Retail RFID focus turns to first, last 100 feet

January 27, 2008

Cargo News Asia: Deployment of RFID technology to improve the monitoring of supply chain operations is set to gain further ground this year because of industry…

Symstream names Hudson VP, managing director

January 27, 2008

MELBOURNE, Australia — Symstream Technology Group Ltd. announced Jan. 25 that Michael Hudson has joined the company as vice president and managing director of…

Put signs in their place

January 23, 2008

Retail signage mistakes sever the customer connection.

Tesco plans department-style stores

January 23, 2008

Reuters: Tesco has plans to open multiple-level stores, revealing a new threat to store owners like Marks and Spencer and Debenhams. "Where land is premium we…

Interactivity 'the future of customer service'

January 22, 2008

Nikki Baird with Retail Systems Research identified three areas of investment that retailers have eyes on for the coming year: cross-channel care, mobility and…

RFID possibilities beyond the supply chain

January 22, 2008

CIO: Wal-Mart and other large retailers have been a major driving force behind RFID adoption, causing it to be viewed merely as a more effective alternative…

Retailers need to keep an ear on the phone

January 22, 2008

Scott Caldwell writes on Retail Design Diva about how retailers should keep the telephone in mind when planning their store layouts. Convenient access to…

Green shoppers drive larger baskets

January 22, 2008

Progressive Grocer: A new study, performed by Catalina Marketing in conjunction with the FMI Sustainability Task Force, found that when one nonfood green…

Spanning the gap

January 22, 2008

How do you get Millennials and Baby Boomers to shop in the same store?

De-escalation

January 22, 2008

How to cool down the fired-up customer.

Aligning the signs

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 22, 2008

Digital signage is a powerful tool for in-store marketing, if it's designed to work with your other marketing efforts.

Crossing channels

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 22, 2008

Making your online and in-store experiences consistent is more important than ever. Here's how to do it.

New Balance implements item-level RFID

January 21, 2008

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Vue Technology, provider of item-level RFID solutions, announced that New Balance has successfully implemented an item-level RFID…

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.

Whole 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…

HBO 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…

German 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 …

World 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…

Determining 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…

J 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…