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Country's largest Wal-Mart almost complete
March 23, 2008
Display & Design Ideas: Wal-Mart plans to open its largest Supercenter in the country in Albany, N.Y. The 260,000-sq.-ft. supercenter will combine a…
read nowGlobalShop: A.R.E. award winners announced
March 19, 2008
Display & Design Ideas: A.R.E., formerly NASFM, hosted its annual Retail Design Awards at GlobalShop Tuesday evening. The Store of the Year award went to…
read nowGlobalShop: Symon, Madix unveil screens at the shelf level
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
March 19, 2008
CHICAGO — A partnership between digital signage company Symon and Madix Store Fixtures and Displays was unveiled this week at GlobalShop.
read nowU.S. consumers making fewer shopping trips
March 18, 2008
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — U.S. consumers are making fewer shopping trips across most retail outlets as they look for ways to combine errands and save money in an…
read nowGlobalShop: Day 1 news roundup
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
March 17, 2008
CHICAGO — Today was opening day for GlobalShop 2008, the 16th installment of the trade show devoted to store design, visual merchandising and in-store…
read nowRFID a boon for retailers, bane for privacy advocates
March 16, 2008
Associated Press: The problem with RFID, critics say, is that the microchipping of products might have unintended consequences. With tags in so many objects…
read nowWal-Mart tweaks store for Arab-Americans
March 16, 2008
Associated Press: Shoppers at the new Wal-Mart in a Detroit suburb known as "the capital of Arab America" can now find the whole-wheat cookie Mamool on the…
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Personas connect retailers, shoppers
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Fictional customers can lead to real-world improvements.
read nowFreedom Shopping unveils RFID checkout solution
March 12, 2008
HICKORY, N.C. — Freedom Shopping Inc. announced the availability of an OEM offering that plugs into existing cash registers and point-of-sale terminals to…
read nowHarris poll: Consumers expect retailers to know their preferences
March 10, 2008
Advertising Age: A Harris Interactive poll finds that a whopping 95 percent of people believe it is at least somewhat important that companies know "who I am…
read nowCustomer experience spending will intensify in 2008
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
March 5, 2008
According to a new report just published by Forrester Research, customer experience spending is about to take off to new levels.
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Grabbing shoppers by the nose
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Intentional use of scents can profoundly impact the customer experience.
read nowU.S. retailers just beginning to understand customer experience, report says
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
February 27, 2008
Forrester Research has published "The State of Experience-Based Differentiation," a summary of its recent survey of 287 customer experience decision-makers…
read nowOpinion: the shopping experience can be more important than the product
February 24, 2008
Advertising Age: Nordstrom executives long have made it their business to do whatever is necessary to please the consumer — everything from stocking every…
read nowSome Wal-Marts going upscale
February 24, 2008
Austin Business Journal: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is going high-end. In some markets, such as the Dallas area, the retailer is upgrading its image to more closely…
read nowBlog: recession will be helped by 'reproduction mania'
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
February 21, 2008
Heather Strang, blogger for Retail Design Diva, isn't particularly worried about the effect a possible recession would have on retail. No, she says, there are…
read nowAnalyst: as belts tighten, customers choose Wal-Mart over Target
February 21, 2008
Associated Press: Citi Investment Research analyst Deborah L. Weinswig said Wal-Mart's "low-price message" resonates with consumers who are trying to scale…
read nowCustomer satisfaction down overall, up online
February 19, 2008
Medill Reports: Another explanation for lackluster consumer spending emerged Tuesday when the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index…
read nowSoftware-as-a-service for in-store digital signage
February 11, 2008
The distribution model is one of the most important aspects to investigate when selecting digital signage software.
read nowInserts more influential than TV ads
February 11, 2008
BALTIMORE — Vertis Communications announced the tenth anniversary of its proprietary Vertis Customer Focus study, which has been analyzing the key trends…
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