Sysco steps away from US Foods acquisition following federal court injunction

June 29, 2015

Sysco Corp. won't be appealing a federal court ruling against its planned $3.5 billion acquisition of US Foods and will be going back to the drawing board to…

Shoplifting, employee theft top reasons for $44B retail loss in 2014

June 29, 2015

Shoplifting is the key activity spurring retail loss and resulted in a fraud cost of $44 billion in 2014. The good news is the amount of loss is declining.

Women’s clothing retailer lululemon recalling elastic draw cords

June 26, 2015

Lululemon, which sells high-end women’s clothing, is being directed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to replace the elastic drawstring used in over…

Drone delivery scheduled for take off in just one year

June 18, 2015

Drones in retail delivery could be a reality within the next year as the Federal Aviation Administration is finalizing rules regarding unmanned drone…

Cloud-based solution available to help control supply chain

June 12, 2015

FusionOps, a provider of cloud-based supply chain analytic applications, has launched an analytics suite — FusionOps Retail — designed specifically for the…

DICK'S Sporting Goods named 'Shipper Partner of the Year'

May 21, 2015

Manhattan Associates announced this week that DICK'S Sporting Goods has been voted recipient of the annual "Shipper Partner of the Year" award.

Survey says nearly half of product manufacturers implementing item-level RFID

March 23, 2015

For retailers, RFID provides greater than 95-percent inventory accuracy, improved sales, decreased out-of-stocks, increased margins and expedited returns…

2015 FFR Total Retail Solutions® catalog with 350+ new products - Now Available

FFR Merchandising is pleased to present the 2015 FFR TOTAL RETAIL SOLUTIONS® Catalog, featuring more than 350 new products.

GS1 publishes new retail RFID guidelines

January 6, 2015

Developed by retailers, suppliers and technology solution providers, TIPP offers a standardized system to benchmark the performance of RFID-tagged items in…

StickerYou Develops Innovative Technology that Changes the Branding Landscape for Small Business

Online technology makes packaging new products way more affordable. For the first time ever, small businesses can stand out by creating high quality custom…

East of England Co-operative deploys category management solutions from Galleria

June 20, 2014

The largest independent retailer in East Anglia, East of England Co-operative Society, has announced its plans for implementation of category management…

Most retail CEOs say their supply chain is not ready for omni-channel

June 17, 2014

Digitally connected consumers have turned retail models upside down as omni-channel shopping has transformed supply chain from an important business concern to…

National Retail Federation honored by Environmental Protection Agency

April 22, 2014

The National Retail Federation was recognized today on Earth Day by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with its 2014 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge award.

Checkpoint Systems unveils new RFID label for apparel

April 8, 2014

Checkpoint Systems, a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has announced its new Zephyr 2 RFID label, which is…

Retail imports to increase 6.1 percent in April

April 8, 2014

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.1 percent in April, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report…

Impinj introduces Monza R6 RFID tag chip for retail

April 2, 2014

UHF radio frequency identification platform provider Impinj Inc. has announced its Monza R6 tag chip to drive high-volume applications in retail stores and…

Roundy's Supermarkets installs behavioral insight tech from Symphony

March 17, 2014

Technology provider Symphony EYC announced that Wisconsin-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. has selected Symphony EYC Customer Insights behavioral insights…

Children's clothing retailer uses RFID to reduce online out-of-stocks

February 12, 2014

Coccinelle, a high-end children's clothing retailer, announced it is now optimizing its inventory accuracy using RFID, resulting in a decrease of more than 6…

Retail imports expected to drop in typically slow February

February 11, 2014

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle…

Redner's Markets installs exception reporting tech

February 10, 2014

Agilence Inc., a provider of cloud-based exception reporting solutions, announced that Redner’s Markets has deployed its Retail 20/20 to reduce shrink and…