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Editor's Notebook
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Handling The Valentine's Day Rush
By Erin Harris, associate editor
Money can't buy you love, but according to NRF's recent report, consumers are certainly going to give it a shot this Valentine's Day.
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Featured Integrated Solutions For Retailers Article
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Connect Customers Across Channels
By Matt Pillar, editor in chief
Long before Oprah Winfrey called, Lisa Price and her now iconic Carol's Daughter brand were already famous in some small circles. As Carol's Daughter grew, the company diligently built a team of executives charged with creating an operations and technology infrastructure that would pave the way for future success.
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Featured Articles
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Retail 2D Enhances The Customer Experience
By Enzo Capobianco, EMEA industry marketing manager, Honeywell
The current retail model is being challenged. It is a system based mainly on one dimension: the product. Over-discounting and empty shelves are the main consequences of a retail model focused on products, where sales forecasts are based on past sales results, rather than on what consumers expect to find in their favorite stores.
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Longo's Achieves Lower Cost Of Ownership With Improved WFM
Submitted by Dayforce
For more than 50 years the Toronto-based Longo Brothers Fruit Markets (Longo's), a premium grocery chain, has been celebrated for its high-quality food and great service. As the company grew to 19 stores and 3,500 employees, it deployed a collection of workforce management solutions, including an Oracle-based HR application and a Kronos Time & Attendance application — but Longo's needed a solution that was easier to use, easier to manage, and resulted in a lower total cost of ownership.
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Maximizing ROI Of Your Mobility Solution
Submitted by Intermec
Given today's myriad of mobile device choices for enterprises to consider when evaluating options for their mobile workforce, organizations are increasingly confused and uncertain about their investments. For existing end users, issues relate to the need or viability of an upgraded solution.
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5 Keys To A Successful Sustainability Strategy
By Shannon Scheiwiller, director, marketing operations, Ecova
Environmental sustainability issues are complex and can be overwhelming, particularly during the early stages of crafting a sustainability strategy. What do successful programs have in common?
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Industry Talk
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Citizen Watch Starts Direct Shipping For Kohls.com
By Bob Johns, associate editor
Citizen Watch Company Of America sells exclusively through relationships with top retailers. As these retailers are increasing sales online, Citizen is being asked to handle online orders completely in-house.
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Event Sponsor
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May 16 to 17 | Orlando, FL
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Featured Content
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| Streamlined Global Sourcing And Trade Management |
| Your global retail supply chain is an intricate and data-intensive undertaking, made more complicated by the dynamics of trade and labor regulations.
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| Store Clustering With Location Intelligence |
| In today's competitive environment, retailers must differentiate themselves to gain the edge necessary to capture the right customers and gain market share. While the right branding, advertising, merchandising, and real estate are as important as ever, most retailers have one brand, one advertising plan, one assortment, and a single real estate strategy.
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| Drive Operations Excellence In Key Retail Processes |
| In the past decade, retailers have invested billions of dollars on advertising and technology to attract customers and get the right product in the right store at the right time at the right price.
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| Getting Started With Kiosks: What You Need To Know |
| For several years running there has been an average of more than 125 new self-service kiosks installed every day in North America, according to some estimates. Retailers who for years wondered if kiosks were right for their operations are increasingly answering yes.
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Highlight Event
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February 23 | 2 p.m. EST
Retailers want cost savings. When the infrastructure becomes a burden on the organization in terms of time and money, it may be time to consider an infrastructure overhaul. Join us for this informative webinar, as executives from Mattress Firm and DAVIDsTEA discuss how both retailers changed their business processes by overhauling their infrastructure cost effectively and on deadline.
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Upcoming Event
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| RILA Loss Prevention, Audit & Safety Conference |
April 22 to 25
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Dallas
At Loss Prevention, Audit & Safety 2012 you and your colleagues will join subject matter experts, industry partners, and solution providers to tackle the issues facing the industry and asset protection in particular. Learn more.
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RSO Digital Edition
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Integrated Solutions For Retailers is excited to announce the release of its latest version of the magazine's digital edition. The February 2012 edition is the first one that is fully optimized for mobile devices and features the latest technology to speed up page loading times and enhance the reading experience. Enjoy!
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