The “Shoup Sisters” — that’s Cindy Shoup Cacy and Amy Shoup Mennen — will pitch their noted hog-burgers alongside host David Venable this Memorial Day on QVC. This will be the fourth time the sisters have been called up from the farm, by which we mean their day jobs at Shoup’s Country Foods in Frankfurth, Indiana, and made it to “The Show” on QVC. The retailer has reportedly ordered up 42,000 hog-burgers, which will be sold in 24-pork-patty packs for approximately $38 (or $1.58 per burger). The sisters will appear around midday during QVC’s “Summer Entertaining Made Easy” segment. Journal & Courier (Indiana) May 29, 2010 WLFI TV 18 (West Lafayette, IN) May 28, 2010
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The British-born host of TV’s Dancing with the Stars
is reportedly creating her own vintage inspired jewelry line with the network. TVGrapevine.com May 28, 2010
Women Want to Emulate Carrie Bradshaw — and QVC UK Will Help Them Do It…
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May 282010
The original, UK version of OK! Magazine reports that — according to an unspecified poll — women said that they would like to be Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City 2, with more than half of them saying that they wanted her fashion items. Ever helpful, QVC UK has assembled a “get the look guide” so British women can be appropriately attired when the catch the premiere of Sarah Jessica Parker’s new movie this weekend.” Check out the source link for the other nine women respondents want to emulate. OK! Magazine (UK) May 28, 2010
May 272010
As jewelry retailers prepare to attend the Las Vegas Jewelry Market Week, June 3-7, they are scrutinizing inventories to determine which categories need beefing up. And there is no better category when it comes to retailer margins than sterling silver. Sure, recent news has noted the improvement in the very high end of the market, but a National Jeweler Profit Margin Survey, due out in their June issue, found that “sterling silver jewelry topped more than 30 categories, including diamond jewelry and colored stone jewelry, as the leading margin-maker for retail jewelers.” National Jeweler May 26, 2010
New Movie Offers Close-Up View of Comedienne and QVC Pitchwoman Joan Rivers
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May 272010
Regina Weinreich of Gossip Central offers a brief, positive review of the new documentary, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, about the American star. Gossip Central on Huffington Post May 27, 2010
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May 272010
May 272010
QVC is serving as a retail partner of the 16th Annual CEW Beauty Awards, which were recently bestowed at a gala event in New York City by the Cosmetic Executive Women — some 3,600 professionals working in beauty, cosmetics, fragrance and related industries. The 31 winning mass and prestige products will be promoted on QVC and in the stores of other retail partners CVS and Nordstrom. Drug Store News May 26, 2010
The list of 31 winning products — covering makeup, hair care, sun care and more — can be found after the jump. Continue reading »
May 272010
Actually, the NYT describes the new “maxi” look (spotted in NYC this spring) as “long, lean and willowy.” It is often combined with military-style jackets, chunky boots and, well, may not be for the core home shopping customer. “Sharon Graubard, a senior executive with Stylesight, a trend forecasting firm in New York, predicted that while the maxi trend is “forward” — that is, positioned well outside the mainstream — it would be adopted by “the same cutting-edge girls who first embraced the micro-mini” and would pick up steam as fall approaches.” The New York Times May 26, 2010
Shares of Liberty Media Rank the Highest in terms of Level of Cash in the Catalog Retail Industry (LINTA, ATV, GAIA, DLIA, VVTV)
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May 272010
Shares of Liberty Media Rank the Highest in terms of Level of Cash in the Catalog Retail Industry (LINTA, ATV, GAIA, DLIA, VVTV)
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By Chip Brian Below are the top five cash rich companies in the Catalog Retail industry as ranked by Cash Equivalents (CE). Analysts use CE as a measure to compare the cash cushion of companies in ...
May 262010
Crediting growing optimism about job prospects, The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 63.3 points, from a revised 57.7 points in April. Despite the good news, some economists fret that consumers’ moods could sour as a result of Wall Street losses and the debt crisis in Europe. The New York Times The Conference Boards Consumer Confidence Index Press Release May 25, 2010
