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Microsoft to open branded stores in Russia
January 21, 2008
Russian IT News: Microsoft brand stores will be opened in Russia in the near future, the press service of the company's Moscow Representative Office reports.
read nowWhole Foods to get rid of plastic bags
January 21, 2008
USA Today: Whole Foods will announce plans to stop offering disposable, plastic grocery bags in all 270 stores in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom…
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NRF 08: emphasis on 'green'
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Retail's Big Show saw a major emphasis on the environment.
read nowHBO Shop named 2007 Store of the Year
January 20, 2008
Display & Design Ideas: The Gensler-designed HBO Shop was named the 2007 Store of the Year in the 36th annual Institute of Store Planners (ISP)/VM+SD…
read nowGerman retailer testing RFID for apparel sales
January 20, 2008
New York Times: In the men's department of a Galeria Kaufhof department store in Essen, Germany, every clothing item except the shoes — about 30,000 in all …
read nowWorld Retail Awards shortlist announced
January 20, 2008
Design Week: Selfridges, Boots, Argos and The Warehouse Group are among the British shortlisted entries in the World Retail Awards 2008. The London branch…
read nowDetermining digital media metrics
January 20, 2008
MediaPost: Retail marketing companies are caught in the middle of measurement madness for ad networks, many of whom have paid private consultants and big…
read nowJ Crew CEO: U.S. retail has too many stores, choices
January 16, 2008
Reuters: J Crew Group chief executive Millard Drexler said on Wednesday he did not believe there was a recession but said it was a "shakeout" time in the…
read nowMizrahi parts ways with Target, joins Liz Claiborne
January 16, 2008
Associated Press: Apparel and accessories manufacturer Liz Claiborne Inc. says designer Isaac Mizrahi has been named creative director for the Liz Claiborne…
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Ben Stein speaks at NRF
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Actor/economist gives state-of-the-economy address to retailers.
read nowNRF board calls for economic stimulus
January 15, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The National Retail Federation Board of Directors has called on Congress and President Bush to enact legislation to stimulate the nation's…
read nowWal-Mart to open small-footprint grocery stores
January 15, 2008
The Arizona Republic: Just one month after Tesco opened its first smaller-scale Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, Wal-Mart Corp. is reportedly planning a…
read nowBookstore claims world's largest item-level RFID deployment
January 15, 2008
RFID Update: A new bookstore in Portugal uses RFID to track almost all merchandise in what it says is the world's largest item-level retail application in a…
read nowStudy: Pricey products trigger happy responses in consumers
January 15, 2008
MSNBC: The more we believe an item is worth, the happier we are with our purchase — at least for a short time, says a study released in Proceedings of the…
read nowL.L. Bean No. 1 in customer service, according to NRF
January 15, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Satisfaction guaranteed is a mantra many companies live by, but customers say that none demonstrate that practice more than specialty retailer…
read nowMicrosoft bringing ads to shopping carts
January 14, 2008
CNN: Microsoft Corp. is bringing digital advertising to the grocery cart. The software maker spent four years working with Plano, Texas-based MediaCart…
read nowStaples bringing RFID to four more stores
January 14, 2008
TORONTO — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced it has received an order from Staples Business Depot to equip four additional stores with AbsoluteSKY's…
read nowStudy: Impact of TV advertising down, shoppers more savvy
January 14, 2008
BALTIMORE — In the 10th anniversary of its proprietary Vertis Customer Focus study, which analyzes key trends behind consumer purchasing behaviors…
read nowCisco unveils new tools for retail at NRF
January 14, 2008
NEW YORK — Cisco announced a series of new technology solutions and multivendor architectures that will help retailers improve security and reduce complexity…
read nowNRF forecasts 3.5% retail growth in 2008
January 14, 2008
NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation released its 2008 economic forecast, predicting that retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations…
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