Retail - Pharmacy/Drugstores News & Media
Marketing show heavy on innovation
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Fresh ideas from the In-Store Marketing Expo in Las Vegas.
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NFC mobile phone payments come to Latin America
November 4, 2008
PARIS — Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech announced that its provisioning software for Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments is being used in the first…
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Targeting attractive segments in tough times
Many shoppers are going "full spend ahead" despite the economy.
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Balancing the needs of customers, investors
Rigorous inventory control can keep both parties satisfied.
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NCR unveils SelfServ 60 line
The company pulls the sheet off its new point-of-decision kiosk.
read nowNCR to resell Experticity assisted selling solution
October 14, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. announced that it has signed a global reseller agreement with Experticity, the pioneer of live on-screen expert sales and customer…
read nowNRF, Retail Customer Experience announce pavilion partnership
October 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience magazine and RetailCustomerExperience.com, and the National Retail Federation…
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October 9, 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — IBM announced the findings of a survey of nearly 4,300 U.S. and U.K. consumers that revealed insights into consumer behaviors…
read nowMore than half of retailers considering mobile contactless payments
October 9, 2008
BOSTON — Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company, surveyed 180 companies to outline the implications and trends related to proximity mobile payments. Retail…
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KioskCom Europe: Lines blur between digital signs, kiosks
Integrated touchscreens, networked signage hint at convergence.
read nowSurvey: Shoppers will flee an unclean store
October 7, 2008
DALLAS — A study conducted by M/A/R/C Research found that as many as 18 percent of shoppers would discontinue shopping at a particular store if they believe…
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October 5, 2008
Times Herald-Record: IBM announced a survey of nearly 4,300 U.S. and U.K. consumers that shows purchasing decisions are made across multiple retail channels…
read nowOracle enters the retail space-planning business
October 1, 2008
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Oracle has announced plans to acquire Advanced Visual Technology Ltd., provider of 3-D visual macro space planning software for…
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Jewel-Osco opens first green store
September 25, 2008
ITASCA, Ill. — Jewel-Osco, one of the largest private employers in the state of Illinois, announced it will seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design…
read nowFred Meyer goes HD
September 25, 2008
In-Store Marketer: Fred Meyer has outfitted its electronics departments with a new high-definition digital signage network. Custom content is being developed…
read nowOpinion: Most loyalty programs use the wrong incentives
September 22, 2008
Wall Street Journal: The biggest problem with loyalty programs, according to two professors of management science, is that most retailers adopt a…
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Hackers 'are picking on the small guys'
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
New research into recent card breach incidents may surprise merchants.
read nowGaps closing between consumer multichannel expectations, retailer readiness
August 25, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. company, today released the results of a recent survey that shows that the gaps are closing between…
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