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Report: Economy prompts major change in retail merchandising

August 31, 2011

RSR Research, an analyst firm providing market intelligence on retail technology trends, has announced the results of its latest research report, "Twenty-first…

WorkflowOne unveils marketing suite for retail

August 30, 2011

WorkflowOne, a provider of print management, marketing and distribution services, has announced "Venue," a software solution that allows retail chains to…

Why The Fresh Market is more fresh than Whole Foods

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

Founded in 1982, The Fresh Market, Inc. is a specialty grocery retailer focused on providing high-quality products in a unique and inviting atmosphere with a…

Opinion: The retail 'moment of truth' has run amok

Why trying to pull apart the Gordian knot of consumer motivation and label each piece is an exercise in futility.

Casual Male opens a Destination XL store in Murray, UT

August 10, 2011

Casual Male Retail Group Inc., a retailer of men's big and tall apparel, has opened a new Destination XL in Murray, Utah, located at 6170 S. State Street.

American Apparel sees big benefits from RFID

August 2, 2011

RFID technology is demonstrating its worth to retailers. A post on LP Magazine cites an RFID pilot program conducted by American Apparel, first reported in the…

Casual Male opens new multi-line store

July 24, 2011

Casual Male Retail Group Inc., a leading retailer of men's big and tall apparel, has opened a new Destination XL in Phoenix, Ariz. Located at 1701 E. Camelback…

Retailers turning to tech-enabled touch points

July 14, 2011

Seventy percent of retailers are empowering their employees with technology-enabled touch points — including digital signage and self-service kiosks — to help…

Whole Foods Market to talk store design, visual merchandising at IRDC

July 13, 2011

Whole Foods Market, VMSD magazine's 2011 Peter Glen Retailer of the Year, will get the spotlight in a special session at the 2011 International Retail Design…

Kamal Osman Jamjoom upgrades Oracle retail applications to support growth

July 10, 2011

In a move intended to improve merchandise management across its franchise and private label brands, Middle East retail group Kamal Osman Jamjoom has upgraded…

Dassault Systèmes announces new release of 3D design software

June 29, 2011

Dassault Systèmes announced it has made available Release 2012 of its Version 6 Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA). The new…

Beauty retailer Ulta to launch in-store men's boutiques

June 28, 2011

According to a Reuters story, discount beauty retailer Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc. announced it will be rolling out men's grooming boutiques inside…

Rocket Creative develops pop up store for South African brands

June 23, 2011

South African merchandising and display agency Rocket Creative recently worked with Mac Cosmetics, a division of Estee Lauder Group, to create a pop-up retail…

Lowly barcodes get fresh approach

June 21, 2011

The humble universal product code (UPC), the tiny barcode that appears on every package good, is getting a creative new approach. An article at the Wall Street…

MUJI, the 'unbrand'

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

I find this recent import from Japan to be an interesting retail branding story.

EA Sports to open retail stores

June 14, 2011

According to Gamasutra, sports video game developer EA Sports will open a chain of retail stores for its line of sports games and related merchandise. The…

Roku expands retail presence

June 12, 2011

Following the company’s announcement in March that it entered into the retail segment, Roku Inc., an Internet TV platform, today announced that the Roku XD…

Fashion retailer Donna Karan chooses QuickAssortment to create options for client preferences

June 9, 2011

The Donna Karan Company, the international fashion retailer, is implementing a new merchandise, store and assortment planning software solution.

Intelligent Retail offers retail software with Ebay integration

June 5, 2011

Intelligent Retail, an EPoS software system company based in the United Kingdom, is launching a new feature for its customers that offers full integration with…