03.10.14 -- Nebraska Furniture Mart Boosts Efficiency With Electronic Shelf Labels

Newsletter | March 10, 2014

Nebraska Furniture Mart Boosts Efficiency With Electronic Shelf Labels
By Sally Jones, contributing editor
	A Midwestern home furnishings giant keeps its low price promise to customers with the installation of electronic shelf tags as part of an automated price-matching solution.

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Beyond Mobile Device Security: Comprehensive Endpoint Management
		By Greg Griffiths, vice president of retail solutions, EarthLink From kiosks to mobile POS, advances in retail technology deliver consumer convenience and increases in staff efficiency. That can be a tremendous competitive edge, and stores are wise to pursue new solutions aggressively. At the same time, it all adds up to a double whammy for retail IT.

Featured Content

comScore Infographic: Around The World Of Online Shopping
UPS partnered with comScore to find out what online shoppers want during their experience by surveying more than 14,000 frequent shoppers worldwide.
How POS Receipts Build Sales And Loyalty
According to the Annual Topline U.S. CPG Coupon Facts Report for Year-End 2010, released by NCH Marketing Services, Inc., marketers distributed 332 billion coupons for consumer packaged goods last year, marking the largest single-year distribution of coupons ever recorded in the United States.
Contact Center Satisfaction Index 2013
In the growing environment of continuous connectivity, contact centers have become, for many, the primary face of the companies we do business with — always there, always on, and always expected to delivery on the company promise.
5 Critical Supply Chain Steps To Ensure Merchandise Plan Execution
The value of merchandise plan execution is critical to any retailer's margin objectives. By systematically identifying and eliminating supply chain performance related issues, retailers can mitigate those events that put margin at risk. In a recovering economy where working capital still remains constrained, the supply chain professional who can run a predictable and consistent supply chain, influence margin performance, and increase operating cash flow will be invaluable.
The Hard Side Of Enterprise Mobile Computing
In the world of information technology, mobile computers have become a central element to business productivity. Bringing the computer to the work instead of the work to the computer has revolutionized business processes in the retail store and warehouse. However, this convenience does not come without its price.
Leveraging Loyalty To Help Your Customers And Your Business
Loyalty marketing programs date back to the late 1700s in the U.S., and they’ve continued to grow in popularity over the years especially recently.

Editor's Notebook

Investing In Tech Startups: A Retailer's Brilliant Risk
		By Matt Pillar, editor in chief UK department store retailer John Lewis isn’t letting the ERP vendor community dictate its next technology move. Instead, the 40-location retailer (which also operated more than 300 Waitrose grocery stores) is taking to the grassroots, investing in a tech startup incubation competition it’s dubbed JLab.

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How Wearable Technology Can Benefit Retailers
		By Anna Rose Welch, contributing writer Companies, like The Container Store, are arming themselves with technology to blur channels, engage customers.

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