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  • Leading pizza chain tests beacons

    A leading pizza chain is testing beacon technology – in stores in China.

    Yum Brands subsidiary Pizza Hut is using devices from global beacon technology provider Sensoro at all 1,471 locations in mainland China through Sept. 23.

  • Report: Target in new push away from tech outsourcing

    Don’t assume that the layoff of 275 IT employees in August 2015 by Target Corp. means the retailer is reducing its focus on in-house technology operations. According to the Wall Street Journal, the layoffs actually set the stage for a big push away from IT outsourcing and toward hiring 1,000 new global technology workers.

  • Report: Walmart gets the message on in-store assistance

    Usually retailers are not pleased when hackers get into their systems, but Walmart Stores Inc. is very happy with three hackers in particular. Walmart will test a new SMS-based customer service tool that won a recent Walmart Labs-sponsored “hackathon.”

  • Indian e-commerce giant recruits execs from major retail, tech firms

    Flipkart, a leading Indian online marketplace, is naming three new technology executives with experience at some major global retail and IT firms.

  • Study: Retailers sense need for improved demand planning

    Key forecasting metrics have remained essentially flat for five years, but one emerging technology offers retailers the chance for improvement. According to the sixth annual Forecasting Benchmark Study from supply chain software provider Terra Technology, companies using sensing demand systems consistently double overall forecast value-add and reduce error by 37%.

  • Tech Bytes: Three Reasons to Partner with a Tech Accelerator

    Target Corp., which has operated a proprietary innovation lab in San Francisco since 2013, is eyeing a more outward-focused approach to innovation. Target is partnering with startup accelerator Techstars to open a new retail accelerator program in its hometown of Minneapolis.

  • Target is looking for a few good startups

    Target Corp. has operated an innovation lab in San Francisco since 2013, but now the retailer is eyeing a more accelerated and outward-focused approach to innovation.

  • Levi Strauss store tests RFID

    Levi Strauss & Co. knows that the most valuable service store associates can provide is serving customers.

    The specialty apparel retailer is working with Intel on a pilot concept at one of its store in San Francisco to give associates near-real-time visibility into store inventory, reducing the time they spend managing inventory.

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