June 2, 2009
The Globe and Mail: Walmart Canada Corp. is finding ways to benefit from the downturn as well-heeled consumers switch to the discounter from higher-end chains…
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NEW YORK — Callison LLC has acquired RYA Design Consultancy, a US-based architecture and design firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas and with an office in New…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the National Retail Federation's 2009 Father's Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, Americans…
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Promo: Mobile is considered a highly personal medium, and intimate apparel retailer Victoria's Secret is raising that intimacy bar with the soft launch of a…
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Krillion has added video games to its enormous local search index. Krillion's real-time product search technology, which already powers…
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CALGARY, Alberta — Selenium Interactive announced that it has released its latest enterprise application, the UPC (Universal Product Code) digital signage…
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The Wall Street Journal: Seeking to marry a ubiquitous device with a time-tested marketing technique in a sour economy, Unilever plans to begin a trial run…
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Retail Week: Appliance e-tailer DRL plans to pool customer ratings and reviews from its own Web sites and white-label sites it runs for other retailers…
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Tech Flash: Is e-commerce giant Amazon.com getting into the brick-and-mortar retail business? The online retailer was granted a patent on Tuesday for a…
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CHICAGO — User Centric Inc., a user research firm based in Chicago, has announced a new service, Eye Tracking for Package Design, which analyzes consumers…
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IRVINGTON, N.Y. — Escalate Retail has announced that EILEEN FISHER, a clothing company with 44 retail stores and accounts at all major department stores, has…
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TORONTO — ADFLOW Networks, a leading provider of Web-hosted digital signage and interactive kiosk technology, announced today that it has provided Grand &…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Self-Service and Kiosk Association has published its 2009 Self-Service Consumer Survey, a comprehensive report that reveals what…
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NEW YORK — The Knot Inc. today announced the acquisition of several registry patents from Felicite.com, as well as the ongoing business of eWish, a Web-based…
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This Week In Consumer Electronics: Systemax plans to relaunch CircuitCity.com within the next two days, according to an announcement on the bankrupt retailer's…
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Progressive Grocer: Sheetz Inc. completed its multi-city NFC mobile payment pilot with Wright Express Corp. and ViVOtech. During the trial, drivers used their…
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LAS VEGAS — The International Council of Shopping Centers Inc. (ICSC) has announced that four shopping centers have been chosen as ICSC's Best-of-the-Best…
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Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is revamping the electronics departments in its more than 3,500 U.S. stores this week, ramping up an aggressive…
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CrunchGear: Japanese business publication The Nikkei is reporting that NEC is planning to sell RFID tags priced at $100 for 10,000 tags. The company seems to…
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