The Moment of Truth: The 4 P's of Retail

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

All retailers use vast amounts of data to make decisions – whom to target, how to target, when to target, what to sell, how to sell, where to sell, etc.  But…

Serge Blanco completes item-level RFID installation

April 8, 2010

TAGSYS, provider of item-level RFID infrastructure, announced in a press release that European fashion retailer Serge Blanco is using the TAGSYS RFID for…

Brightstar launches services suite for wireless retailers

March 22, 2010

Brightstar Corp., a global services company providing supply chain solutions and value-added distribution to the wireless industry, has launched a new…

Jo-Ann Stores goes live with JDA supply chain management

February 4, 2010

JDA Software Group has announced that Jo-Ann Stores Inc. is live with JDA's supply chain management software solutions. Operating in 48 states with annual…

Best Buy International deploys Predictix merchandise financial, item planning

January 10, 2010

Predictix has announced that Best Buy has successfully deployed merchandise financial planning and item planning applications from Predictix in Mexico and…

Marks & Spencer selects Quantum Retail for inventory management

January 4, 2010

Marks and Spencer Group Plc (M&S) has chosen Quantum Retail's software solution, Q, to manage the end-to-end inventory forecasting, replenishment and…

Revionics launching inventory-optimization system at NRF

January 3, 2010

Revionics Inc., a provider of full lifecycle price-optimization and consumer demand-management software, announced the launch of RAPS Replenishment in advance…

Cegid to unveil retail management tool at NRF Big Show

December 9, 2009

Software solutions company Cegid announced that it will unveil its latest retail planning, merchandising and store management application at the NRF EXPO…

RetailWire Discussion: Localization and limited buys

The pendulum has swung away from generalization and back toward localization, but retailers and brands are learning how to execute locally through their…

Report: Retailers benefiting from near-real-time BI

November 17, 2009

RSR's newest research study, "Using Business Intelligence to Help Control Outcomes in an Uncontrollable World," published in partnership with the National…

Retalix to integrate Windows 7 with its retail, supply chain software

November 12, 2009

Retalix today announced that it will integrate Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system with its retail and supply chain software.

Forecast: Smaller inventories, more price cutting for the 2009 holidays

November 10, 2009

The line between outlet stores and mainstream retail is blurring this holiday season as even upscale and luxury chains ratchet back their inventories and slash…

Altierre introduces out-of-stock sensor tool

November 9, 2009

Altierre Corp. today expanded its line of wireless products with the introduction of the Out-of-Stock Sensor Solution, which alerts retailers when it's time…

Levi's chooses i2 for vendor managed inventory

November 8, 2009

i2 Technologies Inc. today announced that Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world's largest apparel marketers with sales in more than 110 countries, has…

Getac unveils real-time RFID kit

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 18, 2009

V3 reports a new RFID release from ruggedized computing manufacturer Getac. Aimed at retail, warehousing and manufacturing, the system is "a hybrid of active…

Staples selects RedPrairie for supply chain, workforce management

July 1, 2009

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — RedPrairie Corp., a productivity software provider, announced today that Staples, the world's largest office products company, has selected…

2D bar codes put marketing messages at shoppers' fingertips

June 22, 2009

The Packer: Entering a supermarket, a person is faced with thousands of choices of what to buy, pitting fruits and vegetables in the produce department not…

Apparel retailer implements item-level RFID tool

June 14, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Checkpoint Systems Inc., supplier of shrink management and merchandise visibility solutions, today announced the successful implementation of its…

Wincor Nixdorf becomes technology partner in the GS1 Knowledge Center

May 13, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf, provider of IT services and solutions for the banking and retail sectors, announced it is now a technology partner of GS…

GS1 DataBar set to improve the grocery checkout experience

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The new barcode standard packs more info into a smaller space, creating opportunities for retailers and saving time for shoppers.