Sept. 18 - Barnes & Noble is hosting a sweepstakes to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Penguin Group's classic Corduroy children's book series.

Aug. 11 - Bookstore chains Borders and Barnes & Noble this month vamped up marketing activity for the release of Hachette Book Group's Breaking Dawn.

Dec. 17 - The Institute presents a review of marketing and merchandising activity at more than 50 leading retail chains. Coverage includes more than 350 images of seasonal displays, signs, store environments and marketing collateral.

The 52nd annual "National Retail Census" gauges the size of more than 30 retail channels.

In an Institute exclusive, more than 250 brand marketers rate the effectiveness of various communications in driving incremental display sales. Is a promotional incentive more effective than a description of product features or benefits?

Dr. Christopher Gray of Saatchi & Saatchi X uses findings from the agency's proprietary research to outline the eight fundamental drivers of shopping behavior among women in an audio-enabled presentation from last month's In-Store Marketing Expo.

Grid2 International president Martin Roberts looks at how Target, Best Buy, Borders and other "big boxes" are improving their shopping environments with consumer-centric designs, lifestyle brands and "try-vertising" merchandising.