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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.

It's Time to Catch Up if You Don't Already Know How to Market to Millennials

January 17, 2014

BCG Perspectives

Success in marketing to U.S. millennials"”the generation of people now 18 to 34 years old"”will be critical to companies across product and service categories. One reason, of course, is that millennials represent the consumer market of the future.

An Update on Home Depot's Supply Chain Transformation Project

January 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The Home Depot's ongoing supply chain transformation last year included the opening of 20 new distribution centers, improved inventory turns and lower costs, all achieved while supporting double-digit growth. Charles Armstrong, vice president of supply chain distribution, highlights these accomplishments.

Retail Imports Expected to Be Up 4.8 Percent in January; 2013 Estimated at 2.8 Percent Over 2012

January 15, 2014

National Retail Federation

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to grow 4.8 percent in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Estimates show 2013 up 2.8 percent over 2012.

Holiday Delivery Foul-up More the Fault of Retailers Than Carriers, Study Finds

January 15, 2014

Kurt Salmon

Widespread delays to Christmas deliveries made headlines over the holiday season. But while carriers like UPS and even FedEx were quick to apologize, a new study suggests they may be shouldering a disproportionate amount of the blame. Kurt Salmon found that the majority of delays experienced in their analysis of holiday shipping and delivery dates were the fault of retailers, not carriers.

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.

Australian Investors Very Much Interested in Warehouses

January 9, 2014

BusinessDay

The boom in e-commerce and the rising use of the internet will bring boom-time conditions to the industrial property sector in Australia in the coming year, according to logistics leasing experts.

Hybris Creates B2C Commerce Accelerator for China Market

January 7, 2014

Hybris Software

Hybris Software has made available the hybris B2C Commerce Accelerator for China.

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.

Staples Takes Top Prize with Move to Smart Packaging

January 2, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

With excessive packaging as the top complaint of customers, Staples found a technology that created the right size box for every item shipped from its e-commerce centers. In doing so, it wins the annual Supply Chain Innovation Award, sponsored by SupplyChainBrain and CSCMP.