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Study Shows Consumer Expectations Eclipse Retailer Readiness

If there is one truth about today’s retail environment everyone can agree to it’s that the traditional way of commerce is obsolete.  Consumers are re-wired with high expectations that blur…

Executive Viewpoints May 23

TouchPoints TV: Rodney Runyan, University of Tennessee

Rodney Runyan, Associate Professor of Retail and Consumer Science, University of Tennessee During JDA Software’s FOCUS event in Orlando May 1-4, Rod discusses the University of Tennessee’s partnership with JDA…

News May 23

Luxottica Exec Shares Advice On Implementing Mobile In Retail

Retailers cannot wait to mobilize their operations, said Darrell Sandefur, recently appointed as Director, eCommerce Architecture at Luxottica Retail, during a keynote presentation at the IBM Retail User Group (IRUG)…

News May 20

Bulletin Board: Week of 5-16-2011

A.S. Cooper & Sons Implements JDA Solutions POS And Retail Management Solutions A.S. Cooper & Sons implemented Point of Sale (POS) and Retail Management solutions from JDS Solutions, a provider…

News May 19

Visa Joins Amex And MasterCard To Compete In Digital Wallet Arena

The mobile payment segment is heating up, with Visa joining the fray in announcing its version of a digital wallet. Earlier this year both American Express and MasterCard announced plans…

News May 19

The Growing Need For Speed: How Site Performance Increasingly Influences Search Rankings

In the never-ending quest to improve search rankings on Google and other search engines, e-Commerce companies have become experts at refining content, implementing keywords and expanding linkage to boost their…

Executive Viewpoints May 19

Retail Orphan Initiative Collaborates With IBM To Raise Charity Funds At The POS

Now shoppers who typically say “just keep the change” can donate that extra money to charities at the point of sale (POS), through a collaboration with The Retail Orphan Initiative…

Features May 18

M&A: Epicor And Activant Solutions To Expand Retail Footprint With Apax Partners Acquisition

Epicor Software Corporation and Activant Solutions Inc. have been acquired by Apax Partners, a private equity firm.  Apax Partners intends to combine Activant with Epicor to create a global provider of enterprise applications focused…

Features May 17

Home Shopping Network Emphasizes ‘Boundaryless Retail’ With iPad App

In an effort to extend its brand to the mobile channel, Home Shopping Network (HSN), a national television-based retailer, has designed an interaction application for the Apple iPad. The application…

News May 16
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