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Queue Science Helps Retailers Recover Revenue at Checkout

  If you aren’t managing the checkout area of your stores, now may be the time.  The old adage, “You can lead a horse to water, but can’t make him…

News August 7

Analysts Suggest Subtle Shifts In Customer Segmentation Strategies To Provide Shelter From The Economic Storm

  Retailers that have identified and analyzed their customer base over the past year may find a new use for that work now that the economy is more unsettled. The…

News August 1

Mandee Targets Young Consumers With In-Store Texting Promotion

  On a busy Saturday at young women’s’ apparel retailer Mandee, I didn’t expect much more from the storefront greeter than a simple welcome at the door. However, in addition…

News August 1

Will The Logo Mean A Kinder, Cooler Wal-Mart? Can The Retail Giant Live Up to the Logo Change

  Retail monolith Wal-Mart has taken the plunge and changed its identity. While I’m referring specifically to the logo and all the design elements that support it, a new aesthetic…

News August 1

D’Agostino Offers Shoppers Automated Grocery Lists Via Ikan Scanning Technology

  In an age of increasingly time-poor and Internet-savvy consumers, the Ikan grocery scanner is designed to do for grocery shopping what Netflix did for DVD rentals. Manhattan retailer D’Agostino…

News July 24

Retailers Have Opportunity To Focus On Customer Engagement During Challenging Economic Times

  It is one of the oldest adages in the business world: “Find opportunity in adversity.” With the economy uncertain at best, and showing signs of adversity at worst, it’s…

News July 24

Envysion Attains PCI Compliance For Its Managed Video Service

  Because its Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) system has direct access to its customers’ PCI compliant networks, Envysion announced this week that it has completed the Level 1…

News July 24

Grading The Current Back-to-School Campaigns & Promotional Strategies

  Entering the back half of July, many retailers have shifted their back-to-school strategies into high gear, hoping to drive young shoppers and their parents into stores. Consumers are expected…

News July 17

Clouds in the Coffee: What Retailers Learned From Starbucks Cool-Down

  Starbucks took about a double espresso-fueled heartbeat to go from innovative retail icon to just another chain struggling to keep up with growth expectations. But the reasons for its…

News July 17
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