Retail - General 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 nowTwo-thirds of young U.K. shoppers use catalogs
September 21, 2008
Hellmail: According to research carried out by Royal Mail, almost two thirds of young consumers in the UK use a catalog to shop. In fact, 54 percent of all UK…
read nowOffice Depot adds online photo services
September 21, 2008
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Office Depot announced the launch of a new digital photo service with digital imaging market leaders Kodak and LifePics, allowing…
read nowShort may not be sweet for online product descriptions
September 18, 2008
SMART COMPANY (Australia): A recent online retail customer experience survey found that around 60 percent of top e-commerce sites used very brief product…
read nowStore generics boosted by bad economy
September 14, 2008
Buffalo (N.Y.) News: As budgets get tighter and food gets more expensive, American shoppers are increasingly switching to store brands — even upper-income…
read nowWalmart honors HP for Pavilion packaging
September 4, 2008
The Channel Wire: Walmart named Hewlett-Packard the winner of its Home Entertainment Design Challenge earlier this week, for HP's clever packaging scheme for…
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 nowWal-Mart Mexico signs with Thomson for in-store media
August 26, 2008
PARIS — Thomson's Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN) announced it has reached an agreement with Wal-Mart Mexico to operate its retail media network that covers…
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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Customer-centric planning
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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 nowToys 'R' Us rolling out new superstore concept
August 19, 2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Toys 'R' Us, a $13.79 billion company based in Wayne, N.J., is trying to run with the market leader — Wal-Mart — by building toy…
read nowThe pursuit of pampering
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
August 17, 2008
The Lexus experience goes from the showroom to the waiting area. Result? Total luxury.
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