Newsletter | July 11, 2011

07.11.2011 -- Google On SEM Strategy | Tier 1 M-Commerce Functionality For SMB's

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Editor's Notebook

Reality TV And Retail LP: A Dangerous Combination
By Matt Pillar, editor in chief
We hear truTV wants to create a reality show about loss prevention in retail. If the camera crews come knocking, run the other way.

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Google On SEM Strategy
A Q&A with Dan Schock, retail industry director, Google
Google's longstanding 70% to 80% lock on search engine market share made it a no brainer for us to seek out some search engine management (SEM) advice from Dan Schock, retail industry director there.

Google On SEM Strategy

Guest Expert Series

Defining The ROI For Small Form-Factor Kiosks
By Mike Kearby, president and CEO, AML
Often times the question is asked, "Kiosks make sense for our stores, but how can we justify the investment?" The answer lies with the term "multitasking". Put the kiosk to work in a variety of applications and not just a single task. You can still catch up with part 1 and part 2 of this series.

Featured Articles

Therapy For Workflow Efficiencies
Submitted by CognitiveTPG
J & D Pharmacy has been in business for more than 30 years. As an independently owned pharmacy, J & D Pharmacy owner Don Grove understands the pressure to provide superior customer service, added value, and combat increasing competition.

Therapy For Workflow Efficiencies

Time & Attendance Solution Offers Immediate ROI For Aéropostale
Submitted by Dayforce, Inc.
At the heart of the company's brand is its store-level associates, the vast majority of which are teenagers newly eligible for the labor force.

Time & Attendance Solution Offers Immediate ROI For Aéropostale

A Guide To BI For The Business User
Submitted by QlikView
The practice of business intelligence (BI) has suffered for many years from the pretense that the information needs of business users can be predicted in advance.

A Guide To BI For The Business User

Tier 1 M-Commerce Functionality for SMB's
Submitted by Celerant Technology Corporation
Explosive growth in the smart phone market and research into how consumers are using their phones leave absolutely no room for doubt — retailers must leverage mobility to stay competitive.

Tier 1 M-Commerce Functionality for SMB's

Industry News

Microsoft Launches Office 365 Globally
Infor And Golden Gate Capital Complete Acquisition Of Lawson Software
Major Sponsors Announced For AIM Expo
CognitiveTPG Announces Save Green, Go Green Trade-In Program
Fossil Expands Use Of Kronos Globally
Multichannel Retailer, Jenson USA, Selects Junction Solutions
Empathica Appoints Linda Wu Director Of Marketing
Milestone Adds ImmerVision Enables 360-Degree Panomorph Lens Support
America's Oldest Ski Shop Is Selling Online With Shopatron
Venstar Expands New York State Distribution Of Its HVAC Control Products
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Featured Content

The New State Of Retailing: What Every Fashion Retailer Needs To Know To Survive And Prosper
This white paper examines how fashion retailers are adapting to forces affecting the global retail industry in order to thrive and prosper.

GO Outdoors Achieves Peak Performance With Demand Forecasting
Growth had impeded GO Outdoors' ability to accurately produce forecasts, and the sole use of Microsoft Excel led to hit-or-miss forward ordering. As a result, the company suffered from lost sales and a poor mix of products on the store shelves.

Friendly's Express Improves Order Accuracy With A New Label Solution
To help insure that the Friendly's Express concept would be successful, Friendly's needed to deploy new technologies that would make food ordering, preparation, and the labeling process accurate, quick, and easy.

Doing More On The Store Floor: 5 Steps To Capture And Keep Cross-Channel Customers
With consumers' growing expectations to shop the way they want, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers have overcome their fear of ecommerce cannibalization of store sales, adopting dotcom storefronts and strategies to help ensure a consistent experience across all channels — and ultimately increase sales.
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Timely Growth Strategies For Retailers
In this podcast on retail growth strategies, Doug Wallace, VP of retail division at Wincor Nixdorf, talks to Associate Editor, Erin Harris about improving the customer shopping experience while reducing costs as well as the importance of automation of cash management in retail.

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