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Research Released on Speech Analytics, Industrial Networking, Supplier Risk Management, Other Areas

September 17, 2012

Reports from the Contact Center/Marketing Effectiveness, Manufacturing, Product Innovation + Engineering, and Supply Chain Management research practices of Aberdeen are now available.

The Retail CIO's Impossible Job of Making Everybody Happy

September 17, 2012

Storefront Backtalk

Why is it that the same retailers who will replace a finance clerk's desktop like clockwork every four years will let their POS linger for eight, nine, 10 or more years? Why is it that data centers can be consolidated and servers can be virtualized but e-commerce still operates as a separate channel? The answer is simple: politics.

Six Steps for Launching an E-Commerce Site

September 14, 2012

IzzoNet

So you're thinking of launching an e-commerce store, whether it's to turn a hobby into an additional income, to take your "bricks and mortar" business online, or perhaps you're ready to launch a new full-time venture in cyber space.

Maine Retailer Boosts Visibility at Point of Sale, Improves Collaboration Among Its Stores

September 14, 2012

Junction Solutions

Renys, a regional chain of discount retail stores in Maine, has selected Junction Solutions to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and help launch its multichannel retail strategy, while automating manual processes and improving visibility and collaboration throughout its store locations.

Tesco Turns to Checkpoint Systems for Full Rollout of RF Solutions

September 14, 2012

Checkpoint Systems

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a global supplier of electronic article surveillance solutions, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry and its supply chain, has been chosen by Tesco to implement a global EAS program to improve on-shelf availability of products.

Arbela Releases Master Data Centralization for Microsoft Dynamics AX

September 13, 2012

Arbela Technologies Corp.

Arbela Technologies Corp. has issued the latest version of its Master Data Centralization (MDC) application for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

Ahold USA Enlists FoodLink as Purchasing Platform for Fresh Foods, Floral Products

September 13, 2012

FoodLink

FoodLink will become the online buying platform for all fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli and floral category purchasing across more than 750 stores operated by Ahold USA.

Understanding Independent Distributor Certifications and Anti-Counterfeiting

September 12, 2012

Smith & Associates, Rockwell Automation

Quality management systems are at the core of every set of critical business processes, and essential among these are anti-counterfeit strategies. Recently, industry headlines have been replete with analyst and government reports documenting the pervasiveness of counterfeit product in supply chains. Rather than a new problem though, counterfeit criminal activity is as old as business itself, and with this history comes an equally long history of anti-counterfeit strategies and risk management practices.

Cortera Launches B2B Purchase Insights Service for Sales, Marketing and Finance

September 12, 2012

Cortera

Cortera has launched a B2B Purchase Insights offering, enabling sales, marketing and finance executives to better research and understand their customers, prospects and suppliers.

Zebra Uses Own Technology to Track Its Own Assets

September 12, 2012

RFID Journal

Zebra Technologies has put its own real-time location system (RTLS) technology to work at two of its warehouses - one in Vernon Hills, Ill., and a second in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The solution saves time employees previously spent locating the proper place for loads of picked goods (approximately three minutes per load), says Gary Meekma, Zebra's senior manager of warehouse operations, while also reducing the amount of space required to stage each load by about 40 percent.