Magazine Articles
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Research & Trends: Understanding Customer Retention
5/25/2011
In reaction to the recent change in the retail landscape, leading retailers have launched initiatives to understand and drive improved retention. The consensus is that customers are leaving at a greater rate overall, and unlike previous periods, those that are leaving span a greater spectrum of the customer base in terms of annual spend. By Matt McNaghten and Clark Passino
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Q&A: How Integrated Systems Simplify Fulfillment
5/25/2011
We caught up with Frank Camean, president & CEO at 4Sight Supply Chain Group, with a few questions about how retailers can best eliminate the supply chain complexities that get in the way of fulfillment. By Matt Pillar, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
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From The Editor: Will RFID Bridge The Supply Chain/LP Gap?
5/25/2011
Despite efforts to improve on-shelf availability, retailers are still plagued by an out-of-stock issue that, in some segments, reaches double-digit percentages in lost retail sales. By Matt Pillar, Editor In Chief, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
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Tech Update: Yard Management Improves With RFID
4/26/2011
Yard management solutions rely on up-to-the-minute data on cargo, asset, and vehicle locations. Companies have utilized RFID (radio frequency identification) and RTLS technology to track assets more effectively and enable cost-saving solutions like unmanned gate operations. By Brian Albright, Field Technologies magazine
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Case Study: Drive Inventory Optimization
4/22/2011
Vineyard vines’ flagship store opened on Martha’s Vineyard in 1998. What started out as a wholesale necktie business has grown into a chain of 13 brick-and-mortar apparel stores based on vineyard culture for men, women, and children. By Erin Harris, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
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Q&A: Assortment Planning: Lessons From The Recession
4/22/2011
Assortment planning execution was a key failure point among many retail brands that fell victim to a crashing economy in 2009. Here, Joe Apprendi, president at ITR Software, explains how an effective assortment planning process helped some retailers get back to thriving. By Matt Pillar, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
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Solution Series: GPS Fleet Tracking Saves Company $400,000
3/28/2011
Landscape Concepts Management, Inc. was expanding rapidly and having difficulty tracking its vehicles and assets throughout its numerous locations. To more effectively manage its fleet operations, the company began researching GPS fleet tracking solutions. By Field Technologies magazine
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Research & Trends: Real-Time Inventory Accuracy And Visibility
3/25/2011
Store-level RFID (radio frequency identification) has a direct relationship with inventory management. Aberdeen Group data reveals that an astounding 70% of retailers rate themselves "average" or "below average" on their inventory management processes. By Sahir Anand and Russ Klein, The Aberdeen Group
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Research & Trends: Birth, Death, And Beyond: Understanding Product Life Cycles
2/22/2011
Product life cycle management by definition is the development and deployment of strategies designed to maximize a product’s potential. It is essentially the science of effectively predicting a product’s life cycle. By Inez Blackburn, Market Techniques & Innovations, Inc.
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Q&A: Best Practices For Private Labeling
2/21/2011
We recently had an opportunity to quiz Danika Manchester, strategic business development manager at SATO Labeling Solutions America, on some good ideas for private labelers. This article provides her suggestions and her thoughts on the next big opportunity for retailers to capitalize on private label initiatives. By Matt Pillar, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
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