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Editor's Notebook
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Customers, Data, Mobility, And Cash: 4 More Themes From NRF '10
By Matt Pillar, Editor In Chief, Retail Solutions Online/Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
Solutions for managing customers, data, mobility, and cash were hot at this month's BIG Show. Our coverage of NRF '10 draws to a close with this final installment of product news and notes from the event.
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Featured Vendors From NRF 2010
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Compliance Networks Retail Compliance Management Solution
Compliance Networks is a leading provider of solutions to the retail supply chain that enable enterprises to optimize flow within their supply chain and make informed decisions that ultimately increase shareholder value. Since 1999, Compliance Networks' suite of retail-centric vendor compliance and distribution management solutions accelerate retail profits by increasing sales, decreasing costs and mitigating risk throughout the extended supply chain. Compliance Networks is proud to serve leading retailers such as Kohl's, Burlington Coat Factory, Pep Boys, The Sports Authority, Bon-Ton Stores Corporation, Oshmans and Gottschalks Stores. Learn more.
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Brother® PocketJet® Mobile Printers
Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. is recognized for the PocketJet 3 and 3 Plus rugged mobile printers in route accounting applications and solutions in industries such as dairy and bakery. We are expanding our product offering outside mobile printing solutions into more traditional retail supply chain desktop barcode label printing. Visit us our website to learn more about Brother Mobile Solutions
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Datamax - O'Neil OC3™ Thermal Printer
Datamax-O'Neil is a trusted global provider of stationary and portable label and receipt printing solution products. Now you can experience Datamax-O'Neil portable printers made especially for retail. We offer the only portable dual-printer solution for your shelf labeling, markdown, and hangtag needs, providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional printing solutions in retail applications. Learn more about the OC3 Thermal Printer
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IBM POS By RPE
RPE is a leading strategic consulting services provider exclusively focused, on retail providing implementation, integration, modification, business process re-engineering, system upgrades, and systems management services for retailers worldwide. RPE mobilizes the right people, processes, and technologies to improve business performance. Learn more at http://www.rpesolutions.com
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Source Technologies ServPoint PRO
ServPoint is the next-generation of kiosk displays from Source Technologies. These interactive, touch screen devices, featuring integrated peripherals and optional power and connectivity configurations, are self-service platforms designed from the ground up for flexible and high-performance point-of-interaction (PoI) applications in the retail industry. Learn more about ServPoint PRO
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Featured Articles
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Survivor's Strategy For Retail
Submitted By Pitney Bowes Business Insight
For several quarters now, the retail universe has been in the midst of a nerve testing shake-up. Current consumer behavior — vacillating somewhere between cautious and traumatized — is continuing to wreak havoc on the efforts of retail planners and decision makers. The unprecedented dilemmas and challenges they face require an information base that must be "recalibrated" almost continuously to respond to the latest trends as they emerge.
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Enhance ROI And Customer Engagement With Multifunction Kiosks
Submitted By Source Technologies
Multifunction kiosks can increase the return on investment (ROI) by helping organizations streamline operations, educate customers, and explore new revenue vehicles. By automating everyday tasks, the implementation of self-service kiosks will free employees to focus on more critical needs — ultimately to improve overall customer service and satisfaction. Combining multiple applications at one customer touch-point will optimize the benefits of the self-service kiosk within an organization.
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Super-Streamlining High-Speed Throughput In Retail Apparel Distribution
Submitted By Zebra Communications
For The Children's Place, the task was straightforward - build a new distribution center to help supply its expanded number of retail apparel stores in the southern United States and relieve some of the distribution load on its other three North American DCs to speed up store delivery times across the continent. With a net increase of 250 The Children's Place stores over the past five years, the new DC could not be too soon to arrive.
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Featured Downloads
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| Cut POS Transaction Times By 25% |
| A 50-store candy franchise replaces its ECRs (electronic cash registers) with a scalable PC-based point of sale solution that provides shorter transaction times, easier data transfers, and better reporting.
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| 2009 Retail Holiday Season Shopper Study |
| The 2009 Retail Holiday Season Shopper Study probed shopper satisfaction among retail segments. Key metrics used to gauge market satisfaction include appearance (neatness) of the displays, ease of finding correct prices and coupons, merchandise availability, level of associate assistance and check-out duration.
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| Make Your Markdowns Matter |
| The economy has created a need for retail markdowns, as price adjustments are
made to spur the sale of goods. But, the markdown process can be extremely
costly to your business if not managed correctly. We recently had a Q&A session
with Rick Wescott, VP of sales at SATO Labeling Solutions on the
importance of properly-executed markdowns.
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| Brochure: Brother® TD-4000 And TD-4100N Desktop Barcode And Label Printers |
| The Brother TD-4000 and TD-4100N desktop barcode and label printers represent a great value at an affordable price. They feature a four-inch wide print head, high resolution printing, fast throughput, and a built-in auto cutter, all of which make these printers an excellent choice for many vertical market applications.
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