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Predictive Research Points to Price-Sensitive Retailers for Near-Term Sales Hikes

Aeropostale, Family Dollar and Sam’s Club are three of the retailers “almost certain” to see sales increases over…

News March 26
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RetailWire: Opinions Mixed On Microsoft’s Move Into Retail Arena

Borrowing a page from Apple’s playbook, Microsoft plans to open Microsoft-branded retail stores. Although details were limited, Microsoft…

News February 19
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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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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
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5 Key Trends From NRF Which May Separate The “Has Beens,” The “Survivors” & “Thrivers”

Against a backdrop of Gottschalks joining the ranks of retailers to file Chapter 11 and Circuit City in…

News January 16

Amidst Apparel Slump, Aeropostale Flies High With Aggressive Approach

Although the recently wrapped holiday shopping season was a big disappointment for most retailers, especially in the apparel…

News January 8
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IHL Group IDs Biggest Losers When It Comes To Out-of-Stock Failures

Out-of-stocks continue to plague the retail industry as one of the biggest causes of lost revenue and customer…

News December 19

Case Study: Family Dollar Optimizes POS System With Embedded Apps

  While many other retailers are struggling, business is good at Family Dollar. The 6,700 store value chain…

News December 11
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