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ATS offers AccuTouch, a biometric time-and-attendance terminal for the real world. Nearly any fingerprint condition can be read by the Maximus AccuTouch. Its unique multispectral image sensor outperforms conventional technology. It allows companies to efficiently manage their workforces and employees to manage themselves, regardless of working conditions, significantly lowering administrative costs.
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Editor's Notebook
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The Last Gasp Of The USPS?
By Matt Pillar, editor in chief
If mismanagement and bloated labor costs don't bring the postal service down, its willingness to become a tortoise among hares surely will. As consumers, merchants, UPS and FedEx are collectively leveraging the powers of technology and competition to achieve blazing-fast cross-channel merchandise fulfillment, the Postal Service is taking a disastrous step backward by slowing things down.
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Featured Integrated Solutions For Retailers Article
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Drive Sales, Save Costs With Your Receipt Printer
A Q&A with Barry Wise, Epson America
Coupons are back. Research from NCH Marketing Services indicates that nearly 80% of consumers are using them, and according to their research, sales receipts are a great place to put them.
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Guest Expert
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Why Consolidated Check And Currency Processing Works
By Rob Klein, director of enterprise solution design and integration, Cummins-Allison Corporation
In today's economy, with consumer spending down and increased competition from online retailers rising, national and regional retail chains and independents are seeking new ways to maintain margins and profits. Most have already cut costs to the bone and are under increasing pressure to 'do more with less.'
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Featured Articles
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Do It Best Fills Orders Faster With Voice-Directed Picking
Submitted by Lucas Systems
Implementing voice-directed picking has helped Do It Best Corp. create a well-orchestrated, more cost-effective, and faster process for filling orders. The solution provides a web-based management console that displays real-time productivity and management reports.
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Tablet PCs Streamline Order Entry Process For Affiliated Foods
Submitted by MobileDemand
Affiliated Foods Midwest (AFM), a cooperative owned entirely by independent grocers, made a simple computer switch in its stores recently that led to a large and very real financial payoff.
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The 2012 Marketing Planning Checklist
Submitted by Bronto Software
With changes in e-commerce marketing coming at you fast and furious, how prepared are you to deploy engaging messages on a timely basis in 2012? Fully prepared? Not at all prepared? Somewhere in the middle?
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Defining ERP For The SMB Retailer
By Steven Greenwood, vice president, MAGSTAR
Before discussing the benefits of an ERP system one must first understand its definition. Previously, to be considered an ERP solution an application had to address a minimum of two business operations. Today's definition of an ERP system for the SMB marketplace has evolved.
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Featured Content
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| iPad — The New Business, Retail Tool |
| This paper will focus mainly on two dimensions of Apple iPad use in retail: self-service tool and consultative sales aid. It also provides an overview of how the Apple iPad is being used in other types of consumer-facing enterprises.
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| Storefront Solutions: Run Your Stores Better |
| Offering a wide selection of devices, applications, and platforms, Sprint can customize a network program that connects your entire organization — helping ensure consistency from the sales floor to the warehouse and every mobile point in between.
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| Increase Customer Satisfaction With Productivity-Based Scheduling |
| Scheduling the most productive employees to work at the most in-demand times makes intuitive sense, but many retailers are favoring seniority, preference, or other factors over best-fit employees in their scheduling.
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| Why Supply Chain Excel Users Are Doomed |
| Industry expert Khudsiya Quadri believes that the extensive use of Excel in the supply chain industry is due to the relationship business users have developed with Excel. However, this relationship cannot last long if an organization wants to be competitive and profitable.
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2012 Vendor Spotlight Resource Center
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Upcoming Events
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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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