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Squeezing big-box retail into small city spaces
June 10, 2008
New York Times: East River Plaza, which stretches from 116th Street and 119th Street along Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive, is expected to open in October 2009. It…
read nowIBM, SelfServiceWorld.com announce free webinar on reaching the 'new consumer'
June 10, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…
read nowOpinion: Changing the POS security burden
June 4, 2008
SC Magazine: Rosen Sharma, CTO of Solidcore, writes about the need for retailers to always stay a step ahead of thieves in their use of payment technology:
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Hiring Millennials requires openness, immediacy
Expert offers tips on getting the most out of young employees.
read nowSurvey: consumers doing more online window-shopping
May 15, 2008
CHICAGO — ShopLocal, provider of multi-channel shopping and marketing services, announced that the ShopLocal Retail Index was up 30 percent for the month of…
read nowRetail therapy is not just psychological - it's chemical
May 14, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Research shows that people often get a high from shopping — the brain releases chemicals such as dopamine or serotonin when a person is…
read nowNew report details ROI for in-store digital signage
May 11, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Digital Signage Association has published "Retail Digital Signage ROI: Finding the break-even point," an exclusive research report that…
read nowEnQii announces mobile retail media services
May 8, 2008
NEW YORK — EnQii announced a partnership with Ping Mobile, a full-service mobile agency, and LocaModa, a mobile social platform provider. By joining forces…
read nowShortlist announced for 2008 European Retail Solutions Awards
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
April 30, 2008
Nominees have been announced for the eighth annual European Retail Solutions Awards, which will be awarded in a ceremony June 25 at Old Billingsgate Market in…
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'The year of digital media' for NCR
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
NCR touted 2008 as the year of change for self-service.
read nowRetail designers emphasizing local connections, customer amenities
April 23, 2008
CoStar: Architect Tipton Housewright says today's retail designers are placing emphasis on having their environments blend in with local culture. They're also…
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Innovation in experience design 'the last frontier'
April 13, 2008
Business Week: Innovation in product design has lost its meaning and, therefore, its value. But there is still one frontier that remains wide open: experience…
read nowOpinion: Store design should emphasize comfort
April 13, 2008
Retail Week: In a debate on store design trends, Fitch chief creative director Tim Greenhalgh said shoppers are looking for places where "you can go and feel…
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Making multi-channel make sense
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Creating consistent experiences is crucial.
read nowOnline sales to drive in-store technology growth
April 10, 2008
Inside Retailing (Australia): With Internet sales expected to account for almost 20 percent of turnover by 2012-15, and Web sites becoming increasingly…
read nowMore retail technology on the way, and soon
April 10, 2008
Arizona Daily Star: More new technologies are likely on the way for retail stores, speakers said Thursday at this year's Global Retailing Conference, held by…
read nowConsumer needs to be the central focus of multi-channel retail
April 9, 2008
Retail Week: Multichannel retailing should be about allowing customers to access your services in whatever form they find easiest, while continuing to act as…
read nowEscalate releases Customer1 version 4.0
April 7, 2008
SAN DIEGO — Escalate Retail announced the availability of Version 4.0 of its Customer1 point of service software application. The upgraded version of…
read nowReport: Multi-channel must be seamless, customer-centric
April 7, 2008
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York — CORESense, a software-as-a-service multi-channel retail management system company serving small to medium-sized specialty…
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