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Wincor Nixdorf bringing retail IT platform to the U.S.
January 10, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas — Wincor Nixdorf, supplier of IT solutions for the retail and banking industries, announced the U.S. introduction of its TP.net software…
read nowHome Depot moving staff to days to improve customer service
January 10, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Home Depot Inc. plans to reassign overnight-shift employees to days at its lower volume stores, a change that puts more workers on the…
read nowKiosk made from organic waste coming to NRF
January 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Olea Inc., a designer and manufacturer of interactive self-service kiosks, announced it has produced a "green" kiosk that is made from an organic…
read nowIs in-store TV an ad overload?
January 10, 2008
Promo Magazine: Networks like BordersTV and eckoTV have been cropping up in retail as marketers experiment with in-store video networks. About 630,000 TV…
read nowRent-A-Center signs with Diebold for cash recyclers
January 9, 2008
NORTH CANTON — Rent-A-Center, a rent-to-own company with more than 3,300 stores, has partnered with Diebold Inc. to install seven Diebold Express Cash…
read nowMarketers experimenting with digital signage
January 9, 2008
Promo: Borders is not the only retailer discovering what behemoths like Wal-Mart already know: In-store TV is a smart way to talk to customers. The networks…
read nowCelerant announces retail RFID solution
January 9, 2008
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Retail software provider Celerant Technology Corp. announced the release of RFID for POS, to be launched at the upcoming NRF Show at the…
read nowIBM unveils new retail software architecture
January 9, 2008
ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM announced the IBM Retail Integration Framework, an enterprise software architecture designed to help retailers accelerate the…
read nowLaneHawk bottom-of-basket security tool now works with Windows
January 9, 2008
PASADENA, Calif. — Evolution Robotics Retail Inc. announced that its LaneHawk Visual Scanner solution to prevent bottom-of-basket (BOB) losses is now…
read nowLoungewear retailers targeting tweens
January 9, 2008
Boston Globe: Abercrombie & Fitch will unveil its latest concept store later this month. Called Gilly Hicks Sydney, it's an intimate apparel store aimed…
read nowRetail designers to converge at NRF DESiGN STUDiO
January 9, 2008
WASHINGTON — During NRF's BIG Show next week, attendees will be able to meet the people behind some of the world's most well-known retail store designs. The…
read nowDevice lets shoppers scan as they go
January 9, 2008
SouthCoastToday.com: A new way of grocery shopping has been introduced at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairhaven, Mass. It's called easySHOP. Customers carry…
read nowDigital signs, original content coming to Wal-Mart Canada
January 8, 2008
LONDON, Ontario — EK3 Technologies Inc., a digital merchandising firm, has announced an original in-store program recently launched in Wal-Mart Canada stores.
read nowCircuit City testing smaller stores
January 8, 2008
This Week in Consumer Electronics: Circuit City has seen the future of CE retailing, and it may very well be found in its new store format, The City. The…
read nowCommentary: RFID and brand protection
January 8, 2008
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility: In September 2007, Dole Fresh Vegetables issued a voluntary recall of salad mixes that might be…
read nowAccuPOS earns Intuit Gold Developer status
January 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Attitude POSitive, provider of POS, inventory management and time clock software for the retail and hospitality industries, announced that its…
read nowStores use live DJs to lure shoppers
January 7, 2008
Marketplace: Department-store entertainment used to be a guy in a tuxedo tinkling the ivories. But with a stronger focus on young consumers, big retail shops…
read nowSears accused of violating fraud law
January 7, 2008
Reuters: Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers…
read nowNew NCR self-checkout can go anywhere in the store
January 6, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio — NCR announced a new solution that allows retailers who have deployed NCR FastLane self-checkout at the front of the store to extend it to…
read nowSelf Service Excellence Awards open for submissions
January 6, 2008
TRUMBULL, Conn. — KioskCom announced it is accepting entries for the 2008 Self Service Excellence Awards. Winners will be recognized at the Self Service…
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