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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…

News February 12
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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…

News February 12
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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…

News February 12
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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…

News February 6
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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…

News February 5
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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…

News February 5
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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…

News January 29
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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…

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…

News January 29
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