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June 10, 2013
Amazon expands test of grocery delivery service to Los Angeles

Amazon.com confirmed it is testing its online grocery delivery service in Los Angeles.

May 29, 2013
PriceGrabber: Father’s Day gets practical

A survey from online shopping site PriceGrabber indicates US consumers are leaning toward practical Father’s Day gifts this year.

May 8, 2013
Modell’s launches Micros POS and CRM systems

Sporting goods retailer Modell’s is launching Micros-Retail’s Xstore Point-of-Service, Relate Customer Relationship Management and miStore mobile POS solutions.

May 7, 2013
Getting Physical: Online Retailers Move Offline

Go offline, young man: That appears to be the mantra of e-commerce merchants these days.

As competition in the world of online retailing heats up — with Amazon's ever-burgeoning dominance posing the biggest threat — more pure-players are taking the brick-and-mortar plunge. It's a reminder, many experts say, of the strong appeal of the in-store experience — even when stacked up against the convenience of online shopping.

May 7, 2013
Worth Watching

Here are several pure-play online retailers that are venturing into the physical space — or thinking about making the leap:

• Rent the Runway, which rents high-end designer gowns, dresses and accessories to women for weddings and other special events, will use a recent infusion of $24.4 million in financing to build showrooms where shoppers can try on the frocks and consult with stylists. The popular online destination reportedly has Chicago next on its agenda.

April 1, 2013
Container Store selects Talend Data to automate processes

Talend said Monday that The Container Store is deploying Talend Enterprise Data Integration to simplify, standardize and move data across multiple platforms.

March 7, 2013
SAP survey: Mobile payments need to be targeted at retail

More than half (53%) of industry leaders believe that improving customers’ retail experience is essential to creating a successful mobile payments scheme, according to a recent survey by SAP.

February 21, 2013
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.

February 12, 2013
First Data: Consumer card spending growth robust in January

A report released by First Data Corp. found that dollar volume growth rebounded in January, improving to 6.2% versus 4% in December despite the payroll tax increase.

February 4, 2013
Oracle to buy Acme Packet for $1.7 billion

Oracle Corp. said it has agreed to buy Acme Packet for $29.25 per share or approximately $1.7 billion, net of Acme Packet’s cash.

January 14, 2013
Crocs implements SAP apparel and footwear application

SAP AG announced that Crocs Inc. is implementing the SAP Apparel and Footwear application to replace a legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

December 27, 2012
Winning the Battle

By Chris Donnelly, managing director, Accenture Retail

Ahead of the holidays, 56% of U.S. consumers told us that they expected to ‘showroom’ as they bought gifts this year — underlining the threat of online pure play retailers to the success, and even existence, of traditional retailers. However, traditional retailers can compete and even win this battle.

December 19, 2012
A.C. Moore selects Epicor Retail CRM to enhance customer loyalty

Epicor Software Corp. said that A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts has selected and implemented the company’s Retail Customer Relationship Management solution to strengthen customer relations and support future loyalty/reward initiatives.

December 19, 2012
Build-A-Bear selects Centric as PLM system provider

Product lifecycle management software provider Centric Software said that it has become the PLM system provider to Build-A-Bear Workshop.

November 13, 2012
Survey: Most consumers think Thanksgiving weekend will have best deals

Survey results released by PriceGrabber found that 71% of consumers believe that retailers offer better deals during Thanksgiving weekend than they do during the rest of the winter holiday shopping season, up from 58% in 2011.

November 9, 2012
Brooks Brothers selects PTC solution to improve product design

PTC announced that Brooks Brothers Group Inc. has chosen PTC Windchill FlexPLM software, PTC's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for retail, to improve product design and development effectiveness, reduce costs and better capture market opportunities.

October 23, 2012
The Finish Line selects Oracle solutions to support growth strategy

As part of a larger initiative to upgrade the customer experience and localize offerings in its 640 stores nationwide.

October 22, 2012
Japanese department store chain selects Teradata retail analytics

Analytic data solution-provider Teradata said that Takashimaya Co. has completed deployment of a Teradata data warehousing environment to serve as the primary data analytics system for centrally housing and managing its product and customer information.

October 19, 2012
Sears taps Teradata for database analytics expansion

Teradata, the analytic data solutions company, announced that Sears Holdings has upgrades its existing Teradata analytic environment with the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse Platform 6690, which leverages both SSD and HDD storage.

October 17, 2012
IHL Group ranks Epicor Software top vendor of POS software for specialty soft goods and hard goods retailers

Epicor Software Corp., a leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, announced the company has again been named the leading vendor of point-of-sale software for both specialty soft goods retailers and hard goods retailers by research and advisory firm IHL Group.

September 26, 2012
Beyond Sweaters and Ballet Shoes

By Sean Jackson, Actian

September 21, 2012
Focus on: E-commerce

The e-commerce experience has expanded beyond desktop environments and moved in-store via Web-based kiosks and consumers’ personal mobile devices. One of the biggest hurdles for retailers is delivering a consistent, rich, user experience across all digital channels. Eager to overcome this challenge, Best Buy Canada sought a solution to streamline digital information delivery.

September 12, 2012
First Data report: BTS boosts card spending in August

irst Data Corp. reported that consumers responded well to back-to-school and summer clearance sales in August, prompting an increase in August same-store consumer spending by credit, signature debit, PIN debit, EBT, closed-loop prepaid cards and checks at U.S. merchant locations.

September 11, 2012
Renys taps Junction Solutions to implement Microsoft Dynamics and launch mutichannel strategy

Junction Solutions announced that Renys, which operates 16 discount stores in Maine, has selected Junction Solutions to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and help launch its multichannel retail strategy, while automating manual processes and improving visibility and collaboration throughout its store locations.

August 3, 2012
2012 Retail Store of the Year Design Competition

Receive recognition for new store and renovation projects! The 31st annual Chain Store Age Retail Store of the Year Awards will celebrate the best in retail and restaurant design for projects opened between November 30, 2011 and December 30, 2012.

All winning projects will be featured in the March 2013 issue of Chain Store Age, and also presented at Chain Store Age’s annual SPECS conference, March 17-20, 2013, in Dallas.

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