Project44 has introduced volume less-than-truckload rating APIs (automated programming interfaces) to allow for real-time volume rate exchange between carriers and their shipper, broker and third-party logistics provider customers.

Alexi Agratchev was working on a video securitysystem to help casinos catch criminals, as part of an internal start-up at Cisco Systems, when an idea popped into his head. He wanted to apply the same concept – extracting data from technology such as video cameras – to help retailers better serve their customers and drive sales in stores.

Multinational retail chain operator Carrefour is planning to test Bluetooth beacons to track the movements of shopping carts at three of its Madrid stores this fall.

With the current economic business pressure, reducing costs in the service supply chain without compromising customer satisfaction is a challenge which must be faced head on. Managing this balancing act requires business intelligence, which refers to the applications, tools, infrastructure and best practices that enable raw data to be transformed into significant information, and as such can be utilized to improve outdated processes.

Epicor Software Corp. has introduced version 7.0 of Epicor Retail CRM (Customer Relationship Management).

Nimble Inc. a provider of social relationship-management software, has integrated its product with HootSuite, maker of a social media-management system.

Aldata, a vendor of applications for the retail and distribution industries, has created Aldata Shopper Relationship Management (SRM), part of its new Aldata Omni-Shopper Suite.