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Valentine’s Day Promos Show Love For Innovation Beyond Price Discounts

With Valentine’s Day spending projections down to $102.50 from 2008’s $122.98 figure, according to NRF, retailers were looking to spread the love and get consumers out spending. While some analysts…

News February 12

Timex Makes Time to Upgrade Cross-Channel Presence, Dials In Social Commerce

If ever there was an American brand that represented the past and present of marketing its Timex. After its legendary days of “takes a licking and keeps on ticking” the…

News February 12

Domino’s Delivers Cost Savings, Data Security With Install of Thin-Client POS

With customer data security and current economic concerns top-of-mind at Domino’s, the 8,200-store pizza delivery chain expedited the implementation of new thin-client POS operating platforms for its stores. While in…

News February 12

How Much Will Sales Slip In 2009? Analysts Anxious As Spending Plummets In January

An alarming sales slide in January for many retailers has retail analysts nervously speculating just how far consumer spending may drop in 2009. While the National Retail Federation (NRF) recently…

News February 6

Personalized Gift Card 
Platform Promises To Raise Redemption Rates

Promotional gift cards have had significant appeal to retailers looking to attract new consumers, but one of the major shortcomings about the form of plastic is that most card holders…

News February 5

RetailWire: Kraft’s iPhone App Draws Eyeballs, Shopper Insights

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from one of RetailWire’s recent online discussions. Each business morning on RetailWire.com, retail industry execs get plugged in to the latest news and…

News February 5

Convergence Of Marketing, Merchandising Enabled By Union Of DemandTec/Connect3

The much talked about marriage of marketing and merchandising functions in retail moved closer to reality this week with the announcement that DemandTec had agreed in principle to acquire Connect3…

News January 29

SaaS Dashboard Speeds Sales, Inventory Data To Apparel Merchandisers

Retailers can make quicker ordering and merchandising decisions because they are receiving sales information up to a half day sooner from Theory, a New York-based apparel manufacturer and wholesaler. Using…

News January 29

Cross-Channel Players Dominate Interbrand Design Forum’s Brand Value Index

In calculating the brand valuations of top retailers, Interbrand Design Forum’s recently found that 47 of the 50 brand leaders measured in the survey were cross-channel retailers. WalMart ran away…

News January 29
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