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Getting a Grip on Where Supply Chain Technology Market Is Going

January 21, 2014

Gauging the size of the supply chain technology market is a problematic exercise"”determining what technology components to include and what to leave out, which companies to include and who to leave out.

Retailers Not Using RFID Should Be 'Scared' of Failure

January 21, 2014

Avery Dennison RBIS

The acceleration of global RFID adoption by the biggest retailers should be a lesson to those still lagging in its adoption, experts told attendees at the recent "Big Show," the National Retail Federation's 103nd Annual Convention & EXPO.

Inventory Accuracy, In-store Loss Prevention Among Top Uses Retailers Have for RFID, Study Says

January 20, 2014

ChainLink Research

By a wide margin, the top reason for retailers to implement RFID is to improve inventory accuracy.

Evolution of Change in the Supply Chain Swirling at Breathtaking Pace

January 20, 2014

Doug Braun, CEO, IBS

"The more things change, the more they stay the same." The proverb from the 19th Century French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr suggests that change does not affect reality on a deeper level but only cements the status quo. In our era, however, change is not only happening, the evolution of change continues to be fast.

The Better to See You: Location-Sensing Helps Retailers Track Your Every Move in the Store

January 20, 2014

FierceRetailIT

Retailers are using new advances in technology to help them better understand shopper behavior.

Attention Grocery Shoppers: Your iOS Device Has Product Information for You

January 14, 2014

Storefront Backtalk

The future of mobile is here, or at least available to grocery shoppers as Safeway and Giant Eagle roll out Apple's iBeacon, the location-sensing technology that connects to shoppers iOS devices and sends product suggestions and messages while inside the store.

Focus on Resiliency in Operations Tops Predictions for Supply Chains in 2014

January 13, 2014

IDC Manufacturing Insights

Operational resiliency will be the focus of supply chain strategies this year and beyond, according to IDC Manufacturing Insights, which released its top 10 supply chain predictions for the year.

Data Collected by Logistics Companies Useful for Analyzing Consumer Trends, Study Finds

January 7, 2014

DHL

Logistics companies generate huge amounts of data that could give companies competitive advantage, according to DHL's newly released "Big Data in Logistics" trend report.

Smartphones Account for Most Near Field Communication Devices in 2013, But Trend Expected to Drop

January 6, 2014

ABI Research

Building on the momentum gained in 2012, smartphones are expected to account for the majority of near field communication (NFC) shipments in 2013, when all he numbers are in. Already, volumes have jump by 129 percent.

Study Finds Shoppers' Satisfaction Up, But Retailers Need to Invest More in Technology

January 6, 2014

Motorola Solutions Inc.

The seventh annual Holiday Shopping Study from Motorola Solutions Inc. finds that overall in-store satisfaction has grown 23 percent in the last six years. Meanwhile, satisfaction with the checkout process and the availability of store associates has increased 32 percent and 23 percent, respectively, since 2008. Retailers need to continue to offer choice and options to shoppers across all channels - online, in-store and mobile. Shoppers also reported a dramatic increase in use of their smartphones for shopping-related activities including mobile couponing.