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IBM unveils results of new retail loyalty survey
January 13, 2008
NEW YORK — IBM unveiled a new survey of 19,000 U.S. consumers which found that across multiple retail segments, only 21 percent of consumers are advocates for…
read nowARTS releases SOA blueprint for retail
January 13, 2008
NEW YORK — The Association for Retail Technology Standards, the standards division of the National Retail Federation, announced the release of the SOA…
read nowNRF 2008 opens in New York
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
January 13, 2008
NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation's 97th Annual Convention & Expo opened this morning at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Approximately 60…
read nowWincor 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 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 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 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 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…
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NRF to focus on tech beyond the store
Show looks at relationship between retail, emerging technology.
read nowNCR introduces contactless, mobile payment suite for retail
January 3, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless payment terminals for the point of sale. These solutions enable…
read nowTommy Hilfiger Denim launches interactive storefront
January 2, 2008
LONDON — Customers at selected Tommy Hilfiger Denim stores can now join the Hilfiger Hall of Fame by adding their pictures to an interactive storefront…
read nowTop source of retail shrink: employees
January 2, 2008
Progressive Grocer: Retailers suspect that their own employees are the main source of retail shrink, according to a new Retail Systems Research Benchmark…
read nowU.S. retail sales rise 14 percent after the holidays
January 2, 2008
Reuters: Post-holiday discounts and shoppers redeeming gift cards helped boost retail sales 14 percent for the last full week of December, according to data…
read nowM-commerce sites raise retail eyebrows
January 1, 2008
Internet Retailer: M-commerce sites and services are popping up, and many e-retailers and other e-commerce players such as comparison shopping sites are…
read nowApparel brand loyalty 'a thing of the past'
January 1, 2008
Sify: For a brief while, apparel brands seemed to think they could ride on brand equity alone and consumers would lap up anything. Not anymore. With so many…
read nowLondon jewelry retailer to adopt RFID
December 26, 2007
RFID News: London's Grand Pacaraima Gold Corp. will begin using RFID tags specifically developed for use in jewelry retail stores to cut inventory management…
read nowRetailers brace for fiercely competitive 2008
December 26, 2007
The Kansas City Star: The new year is still days away but retailers have already decided how to rock your world in 2008. Expect a fiercely competitive year as…
read nowDolce & Gabbana's secret: change with the times
December 25, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are two guys who 22 years ago started with 2 million lira — about $1,500 — in their pockets and…
read nowIndependent merchants fight big retailers with selection, service
December 25, 2007
The Columbus Dispatch: This season finds independent retailers across the country dealing with a new set of economic challenges even as they still contend…
read nowHordes line up to cash in gift cards
December 25, 2007
The Arizona Republic: For those who love to shop, what happens Wednesday could be as exciting as unwrapping gifts on Christmas Day or during Hanukkah. Malls…
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