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IKEA installs loyalty kiosks in Belgian stores
June 17, 2009
DELFT, The Netherlands — Home furnishings retailer IKEA has deployed 18 Xen X5 customer loyalty-registration kiosks in six of its Belgian stores. The kiosks…
read nowRetail Week Technology Award winners announced
June 16, 2009
Retail Week: Despite the downturn in the economy, a strong crowd of retailers and their suppliers turned out Tuesday night for an event in London to celebrate…
read nowRed Book reveals latest version of store execution management tool
June 16, 2009
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Red Book Solutions today revealed the latest version of Source-2-Source, a solution focused solely on store-level task completion. Paired…
read nowInteractive mall game aims to bring in patrons, get them to stay longer
June 16, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas — At a time when competition for the consumer dollar is fierce and retail traffic has slowed, retail centers are exploring new innovative guest…
read nowSigma Micro unveils new software suite for multichannel retailers
June 15, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS — Sigma Micro, a software and outsourced e-commerce services provider for direct retailers, announced today the availability of SigmaCommerce 4.4…
read nowCulinary retailer spices up customer experience with Pluris
June 15, 2009
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Pluris Marketing, a provider of marketing solutions, has announced that Sur La Table has chosen Pluris to develop its next-generation…
read nowTesco to test DVD-rental kiosks in Ireland locations
June 15, 2009
CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire — U.K. supermarket chain Tesco will trial DVD-rental kiosks from The Movie Booth this month, according to an announcement from The…
read nowApparel retailer implements item-level RFID tool
June 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Checkpoint Systems Inc., supplier of shrink management and merchandise visibility solutions, today announced the successful implementation of its…
read nowHispanic foods moving out of the ethnic aisle
June 14, 2009
MSNBC: Several major chains are expanding their specialty offerings to capture business from Latinos, the country's fastest growing population and already…
read nowMarketLive unveils next-gen marketing, merchandising suite
June 14, 2009
BOSTON — MarketLive Inc., an e-commerce platform and services provider for mid-sized specialty retailers, has unveiled the MarketLive Intelligent Marketing and…
read nowSears, AOL launch 'good news' site
June 11, 2009
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears and AOL News today announced their foray into delivering "good news" at a time when Americans need it most, with a new Web site…
read nowLack of training leads to data security threats
June 11, 2009
CIO: A large number of employees copy secure data to USB drives or turn off security settings in mobile devices like laptops, which could put a company's data…
read nowGap to remodel 50 Old Navy stores, open 40 more
June 11, 2009
Reuters: Gap Inc., which operates the Banana Republic, Old Navy and its namesake chains, said it plans to remodel about 50 Old Navy stores in 2009 and open…
read nowBest Buy announces new stores with interactive displays
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
June 9, 2009
Best Buy announced 13 new store openings for its second fiscal quarter, the first of which opens in Alaska this Saturday.
read nowWhole Foods offering free rides home — via rickshaw
June 9, 2009
Supermarket News: Whole Foods Market stores in Manhattan this week are offering to take shoppers home for free — via rickshaw.
read nowItalian hypermarket Iper Lando pilots ZBD's epaper POP solution
June 8, 2009
MALVERN, U.K. — Iper Lando, the Italian hypermarket, has implemented ZBD's epaper for retail solution in its Conselve store in Northern Italy. Over five…
read nowBusiness intelligence solution debuts at Center for Advanced Retail Technology
June 8, 2009
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Center for Advanced Retail Technology (CART) at Green Hills today announced a new partnership with BVI Networks, provider of comprehensive…
read nowNew solution simplifies gift card sales in Japan
June 8, 2009
ATLANTA — FUJITSU ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FASOL) announced the release of a new solution that will streamline operations for retailers that carry gift…
read nowGrocers look to technology to stand out
June 8, 2009
Business Week: With little room to further cut prices or wow consumers with unique products, food retailers are seeking out new trends and technology that…
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