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  • Eastern Mountain Sports to roll out VeriFone iPad retailing solution

    San Jose, Calif. -- VeriFone Systems announced Thursday that outdoor retailer Eastern Mountain Sports has successfully piloted the VeriFone GlobalBay iPad solution in four stores and is readying a 2012 rollout.

    The VeriFone GlobalBay platform is a software-as-a-service offering that enables a suite of next-generation mobile retail software for retailer-to-consumer interaction and leverages retailers' existing POS, e-commerce and store systems.

  • 99 Cents Only Q3 sales up 11%

    Commerce, Calif. -- 99 Cents Only Stores reported Wednesday that total third-quarter revenue rose to $403.9 million, from $365.4 million.

    Sales at its namesake stores grew to $393.3 million from $354.1 million a year ago, just missing Wall Street’s expected $393.6 million in revenue.

    For the quarter, same-store sales rose 8.5% on higher traffic and per-visit tickets.

  • NRF: Holiday retail sales rise 4.1%, beating expectations

    Washington, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation reported Thursday that holiday sales edged NRF forecasts, rising 4.1% to $471.5 billion for the period.

    NRF predicted 3.8% growth. Results exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants.

  • Holiday promotions lead to lower outlook at Williams-Sonoma

    SAN FRANCISCO — Williams-Sonoma Inc. said Thursday it has cut its fiscal Q4 earnings outlook below Wall Street expectations due to heavy holiday promotions levels.

    The company said it had to offer discounts to entice shoppers this holiday season. Although earnings guidance has been reduced to below expectations, Williams-Sonoma’s revenue outlook remains in line with Wall Street, trimmed to a range of $1.24 billion to $1.26 billion. The company had previously expected revenue as high as $1.27 billion.

  • Survey: More than 50% of retailers use passwords for POS security

    Redwood City, Calif. -- More than half of retailers still use passwords for point-of-sale system login, despite concerns over the sharing and misuse of those passwords, according to a survey by DigitalPersona, a global provider of strong authentication and access management solutions. The survey also revealed that of those companies considering a change to new login methods, nearly 70% are considering a switch to biometric authentication.

  • The people have spoken, for Kohl's

    NEW YORK — Kohl's is the recipient of the People’s Pick award in The Harris Poll Customer Relationship Series, conducted by Harris Interactive. The award cognizes the strength of consumers' bonds with mid-tier department stores and reflects the customers' connections and future intentions.

  • ForeSee: Apple, Amazon dominate mobile satisfaction

    Ann Arbor, Mich. -- A mobile commerce study released Thursday by customer experience analytics firm ForeSee found that Apple and Amazon rank far above all other retailers when it comes to mobile customer satisfaction.

    When measuring how satisfied customers are with mobile shopping experiences of 16 of the largest e-retailers in the United States, Apple and Amazon, which scored 85 and 84, respectively, on the study’s 100-point scale, topped the list by a wide margin.

  • Fast Retailing net profit rises in Q1, but trims outlook

    Tokyo -- Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo apparel chain, reported Thursday a net profit of $405.3 million for the first quarter, a 37% rise that the company said was due in large part to a change in accounting methods. Operating profit dipped 2.8%.

    Sales gained 8.6% overall for the quarter, but the company has trimmed its full-year outlook as sales in its home market remained sluggish.

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