For retailers, naughty or nice holiday season? (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

As bills start piling up in consumers’ mailboxes, retailers are tallying receipts from one of the most difficult holiday shopping seasons in years and planning ahead to an uncertain new year.

Hot List Category Leaders: Demand Demand factor (10%): (GolfDigest.com)

An assessment of the reputation, interest, intrigue and excitement about a particular product, considering market presence, tour use, relative value and consumer satisfaction through consulting research by Golf Datatech, other published resources and a panel of leading retailers.

Acushnet Announces Retail Exchange Program in Pro V1 Patent Dispute (Cybergolf National)

Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc., announced that in relation to the ongoing patent dispute with Callaway Golf, it has initiated a product exchange program to eliminate any market confusion and minimize the business impact to retailers of the court injunction against certain Pro V1 products.

Acushnet creates retail exchange program as Pro V1 dispute continues (PGA)

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- Because of its ongoing patent dispute with Callaway Golf, the Acushnet Co. has initiated a retail product exchange program for its Titleist Pro V1 golf balls, company officials have announced.

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Author and physician Martin H. Fischer wrote: "Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification." He could have been describing the Hot List process. We do pile up facts. One Excel spreadsheet for driver testing contained more than 5,000 data points.