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Retailers 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 nowThe Tesco-Kroger connection
December 25, 2007
Wall Street Journal: Britain's largest retailer, Tesco PLC, opened its first stores in the U.S. last month, but Americans have already gotten a taste of the…
read nowTesco to carry Dell computers
December 25, 2007
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell and Tesco announced the availability of Dell notebook and desktop computers in Tesco, a premier international retailer with operations…
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…
read nowNRF: Retail needs more qualified managers
December 25, 2007
USA Today: When it comes to careers, less than a third of college graduates think retailing has a good reputation, says the National Retail Federation. With…
read nowReport: 40 percent of shoppers rely on directional signage
December 19, 2007
A recent study conducted by M/A/R/C Research found 40 percent of shoppers rely on directional signs while shopping. The group polled almost 23,000 shoppers…
read nowRetail Wi-Fi open to hacking
December 19, 2007
Security consultancy AirDefense recently published its "2007 Retail Shopping Wireless Security Survey," which found that most of the wireless devices in use…
read nowRetailers: make customer experience 'more theatrical'
December 19, 2007
A new report from Datamonitor shows that retailers are seeking to win back market share by making the customers' shopping experience more theatrical, with…
read nowRetailers to discuss 'green' initiatives at NRF
December 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speakers at NRF's 97th Annual Convention and EXPO, January 13-16 in New York City, will teach retailers how to Dream Big and Dream Green.
read nowNRF: U.S. should follow Europe's lead on 'hidden' credit card fees
December 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation welcomed a ruling by the European Commission that hidden fees currently charged by MasterCard to process…
read nowInteractive signage gives power to the people
December 19, 2007
A new trend in digital signage is emerging that combines the strength of digital signs with the interactivity of digital kiosks. For many areas, such as retail…
read nowMarks and Spencer saves money with supply-base refocusing
December 19, 2007
A.T. Kearney worked with Marks and Spencer and their leading suppliers to deliver cost savings from supply-base re-focusing, joint retailer/supplier process…
read nowWhole Foods to get rid of plastic bags
December 19, 2007
Progressive Grocer: In a first step that may soon spread companywide, Whole Foods Market said yesterday that it will no longer offer plastic grocery bags at…
read nowSurvey: customer service trumps price
December 18, 2007
A recent benchmark survey on "The State of Retail Workforce Management," conducted by Retail Systems Research (RSR), and sponsored by Kronos Inc., indicates…
read nowPOPAI research: digital window signage increases footfall
December 18, 2007
Research commissioned by 3M and POPAI demonstrates the effectiveness of back-projecting dynamic promotional messages onto shop windows.
read nowMore gift cards going unredeemed
December 17, 2007
A Consumer Reports survey conducted in October found that among people who received a gift card during the 2006 holiday season, 27 percent of them left one or…
read nowCustomer satisfaction takes first dip in two years
December 17, 2007
Customer satisfaction is down for the first time since early 2005, according to the third quarter report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
read nowStop & Shop offers language assistance to pharmacy customers
December 16, 2007
Boston Herald: Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. is giving some translation assistance to its pharmacy customers who speak little or no English. The supermarket…
read nowLet your customers break (fresh) bread
December 13, 2007
If Ron Wilkinson has his way, consumers are about to acquire a taste for very, very fresh bread. His Bread Bakery, a 7-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide machine, churns…
read nowAldi to open 100 new U.S. stores in 2008
December 12, 2007
The Wichita Eagle: Aldi, the Germany-based discount grocery chain, is launching an aggressive U.S. growth plan. No specifics are in place, but company…
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