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Walgreens to redesign its stores this summer
May 3, 2009
Display & Design Ideas: Walgreen Co. recently shed new light on its previously announced store-renovation program. The company will roll out its first…
read nowIKEA lesson: DIY creates loyalty
May 3, 2009
Tampa Bay Online: The cult of IKEA can be explained through psychology. The Swedish retailer sells mountains of build-it-yourself furniture at modest prices…
read nowFujitsu POS aimed at retail SMBs
May 3, 2009
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Fujitsu America today introduced its TeamPoS 3600 family of point-of-sale systems, designed to give retailers a scalable hardware system…
read nowWalmart unveils first Hispanic concept store
April 30, 2009
Progressive Grocer: "We are introducing a new and authentic shopping experience that will better serve the needs of the community and will be more relevant to…
read nowReport: Shopping online is a green activity
April 29, 2009
Zero Strategy: E-retail is better for the environment than travelling to shops to get the same items. IMRG cited a report from the Logistics Research Centre…
read nowToys R Us introduces grocery concept
April 29, 2009
Progressive Grocer: Toys"R"Us has introduced "R" Market, a new, dedicated shop offering a wider assortment of grocery items within select Toys"R"Us stores…
read nowShop.org adds drugstore.com CEO as keynote speaker for annual summit
April 29, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shop.org has announced that Dawn Lepore, chief executive and chairman of the board of drugstore.com Inc., will keynote its Annual Summit…
read nowPanasonic broadens POS support
April 28, 2009
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Panasonic System Solutions Company announced it has broadened its support base for its leading hardware platforms to now include…
read nowRosetta Stone opens experiential store
April 28, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va. — Rosetta Stone Inc., a provider of technology-based language learning solutions, announced today it has opened its first retail outlet designed…
read nowRaymark partners with Toshiba to strengthen presence in Asia
April 28, 2009
MONTREAL — Raymark, global provider of advanced retail software solutions, has announced its partnership with Toshiba TEC, whose retail hardware division…
read nowBaesman launches Store Attribute Manager for retail store profiling
April 27, 2009
HILLIARD, Ohio — Baesman, provider of database marketing programs for the retail industry, has announced its new Web-based store profiling technology to…
read nowDesign brings multi-touch interface to large displays
April 27, 2009
EE Times: A San Francisco design house has demonstrated a technology for bringing a multi-touch interface to large screen displays. Moto Development Group…
read nowOracle introduces Oracle Retail Data Model
April 26, 2009
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — To help retailers accelerate their design and implementation of an enterprise data warehouse, Oracle today introduced the Oracle…
read nowHMV to trial cinemas
April 26, 2009
Retail Week (U.K.): HMV will open its first cinema this autumn as it continues to expand its reach beyond core entertainment retailing. It has entered into a…
read nowAsk the Experts: In a tough economy, what are some simple and effective ways to motivate staff?
April 26, 2009
Today's expert is Shep Hyken, author of "The Cult of the Customer." We asked him to share some simple tips on how to keep retail staffers motivated, when the…
read nowNew retail display system provides item-level intelligence
April 23, 2009
DIXON, Ill. — UPM Raflatac, Seeonic and Alliance have announced the deployment of a new generation of Alliance's MAXRPM, an inventory management system for…
read nowNetflix CEO: Kiosks are our main competition
April 23, 2009
MarketWatch: Netflix Inc. chief executive Reed Hastings said Thursday that the online DVD rental pioneer expects $1 kiosks to be its main competitor by the…
read nowEspresso Book Machine prints books on demand, while the customer waits
April 23, 2009
Times Online: Beginning next week a small revolution in bookselling will make searching for obscure, out-of-print and otherwise long-forgotten books a whole…
read nowSurvey shows effectiveness of in-store cosmetics demos
April 21, 2009
GOLDENROD, Fla. — Cosmetic Promotions, a national marketing and promotion company, completed a six-month customer response survey on in-store demonstrations.
read nowZenhire, Associates Interactive offer pre-hire training tool
April 21, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Retail training firm Associates Interactive has announced that it will develop customized training programs for Zenhire Inc., a provider of…
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