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  • Schneider Electric, Autodesk team up to use BIM to make buildings more energy efficient

    San Francisco -- Schneider Electric and Autodesk are teaming up to advance building information modeling (BIM) technology and principles for building lifecycle management. As part of the collaboration, the two companies are exploring ways to complement each other’s strengths to make buildings more energy efficient, from the design and construction stage and continuing through operation and end-of-life phases.

  • Study: Retailer apps focus on consumer engagement

    New York – Mobile apps have a lot of potential uses, but in 2015 retailers will likely focus on consumer engagement. According to the 2015 E-commerce Industry Outlook report from performance marketing technology company Criteo, 42% of retail executives and ad agencies rank consumer engagement as the primary goal of mobile app strategies.

    Other Criteo predictions, based on data insights from billions of online transactions, include:

  • Are Magic Mirrors the next big thing?

    There was a buzz at this year’s NRF Big Show surrounding Magic Mirrors, which have moved from the prototype stage to something everyone seems to be working on now.

  • Forever 21 lights up headquarters with rooftop solar panels

    Los Angeles - Forever 21 has powered up a 5.1-megawatt (DC), high-efficiency SunPower solar power system at its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. PermaCity Solar designed and installed the system.

  • Japanese eyewear brand to open its first U.S. store

    San Francisco -- One of the largest eyewear brands in Japan is entering the United States. Tokyo-based Jins, a pioneer of “smart” eyewear, will open a flagship in San Francisco, and launch a U.S. e-commerce site this spring.

  • The rise of the machines (in retail)

    Retailers at NRF’s Big Show are hearing a lot about “machine learning.” But what is it and how does it help retailers grow sales?

    Machine learning, in which supercomputers learn from mining masses of data on the cloud without human intervention, unlocks insights into consumer demand.

  • How Amazon wages price war with Walmart

    Retailers interested in fine-tuning their digital pricing strategies may want to look at a new index called the Price Perception Index.

    The index, created by e-commerce startup Bommerang Commerce, measures how retailers optimize prices to attract buyers, compete with other retailers and build their business on a mix of profit margins and volume.

    The first Price Perception Index looks at the complex competition between Amazon.com and Walmart.com.

  • Retailers aren’t giving consumers what they want

    Retailers already knew they had work to do to better meet online shoppers’ expectations, just maybe not as much as revealed by new research from IBM.

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