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| 5 Tips For Tackling Shrink |
| By Keith Aubele, CPP, LPP |
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In this era of escalating retail loss and shrink, many companies are evaluating and deploying tools and technology to ebb this disastrous tide. Stepping back from a situation is sometimes necessary to ensure that the proper focus and resources are applied. |
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| 5 Ways Predictive Analytics Is Transforming The Retail Procurement Process |
By Yan Krupnik, marketing manager, Retalon
Procurement is a critical part of the retail business model. It is one of the most carefully crafted processes in the supply chain, constantly being perfected as retailers continue to find new ways to optimize the process. Over the past few years, retail technology has become a hot topic. |
| Walmart To Make Deeper Cuts To Counter Q3 Figures |
By Christine Kern, contributing writer
The retailer is set to eliminate 500 additional jobs at its headquarters. |
| Advances In Automation And Video Analytics Can Drive The Retail Industry |
By Luis Orbegoso, president, ADT Business
As automation and “smart homes” increase in popularity in the residential industry, ADT has also seen automation play a larger role in retail growth. From driving standard operating procedure analytics to customer flow maximizing dollars per store visitor, automation technology allows retailers to focus on their core business. |
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| Why Employee Engagement Still Matters In Retail |
By John Orr, SVP of retail, Ceridian HCM
People are migrating away from the traditional brick and mortar retail stores in the 21st century, preferring to shop online and using their mobile devices rather than visit physical storefronts. This is most prevalent in the specialty hard goods. However, shoppers still enjoy the social and entertainment aspects that retail provides, as well as with soft goods shoppers tend to still want to touch and size in person. |
| Target Announces Price Matching Of Online Prices Of Competitors |
By Christine Kern, contributing writer
Changes to price matching policy include matching offers from and Amazon. |
| 10 Reasons Retailers Upgrade To Area-Imagers |
| This white paper explores how today’s highly developed area-imaging scanners enable greater capability and flexibility, putting far more productivity into the hands of retail employees and allowing for revenue-generating mobile marketing initiatives. Plus, imagers are capable of supporting retailers’ mobile marketing programs, capturing mobile coupons right off customers’ smartphone screens or automatically collecting their information from ID cards for loyalty program auto-enrollment. |
| The Link Between Customer Centricity And Logistics |
| As consumer demand for a convenient omni-channel retail experience grows, these requirements have a direct impact on the retailer’s approach to logistics, distribution, and fulfillment. |
| Hard Times For Holiday Hiring? |
By Matt Pillar, senior executive editor
The Bureau of Labor Statistics pegs the national unemployment rate heading into the holiday season at just 5.5 percent, a drop of nearly 50 percent from its post-recession peak in late 2009. It’s considerably lower in some regions. That’s positive news for the labor force and the economy, but it could have some negative implications for retailers and logistics providers looking to staff up for the holidays. Good help is hard to find in a deep labor pool, and it’s incredibly hard to find in a shallow one. |
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