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Uplift Modeling: Persuading the Persuadables
Without a doubt, customer retention and cross sell are top priorities in the retail industry. In the quest for customer loyalty and market share, it's about looking forward, not back. View this on-demand webinar that explores effective marketing focused on those customers who can be persuaded to take action as a result of your message — saving marketing waste and improving results.
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Editor's Notebook
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Good News For IT DMs
By Erin Harris, associate editor
Despite lingering economic uncertainty impacting many sectors and industries, the latest CDW IT Monitor reveals that IT decision makers (DMs) in the retail industry are generally optimistic in key areas including overall IT spending and hiring. If you plan to make IT investments next year, where should you allocate the dollars?
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Featured Integrated Solutions For Retailers Article
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EMS, WFM Integral At DSW
A Q&A with Dave Crawford, VP store planning and construction, DSW
Dave Crawford, VP store planning and construction, talks about DSW's plans for a WFM implementation and the retailer's high expectations for the project. With one successful project under his belt and another scheduled for next year, Crawford explains the secret to DSW's success in finding the right solutions provider.
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Guest Expert Series
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How Modern Cash Control Cuts Costs And Creates Revenue
By Jim Stone, director of marketing, Tellermate Group
While increasing revenue is always a popular idea, it's not all that easy to at the execution level. That said, by sticking to a simple principle when choosing technology investments, you can ensure the investments you make will pay dividends on the sales floor. That simple principle? Look for and choose solutions that get your staff in front of customers. You can still catch up with Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.
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Featured Articles
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CMG Achieves Goals Through Deployment Of Rugged Computers And Mobile Broadband
Submitted by Panasonic Solutions Company
Comag Marketing Group LLC (CMG) needed a lightweight, compact, and mobile broadband-ready solution to improve on-site remote data collection. As a result, CMG's sales and marketing teams gained tremendous advantages in multiple areas.
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Under Armour Gears Up For Explosive Growth
Submitted by Manhattan Associates
Under Armour's warehouse management system couldn't keep pace with the company's rapid growth and additional solutions were required to manage expectations. In order to achieve the goal of growing its business to a multi billion-dollar market position, Under Armour needed to improve picking, packing, and shipping.
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Rugged Mobile Computer Cuts Delivery Time In Half
Submitted by Intermec, Inc.
Santa Cruz Pasta Factory owner Steve Simonovich transitioned an Italian deli into a manufacturing and production operation. As the company expanded, Simonovich quickly realized that error-prone manual processes were costing his company hundreds of dollars each month.
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Innovation In Scheduling Transforms Giant Eagle
Submitted by RedPrarie
If you're a large retailer with a host of traditional and non traditional services, how do you properly schedule, track, and pay employees (team members in Giant Eagle parlance) to deliver those services, as well as receive shipments, stock the shelves, set up promotions, and the myriad of other tasks involved in running the stores?
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2012 Vendor Spotlight Resource Center
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Upcoming Events
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| RetailROI SuperSaturday 2012 Analyst Day |
| Join Retail's Top Analysts and C-level executives Saturday, 1/14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for this unique IT conference the Saturday before NRF at the PwC Auditorium. This fast-paced event gets you completely up to date on the latest data and trends in the retail industry before you hit the show floor.
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| NRF 101st Annual Convention & EXPO |
Convention: January 15 to 18
EXPO: January 16 to 17
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | New York City
This year, NRF is offering more than ever before. More challenging programming, more retail innovators, more opportunities to connect with colleagues, and even more space to move around in.
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| The Top 5 Tips On Loss Prevention In Restaurants |
| Join Envysion on Thursday, January 19, to learn how Managed Video as a Service, (MVaaS) and four other tips can help you to maximize loss prevention impact in the restaurant industry, with powerful business insight. Learn more.
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| RSPA Inspire |
INSPIRE is RSPA's Annual Thought Leadership Summit held every winter in a tropical location. INSPIRE offers executive-level education, first-class networking events, and exciting excursion opportunities with fellow industry leaders.
Learn more.
January 29 to February 1
Costa Rica
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