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In This Issue:
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- Retailing 101: Back To The Future
- In-Store Credit Kiosks Increase La-Z-Boy Sales
- How rue21 Optimizes Labor Scheduling
- Mobile Marketing: Driving Demand, Driving Share Of Wallet
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- Secure Your Data, Satisfy Your Shoppers
- Getting Pricing And Promotions Right
- JCPenney Resurrects Print Catalog To Boost Internet Sales
- Inside eBay's Retail Associate Platform
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| Retailing 101: Back To The Future |
| By Alan Lipson, global retail industry strategist, SAS |
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Retailers will always need to know their customers; understand their wants, needs, and desires; and engage with them in a personal, satisfying relationship. |
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OmniLink-i™ from Epson. It’s the easy, flexible shortcut to seamless tablet POS integration, uniting all the components of your POS system. Epson’s innovative ePOS technology enables remote printing and control of up to five different peripherals from any mobile device — iOS®, Android™, or Windows® — with a quick and simple path from development to market. OmniLink-i delivers all this with a remarkably small footprint and the world-class support and service you’d expect from Epson. epson.com/omnilink |
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| In-Store Credit Kiosks Increase La-Z-Boy Sales |
A Conversation with Northern Chair/La-Z-Boy’s Troy Kvingedal
General Manager Troy Kvingedal runs eight Northern Chair (operating as La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings & Décor) stores in California with two more locations to open soon. He discusses how a turnkey, cloud-hosted platform that receives almost instant in-store credit approvals has improved his business. |
| How rue21 Optimizes Labor Scheduling |
| rue21, inc., a leading specialty apparel retailer, has chosen EmpowerWFM from Empower Software Solutions as the workforce management technology to be deployed in over 1100 retail locations throughout the U.S. |
| Secure Your Data, Satisfy Your Shoppers |
| As a retail IT leader, the rapid expansion of technology and rising customer expectations mean that you play a central role in enhancing the shopping experience—while keeping customer information safe and your company’s name out of the headlines. |
| Mobile Marketing: Driving Demand, Driving Share Of Wallet |
| Learn why embracing the smartphone as a marketing channel is a sound strategy in the battle for discretionary consumer spending. |
| Getting Pricing And Promotions Right |
| Retalon’s Dynamic Price Management system is built on a powerful predictive analytics engine. This system will automatically monitor your entire retail process, uncover hidden opportunities, and recommend the most advantageous pricing strategies. The system significantly reduces inventory costs and boosts gross margins. |
| JCPenney Resurrects Print Catalog To Boost Internet Sales |
By Christine Kern
After a five-year hiatus, retail giant JCPenney is resurrecting its print version of its catalog to highlight home furnishings and home offerings, and will mail a new 120-page book to customers in March. |
| Retail Management Integration Drives Customer Experience Success |
By Erin Harris, executive editor
National Roper’s Supply launched its new retail management system at a major industry event and generated nearly 12 months of sales in seven days. |
| Inside eBay's Retail Associate Platform |
By Brianna Ahearn, contributing writer
eBay has explored partnerships with major brands such as Kate Spade, and now has a new feature for retailers. The auction and e-commerce company has increased the rollout of its new Retail Associate Platform, a tablet-based software unveiled in late 2013. |
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| What Does An "Innovation Lab" Look Like? |
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By Matt Pillar, editor in chief
It’s Q1, the season of innovation in retail. We’re three weeks off the NRF BIG show. The pundits are making their predictions and prognostications on the retail tech breakouts we’ll see in 2015. The buzz is loud, fueled by inspirational expo hall demonstrations and countless media stories about retail “innovation labs.” Home Depot, Lowe’s, Nordstrom, Sears, Staples, Target, and Zappos are among the big brands that have made “innovation lab” headlines in recent months. |
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• Macy's, Inc. Agrees To Acquire Bluemercury
• Staples, Inc. Announces Acquisition Of Office Depot, Inc.
• New Gap Brand President Restructures Marketing, Online And Product Leadership
• Introducing Whim, A New Collection By Martha Stewart, Exclusively At Macy's
• Forever 21 Matches Styles To Consumer Demand With Oracle Retail
• Cole Haan Opens Its First-Ever Global Innovation Center
• bebe Introduces Spring 2015 Collection
• PetSense Selects Shopatron As Inventory Lookup And Analytics Partner
• Epicor Introduces New Data Security And Protection Program For Independent Retailers
• What Makes ‘Omni-Channel' Work? 3 Practical Answers For Today's Contact Center Challenges |
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