marketing
Your web site accessibility is important to your marketing strategy. You want to make sure that your site is easy to access, navigate, and read. That includes every page, advertisement, and article that you have on your site. Consumers should be able to read your site even if they don’t have the newest, greatest, fastest computer. Your site should load quickly and not be too graphics intensive.
While PDFs are easy to create with the right software, they aren’t generally considered easily accessible, due to the requirements to open them. For a form that needs to be filled out, they’re fine. …read more
K-Mart Offers Discounts to the Unemployed
July 2, 2009 by Miranda Marquit
Filed under Corporate Finance
Target Gets Sued by California
June 15, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business News
Target is getting sued by the Attorney General of California, the Los Angeles City attorney and 20 district attorneys for allegedly for illegal dumping waste. Jerry Brown, California’s Attorney General, says that Target has been conducting these activities for nearly a decade.
Said Brown in a written statement: “Target has shown a willful disregard for California’s hazardous-waste laws by dumping flammable liquids and toxic chemicals in local landfills over a period of eight years. If successful, this lawsuit would force Target to comply with state laws governing the lawful handling and disposal of toxic and corrosive waste.”
Legal experts predict that this …read more
Wal-Mart’s Digital Money Card
June 12, 2007 by Mark
Filed under Personal Finance







