Technology

Body Central Corp. selects Jesta I.S. omni-channel solution
Apr 22, 2013
Jesta I.S. said Monday that Body Central Corp. has selected Jesta I.S.’...
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Office Depot debuts citizenship site for Earth Month
Apr 18, 2013
Office Depot announced that it has debuted a new corporate citizenship...
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Study: 76% of women prefer in-store shopping over smartphone
Apr 18, 2013
Research findings released by mobile-retail marketer Swirl found that a...
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Crabtree & Evelyn teams with Demandware for digital/mobile commerce
Apr 17, 2013
Demandware said that Crabtree & Evelyn has re-launched its U.S. e-...
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Survey: Consumers loyal to brands that create social media experience
Apr 16, 2013
Survey results released by Analytic Partners found that 48% of people...
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Brooks Brothers taps eCommera to interpret its operational data
Apr 11, 2013
London -- Brooks Brothers will adopt eCommera’s decision...
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Verge Connect teams with c-store parent GPM on smartphone app
Apr 10, 2013
Verge Connect said Wednesday it is powering Fas Mart/Shore Stop’s first...
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Tech Bytes

Retailers Must ‘Think Visual’

By Dan Berthiaume, senior editor, Chain Store Age

Among the many albums released by legendary rock band The Kinks, “Think Visual” stands as a forgettable collection of generic hard rock songs released in the mid-1980s, when the British Invasion pioneers were long past their creative prime and worn down from years of infighting.

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People/Companies in the News

Visa in deal with ROAM to increase retailers’ acceptance of mobile payments
Visa Inc. has entered into an agreement with mobile commerce provider ROAM, an Ingenico company, to enable merchants of all sizes to accept electronic payments using mobile technology.
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Surveys/Reports

POS terminal numbers continue strong growth, despite smartphone popularity
The overall penetration of POS devices continued to expand 3.9% in North America and 4.6% around the globe in 2012, according to The POS Vendor Shipments Database, released by IHL Group. Growth is expected to continue at 3.6% worldwide for 2013.
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Security surrounding social media and m-commerce top IT priorities
Managing and classifying enterprise data is the number one security and privacy area in need of improvement, and remains a major challenge for IT departments, according to a survey about IT risk factors for 2013 published by global consulting firm Protiviti.
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Costco and IRI expand relationship
Investment firm Starboard Value, Office Depot’s largest stockholder with a 14.8% stake, revealed it has delivered a letter to the office supply retailer’s board of directors, expressing “strong disappointment at the board's failure to work constructively with Starboard to reconstitute the board.
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