News Articles http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/ 11/20/2008 1:15:00 PM In response to the severe economic downturn and retail woes, Eqos recently announced the commercial availability of FastTrack Sourcing. FastTrack is the industry's first "one-stop" solution for retailers that would like to quickly scale their private label business. Designed to improve visibility across the business, reduce the risk of non-compliance, and decrease product lead times, FastTrack unites and streamlines retail sourcing operations across buying teams, including local and global agents and suppliers. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Global-Sourcing-Eqos-Launches-FastTrack-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/20/2008 1:15:00 PM Star Micronics America is proud to announce that leading hospitality software company, Posera Software, has certified the printer manufacturer's premier thermal printer, the TSP700II, with the Maitre'D POS Software suite. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Star-Micronics-America-Announces-Printer-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/19/2008 11:08:52 PM Frank Mayer & Associates, Inc. (FMA) has won five Design of the Times awards presented at the In-Store Marketing Expo in Las Vegas. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Frank-Mayer-Associates-Inc-Takes-Home-Five-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/19/2008 4:42:00 AM In response to the severe economic downturn and retail woes, Eqos today announced the commercial availability of FastTrack Sourcing. FastTrack is the industry's first 'one-stop' solution for retailers that would like to quickly scale their private label business. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Eqos-Launches-FastTrack-Sourcing-Enabling-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/19/2008 3:58:00 AM Datalogic Scanning is pleased to announce the appointment of David Suarez as the new Director of Sales for Latin America. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Datalogic-Scanning-Appoints-David-Suarez-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/19/2008 2:04:00 AM GuestLogix Inc. the leading provider of on-board retail systems to the airline industry, recently released its OnBoard PowerSeller™ 2, the Company's next generation mobile payment handheld. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/First-Fully-Integrated-Mobile-POS-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/19/2008 12:04:00 AM HP is making it even easier for small and independent retailers to purchase point of sale (POS) solutions for their businesses with recent introduction of bundled offerings that include all the POS hardware, software and services needed to get down to business - right out of the box. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/HP-Simplifies-Installation-Of-Point-Of-Sale-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 11:51:00 PM After a year of operating under two separate brands, Cognitive and Transaction Printer Group have decided to co-brand. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Cognitive-And-TPG-Introduce-New-Brand-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 11:20:00 AM comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, recently released its monthly retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online spending in October 2008 grew by only 1 percent over October 2007, the lowest monthly growth rate since comScore began tracking e-commerce in 2001. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/US-Retail-E-Commerce-Growth-Slows-To-1-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 4:18:00 AM Tomax Corporation is pleased to announce a new relationship with Hallmark Canada for the implementation of the Tomax® Retail.net™ solutions for core merchandising, store operations and customer management, including point-of-sale. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Hallmark-Canada-Selects-Tomaxreg-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/18/2008 12:17:00 AM Arthur Blank & Company announced recently that former owners and long-time executives Stuart and Eric Blank would be transitioning from their respective roles of President and Executive Vice President to join the Corporate Team of American Banknote (ABnote), Arthur Blank's parent company, where they will focus on Strategic Planning and Corporate Development. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Arthur-Blank-Co-Appoints-New-President-And-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/17/2008 11:40:00 PM RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced recently its WMS is running in cosmetics retailer Sephora's new Salt Lake City distribution center. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Sephora-goes-live-with-RedPrairie-WMS-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/17/2008 4:40:00 AM Retail Process Engineering (RPE) announced recently the appointment of Mark Stanford as senior project manager joining the consulting team. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/RPE-Adds-Mark-Stanford-To-Retail-Consulting-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/17/2008 3:50:00 AM Online consumers intend to spend less in stores this holiday season than last year, The Conference Board and TNS report, but slightly more online. Consumers will be expecting free shipping and deals not available in stores when they shop online. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Online-Consumers-Plan-To-Spend-Less-In-Stores-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/14/2008 3:41:00 AM For retailers expecting lumps of coal in their cash registers this holiday season, teens' consumer confidence about holiday spending may provide an unexpected gift. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Economic-Downturn-Hasnt-Dimmed-Teens-Holiday-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/14/2008 2:25:57 AM This version of INETCO Insight features improved performance, enhanced usability, and added support for basic HTTP transaction decoding and correlation. Insight is INETCO's transaction monitoring solution for managing the real-time application performance of POS terminals, ATM machines, and online banking/e-commerce platforms. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/INETCO-Version-42-Of-Insight-Recently-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/13/2008 11:51:00 PM TRAP Systems, a provider of data analytic tools and products, announced recently that it has changed its company name to HOPS. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Trap-Systems-Changes-Name-To-Hops-And-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/13/2008 11:11:00 PM Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) recently announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ("Bankruptcy Court") in Richmond, Va. The company plans to continue operating the business without interruption as management focuses on developing and executing a comprehensive corporate restructuring plan. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/Circuit-City-Stores-Bankruptcy-Reorganization-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/13/2008 1:57:00 PM UPS recently announced it is deploying a new combination scanner and paperless printing device from HP that will print millions of sorting labels directly on packages, helping the world's largest delivery company reduce operational costs while slashing its consumption of paper. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/UPS-Extends-Green-Approach-To-Its-Operations-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/13/2008 4:41:00 AM TRAP Systems, a provider of data analytic tools and products, announced recently that it has changed its company name to HOPS. HOPS, which stands for Heuristic Optimized Processing System, is also the name of the company's unique core technology. http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/article.mvc/TRAP-Systems-Changes-Name-To-Hops-And-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 11/13/2008 3:55:00 AM