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European electrical retailer deploys behavior monitoring system
June 12, 2012
Electrical retailer Dixons Retail is implementing Accuworks' behavior monitoring system in hopes of increasing the frequency and visibility of colleague…
read nowSoftware start-up raises $30 M to 'reignite growth in retail industry'
June 12, 2012
LightSpeed, a Canadian software company that promises to help retailers revolutionize in-store shopping, has raised $30 million in Series A funding from Accel…
read nowSwiss coffee company opens boutique in Macy's
June 12, 2012
Switzerland-based Nespresso has opened its first "Boutique-in-Shop" at the Macy's Dadeland Mall in Miami.
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Apple's Passbook to help retailers offer loyalty programs
June 12, 2012
Retailers may soon have access to yet another payment and loyalty card option with Apple releasing Passbook Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference in San…
read nowJohn Lewis using OpenSpan tech to enhance customer service
June 12, 2012
OpenSpan Inc., a provider of user process analytics, optimization and automation solutions, is now working with John Lewis, a department store group with…
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Lessons learned from the Transit of Venus
by James Tenser — Principal, VSN Strategies
Recently I attended an event that will never be repeated in your or my lifetime. It was a viewing of the transit of the planet Venus across the face of the…
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How stress impacts buyer behavior
by Dale Furtwengler — President, Furtwengler & Associates, P.C.
Behavioralists tell us that if you want to know the true nature of a person, observe them in stressful situations. How can we tell when buyers are stressed?
read nowNew guidelines released to help apparel industry transform supply chain
June 11, 2012
Major American retailers, brands and technology providers have agreed on a set of guidelines for assigning serialized identification numbers to individual…
read nowDigital tool provides retailers 24/7 visibility into competitors' product offerings
June 11, 2012
Retailers can track assortment changes at competitors' websites in real-time and adjust their own product-mix accordingly when using Upstream Commerce's latest…
read nowU.S. retailers spending the most on remodeling since the recession
June 8, 2012
Retailers might be opening fewer stores, but they're spending money improving their existing locations — more than they've spent on remodels since the…
read nowRetail Anywhere announces mobile POS SuiteApp for NetSuite SuiteCommerce
June 8, 2012
Retail Anywhere, a provider of point-of-sale and cloud-based retail management systems for midsize retailers, has announced the availability of RAiPOS, Retail…
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How to design your own solar-powered QR codes
A step-by-step on how to pull off your version of Emart's innovative marketing campaign.
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Debate this: Do prescription drug kiosks belong in the marketplace?
The FDA recently held a hearing to weigh the pros and cons of deploying prescription drug kiosks across the nation.
read nowBest Buy chairman, founder resigns
June 7, 2012
More tumult at troubled retail giant Best Buy: Richard Schulze, who founded the company and has served as its director for nearly four decades, has resigned.
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Redbox refuses to adhere to Disney's delay on 'John Carter'
June 7, 2012
Although Walt Disney Studios has jumped on the 28-day delay bandwagon of new releases, Redbox isn't waiting to give its customers access to the studio's newest…
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The seven reasons independent retailers go broke
by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor
When I was first starting my retail consultancy business back in the 90?s, independent retailers dreaded the arrival of retail super chains like Walmart in…
read nowBig box retailers discovering less is more
June 7, 2012
Big box retailers opening smaller-format stores in urban settings is trendier than ever. Kohl's, for example, in March opened seven stores nearly half the size…
read now'Bank-in-a-box' kiosks hitting NYC retail sites
June 7, 2012
Carver Federal Savings Bank is deploying four of Nexxo Financial Corp.'s bank-in-a-box kiosks in retail locations in New York City, providing an alternative…
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