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  • SPECS Exclusive: Construction goes high tech

    Although the construction industry lags other major verticals in IT spending, technology is still having a dramatic impact.

    “We are at the intersection of technology and buildings,” said James M. Benham, CEO of construction technology firm JBKnowledge, during a session at Chain Store Age’s SPECS 2016 conference at Hilton Anatole in Dallas, March 13-15. The session, “Future Forecast: Drones, Sensors, Integrated Apps,” examined how leading-edge technology is changing the construction industry.

  • Lowes Foods makes exceptional loss prevention effort

    Knowing when things are right is important, but knowing when things are wrong may be even more vital.

  • Total Service

    A diversified service offering that includes interior and exterior signage, lighting, specialty contracting and facilities maintenance gives ImageOne Industries an up-close look at the evolving retail scene. Chain Store Age spoke with ImageOne Industries president Jim Mikula about some of the trends the company is seeing.

    What trends are you seeing in retail signage and graphics?

  • Constant Vigilance

    Even when security technology vendors and users are unaware of a vulnerability, cybercriminals may already be well aware and taking advantage.

  • Google says, ‘look ma, no hands’

  • Store intelligence is sweet for specialty candy retailer

    Imagine if the type of products consumers normally buy at the last minute represented your product assortment.

    For Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Canada, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based specialty vertical candy retailer with about 68 Canadian stores, this is the reality of the store environment.

  • Under Armour seeks deep understanding of consumer fitness

    Under Armour is undertaking an ambitious effort to provide extremely personalized health and fitness coaching, assisted by IBM.

    Under Armour has entered a strategic partnership with IBM to create and provide data-backed health and fitness insights, powered by IBM Watson's cognitive computing technology. The partnership will combine Under Armour’s new UA Record personal fitness app with an IBM Watson Cognitive Coaching System.

  • The North Face uses artificial intelligence to engage with customers

    Specialty outdoor retailer The North Face is engaging its nature-oriented online customers in a very down-to-earth way.

    The North Face is launching a new interactive online shopping experience. Using the IBM Watson artificial intelligence platform and Fluid XPS intuitive recommendation engine, customers can now use natural conversation as they shop online to receive personalized outerwear recommendations.

  • Carhartt dives deep into online consumer data

    Vertical specialty workwear retailer Carhartt Inc. is gaining an unprecedented view into what customers want, when they want it.

    Carhartt is leveraging the new IBM Commerce Insights solution that is designed to help online retailers evaluate category and product performance for quick merchandising decisions. Leveraging cognitive capabilities from Watson Analytics,IBM Commerce Insights provides a single view of customer behavioral, market and business performance data directly on Carhartt’s storefront.

  • Three Trends Impacting Retail Tech Outsourcing in 2016

    Information technology outsourcing (ITO), or the strategic hosting and management of technology solutions, services and personnel by a third-party provider, is a popular way for retailers to quickly increase their technological capabilities, and also lower their IT-related capital expenditure.

    Jeff Seabloom, managing director at Dallas-based global advisory firm Alsbridge Inc., spoke with Chain Store Age about three trends he sees having a major impact on retail ITO in 2016.

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