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Adidas Soccer, Golfsmith Tap SortPrice For Selling Via Facebook Store

More than 1,500 retailers, including Adidas Soccer, Golfsmith and Sharper Image, have chosen to open stores on Facebook using the SortPrice Store Application. SortPrice retailers have posed 7.6 million products…

News March 8
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TouchPoints Radio: Lori Schafer, SAS Institute

Schafer shares her insights about how social media analytics can help retailers predict future trends using the power of data. She advises retail organizations to “listen, engage and learn to…

News March 7

Microsoft Tag Makes Inroads At More Than 53,000 Stores

Shoppers at CVS and Walgreens, among many other stores, are now able to use their smart phones to scan Microsoft Tag 2D barcodes on Herbal Essences products. The Tags are designed…

News March 7

TouchPoints TV: Rob Garf, IBM

Rob Garf, Retail Strategy Leader, IBM Services Group Rob shares some of the insights IBM gleaned from its recent survey of 30,000 consumers worldwide. “Consumers are back in the game,”…

News March 4

Study Finds Retailers Responded To 68% Of Holiday Complaints Sent Via Social Media

By listening and proactively responding to complaints on the social web, retailers have an opportunity to turn disgruntled customers into brand advocates. Retail companies are embracing this notion, as they…

News March 4

SAS Looks To Integrate Marketing Management With Assetlink Acquisition

You’ve heard of category killers. SAS thinks it has a category creator. With the acquisition of marketing resource management pioneer Assetlink, SAS believes it has stretched beyond the standard marketing…

Features March 3

Bulletin Board: Week of 2-28-2011

 L.L.Bean, Macy’s Earn Stevie Awards Chris McCormick, President & CEO, at L.L. Bean was awarded Global Sales Leader of the Year, and Macy’s was recognized with the People’s Choice Stevie…

News March 3

RTP Spotlights 10 Innovative Solutions In The First Annual Next-Gen Retail Awards Report

As cutting edge technologies such as social media and smart phones continue to drive consumers’ approach to shopping, retailers are challenged to effectively define and execute strategies that deliver a…

Features March 3

GUESS? Reduces Costs And Increases Shipments With Warehouse Management System Upgrade

At the early stages of developing a retail brand, generating demand is the one of the greatest priorities, but as the demand for the brand grows, new challenges emerge around…

News March 3
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