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Mobile-Enabled Task Management Gives Retailers A Customer Service Bonus
By Vladik Rikhter, Zenput Retail stores can stock hundreds or even thousands of items in a single location. And the managers of those stores understand how much work it takes…
Executive Viewpoints December 29
Digital Ad Placement Startup Mabaya Gets $2.25 Million In Funding
In physical-world retailing, brands pay retailers to put their products at eye level in high-traffic areas. Mabaya, a Tel Aviv-based startup that aims to place ads in the most optimal…
News December 28
How Better Business Integration Can Add Efficiency For Retailer Operations
Every dollar counts when you are running a business. This shouldn’t come as a new or surprising concept, but given the myriad solutions retailers have at their disposal today, it…
Executive Viewpoints December 28
Speech Recognition Security Tool Redacts Payment Card Numbers In Real Time
When we think about data breaches, the mental image is of a literally silent crime: hackers surreptitiously extracting payment card or personal data from online purchases, or someone sneaking away…
Features December 28It’s The Most Wonderful (And Challenging) Time Of The Year For Retailers
By Yan Krupnik, Retalon The holiday season: It is either the most stressful and costly time of the year for retailers or a most exciting and profitable one. Really, it…
Executive Viewpoints December 28
EasyPost CEO: Reliability Trumps Shipping Speed For Consumers
As the 2015 holiday season concludes, retailers can now cool off from what was one of their heftiest tasks of the year: efficiently managing the shipping of goods. In this…
News December 28High Temperatures, Low Profits: Warm Weather Costing Retailers $400 Million In Lost Sales
For the majority of the U.S., particularly on the East Coast, weather patterns throughout November and December have been unseasonably warm this year. For example, Christmas Eve temperature projections in…
News December 24
Hibbett Sports Cuts Scheduling Time By 75% Across 1,000 Stores
Real-time responsiveness to changing conditions is vital to success in athletics, and it also has turned out to be an enormous help in athletic apparel retailing. Hibbett Sports’ use of…
Features December 24Westfield Sells Five U.S. Malls For $1.1 Billion
As part of its strategy to focus on flagship properties in major markets, Westfield Corp. has sold five U.S. malls, located in Connecticut, Illinois, California and Washington State, for $1.1…
News December 23
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