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Retailers need to offer customers more services to make themselves indispensable and work with the government to help solve economic and social woes even as they deal with seismic changes in consumer behavior, industry leaders said Monday. Departing Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott told retailers they need to get involved in broader issues such as health care, immigration, energy independence and environmental sustainability.
Target, facing slower sales and rising delinquencies in its credit card business, said Thursday it is further tightening terms for its card holders — even those with good standing — and is being more aggressive in collection activity. Executives told analysts it was lowering credit card limits for customers in high-risk areas.
“Smart” shopping carts have been around for a while, but until recently, they haven’t managed to gain much traction. Now, some momentum is building, according to proponents of the computer-rigged market baskets that can flash an alert that a customer’s favorite brand of ice cream is on sale, display nutritional values of products, and even point out the aisles where items are located.