Cross Channel Magazine

1. An Apparel Retailer Leverages Distribution For 30% Growth
   5/22/2013

   With 600 employees and 32 locations, vineyard vines decided to outsource its distribution to focus on continued growth and promoting its brand.

2. Stop Channel-Surfing
   5/22/2013

   Why retailers need to turn their focus from distribution channels back to customers

3. Specialty Retailer Bling Bling Drives Sales Through Loyalty
   5/22/2013

   This small retailer is driving repeat and referral business by teaming up with other local businesses for a joint loyalty card.

4. Follett Perfects Planning In A Volatile Sales Environment
   5/22/2013

   A new software implementation is helping the world’s largest college bookstore operator to reduce out-of-stocks and to manage unique demand stimuli.

5. Moosejaw Creates Personal Customer Experience With Mobile POS
   5/22/2013

   The outdoor apparel and gear retailer is capitalizing on its new mobile POS to engage customers on the floor and maximize customer-associate interaction.

6. The Relevance Of RFID In An Omni-Channel World
   5/22/2013

   The unprecedented inventory visibility requirements brought about by an omni-channel future put RFID back into the spotlight.

7. The Death Of The Channel-Purist Retailer
   4/22/2013

   “Channel segmentation is dangerous business in the age of cross-channel consumers’ high expectations.”

8. Overhauling IT At BevMo!
   4/22/2013

   Over the course of 24 months, BevMo! leveraged big data and cloud computing to rebuild its entire IT enterprise from the ground up.

9. Lilla P.’s Inventory Visibility Drives 40% Annual Growth
   4/22/2013

   Specialty apparel retailer Lilla P. has doubled in size over the past three years through a complete systems overhaul and inventory integration.

10. Mobile POS: What We’ve Learned So Far
    4/22/2013

    From how to bag purchases to how to monitor mobile cashiers, we’ve come a long way on the first leg of the mPOS journey.