January 6, 2010
NCR Corporation will celebrate 125 years of innovation and helping retailers around the world better connect, interact and transact with their customers in…
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DigitalPersona Inc., a provider of fingerprint identity and authentication solutions, today announced that the company's U.are.U fingerprint biometrics…
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Marks and Spencer Group Plc (M&S) has chosen Quantum Retail's software solution, Q, to manage the end-to-end inventory forecasting, replenishment and…
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Over the weekend, Target stores launched a new seven-week marketing blitz called "The Great Save," which aims to position Target as a sort of hybrid of its…
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MasterCard Worldwide today announced that it has partnered with Ohana Companies, provider of integrated retailer rebate processing, to enhance the rebate…
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A new report in the New York Times discusses the "mountains of data and whiz-bang technology" that today's retailers are wrestling with, in their ongoing…
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A Colorado-based ski resort chain is improving its guest experience with an innovative use of RFID technology.
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It's where ideas become realities, where problems become solutions and where retailers can essentially meet a real-life solution provider who can offer answers…
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Revionics Inc., a provider of full lifecycle price-optimization and consumer demand-management software, announced the launch of RAPS Replenishment in advance…
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A benchmarking study earlier this year showed that more than 70 percent of respondents have adopted using self-checkout lanes inside stores, according to…
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Compared to some of its peers, Nordstrom may be weathering the downturn better than most. February same-store sales were off "only" 15 percent from last year…
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A small book store in Orleans, Mass., is trying a new way to attract business through the Web, says the Cape Cod Times. Don Krohn and Janis Brennan of Main…
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Pharmacies, supermarkets and other retailers, such as Walmart, Kroger and Rite Aid, are jockeying to become the go-to providers for swine-flu vaccinations in a…
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Loyalty to nationally advertised brands has been falling over the past two years. Decision Analyst's "Anatomy of the Recession" report, based on a survey of…
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Whether it's conserving water in their stores or promoting their reusable shopping bags, many retailers are committed to the "greentailing" movement. Green…
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The National Retail Federation announced two opening weekend events for the upcoming 99th Annual Convention & Expo, to be held at the Jacob K. Javits…
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Eighty customers of a farm shop in the Zurich region of Switzerland have been equipped with NFC phones that automate the process of shopping for locally…
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The high cost of groceries in 2009 had a large impact in the way America ate this year. More made their meals at home, took their lunches to work, and switched…
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In recent years, numerous retailers seeking to drum up buzz have turned to temporary outlets, often to bring products to areas where they might not be sold…
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More than a quarter of consumers highly value their friends' recommendations via social networking sites when shopping for Christmas gifts, according to a…
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