Retail - Apparel News & Media
Men's 'shopping shrines' court lifestyle dollars
October 1, 2008
Forbes: While women are cutting back on discretionary purchases, men are still buying. According to the NPD Group, a retail market research firm, sales in…
read nowTarget upgrades info delivery with KANA
October 1, 2008
MENLO PARK, Calif. — KANA Software Inc., provider of multichannel customer-service technology, has closed a seven-figure transaction with leading retailer…
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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Luxury retailers emphasize off-price operations
September 25, 2008
Business Week: With the economy stalled and consumer spending in free fall, snobbery is a bit harder to pull off than in years past. Even the most upscale…
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 nowTouchscreens engage shoppers at NY Fashion Week
September 21, 2008
NEW YORK — Azure Media, a mobile marketing strategy firm, released FIA Touch, an interactive and mobile digital signage solution during the Mercedes-Benz New…
read nowUrban Outfitters emphasizes 'cool,' lets employees design the store
August 26, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Amid the worst consumer-spending slump in years, Urban Outfitters Inc. has been racking up big sales and earnings gains without putting…
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…
read nowUsing the VIP treatment as retail differentiator
August 24, 2008
The Age (Australia): Butlers, concierges, valets, stylists and personal assistants who will pick out a sweater for your pooch — these and more will be offered…
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Customer-centric planning
Retailers must look at touchpoints from the shopper's point of view.
read nowXterprise announces retail RFID suite
August 20, 2008
DALLAS — Xterprise Inc. has announced a new suite of solutions for retail applications, which introduce advanced inventory management and execution…
read nowJ.C. Penney, Sears test social media for back-to-school promos
August 19, 2008
Internet Retailer: Multichannel retailer J.C. Penney has launched a virtual game called "DorkDodge" in which female teens must escape the embrace of several…
read nowNeighborhood retail making a comeback
August 17, 2008
Springfield Business Journal: During the past 50 years, the commercial development industry has followed rooftop demographics as they moved farther out on the…
read nowSolidcore 'runtime control' secures the POS
August 17, 2008
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., provider of software to detect and prevent unwanted change, has released POS Check and Control for easily securing…
read nowPolo Ralph Lauren launches mobile shopping
August 14, 2008
Reuters: Is the tech-savvy fashionista ready to shop by mobile phone? Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. hopes so. Polo is the first luxury retailer to launch a mobile…
read nowNine West pilots item-level RFID
August 11, 2008
NEW YORK — Jones Apparel Group Inc. announced that it has initiated a program to evaluate RFID technology in select Nine West retail locations. The goal of…
read nowExpert: Shoppers can't afford to be loyal
August 10, 2008
The Globe and Mail: Shoppers cannot afford to remain loyal, according to retail guru and "true-life sixties-era Mad Man" Don Watt. "They will remain loyal if…
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