Total Gym Flexes Mobile Muscles

Total Gym Fitness lifts social engagement with mobile chat.

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Top 30 Mobile Credit Card Processing Services Named by Topcreditcardprocessors.com

The thirty top mobile credit card processing services have been named by topcreditcardprocessors.com for the month of May 2015. Each month a team of researchers spend time testing and reporting the top mobile credit card processing services around the world to assist businesses in selecting the best service to assist them. 

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Target Addresses Digital Channels After Overwhelming Demand for Lilly Pulitzer Collaboration

Target’s CEO Brian C. Cornell announced the company will make a $1 billion investment in technology and supply chain, after the overwhelming demand for Target’s launch of its Lilly Pulitzer collection shed a light on its digital capabilities.

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Produce Marketing Association brokers agreement from supermarkets to try and stamp out abuse of food workers

There's a call for all labour hire companies in the food sector, employing teams of vegetable pickers to chicken processors, to be properly accredited, and regulated.

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Integrating Omnichannel Retail: Looking Beyond Your Four Walls to Stay Ahead of the Curve

How you go about delivering the total shopping experience consumers demand is more visible now than ever before. Here are three ways to incorporate omnichannel retail solutions in your separate-channel world.

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Highest Paid CEOs in Retail: Target Tops the List

According to the Equilar 200 Highest-Paid CEO Rankings, conducted for The New York Times, Brian C. Cornell from Target ranked as the highest paid CEO at a retailer, making a reported $28 million. 


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Shopper Experience Study Sneak Peak

Retailers are obsessed with crafting the perfect experience for their customers and track success across various internal metrics, but how do shoppers gauge retailer success? At RES 2015 RIS editorial director Joe Skorupa and Cognizant AVP Meena Patel will preview the sixth annual RIS/Cognizant Shopper Experience Study and provide a sneak peak of the valuable benchmarks.

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3 Key Retail Trends to Watch

As technology continues to permeate the retail space, customers now expect more streamlined, personalized and interactive experiences across all touch points. Here are three trends to watch in the future of retail. 


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Kohl’s Joins Off-Price Bandwagon

Kohl’s joins the outlet store fray in early June with the opening of  Off-Aisle by Kohl’s in Cherry Hill, NJ.


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DICK’S Sporting Goods Named "Shipper Partner of the Year"

DICK’s Sporting Goods has been named “Shipper of the Year” by Manhattan Associates. 

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Targeting Facebook Advertising Just Got Easier

Marketers now have a new way to deliver highly targeted Facebook advertising as part of an integrated, omni-channel solution. Teradata Marketing Applications has added a new digital marketing capability that incorporates social advertising with email, mobile and web.  

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The Outdoor Recreation Group Moves to Streamline its Wholesale Sales Processes

The Outdoor Recreation Group is executing CGS's BlueCherry B2B Ecommerce Solution to accelerate and streamline its wholesale business channels. 

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Ascena Retail Group Acquiring Ann Taylor's Parent Company

Ascena retail group, inc. and ANN INC. have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which ascena will acquire ANN INC., parent company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, two women’s specialty retail fashion brands.

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The Outdoor Recreation Group Moves to Streamline its Wholesale Sales Processes

The Outdoor Recreation Group is executing CGS's BlueCherry B2B Ecommerce Solution to accelerate and streamline its wholesale business channels. 

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Fashion Retailer rue21 Unites Brick and Click Worlds

Specialty apparel retailer rue21 is uniting its online and in-store worlds by implementing Epicor QuantiSense Retail Business Intelligence suite to support enterprise-wide analytics across merchandising, store operations and digital retail.

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Will Retailers Trip Over Apple Pay?

Downloads and activations are not the same as active users. Will Apple Pay succeed? Beyond the activation-to-actual-use debate, there lies more data to be captured.  

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MGM Augments Retail Pricing Strategies

MGM Resorts International has signed a multi-year agreement for Revionics Price Optimization to enhance retail pricing strategies throughout its U.S. properties, including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage and other properties.

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Gungahlin Marketplace development wins support from community council

Recently approved plans for a multi-million-dollar retail expansion at Gungahlin in Canberra's south receive strong support from the local community council.

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Consumer confidence jumps post budget: Westpac survey

The most widely-watched consumer sentiment survey jumps 6.4 per cent in May following an interest rate cut and the federal budget.

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Healthcare the only winner as Australian stocks fall

The share market suffers another sharp fall as all sectors except healthcare lose ground, while the release of RBA board meeting minutes boosts the Australian dollar.

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Is Starbucks Under Siege from Hackers?

Reports continue to flow in from Starbucks patrons that claim their mobile payment accounts were wiped clean by cyber thieves. Although the retailer claims their systems have not been hacked, many in the cyber security community believe the retailer's mobile payment application is vulnerable and increased security measures are necessary. Here is the latest.

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Personality Traits Influence Leadership Potential

Dominant personality traits have tremendous implications on achieving both individual and organizational success. At the Retail Executive Summit, Monique Honaman, CEO & Founder, ISHR Group, will explore the preferred thinking and communication styles of leaders, and all in attendance will receive a customized personality evaluation.

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Kohl's Roll Out Buy Online, Pick-up In-Store Across the Chain

The department store retailer continues its omnichannel expansion with the introduction of the fulfillment option at all of its 1,164 locations.

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Five Tips for Maximizing Digital Signage

For digital signage that requires extended retail use, be sure to have the right technology and the right solution for the application. These five tips will help maximize your digital signage. 

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Taskforce to target visa fraud following 'slave labour' revelations

The Government confirms it will form a taskforce to target visa fraud, following revelations foreign workers are being exploited by unscrupulous labour hire contractors.

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Woolworths accepts moral responsibility for underpaid farm workers

The supermarket giant Woolworths says it does not know of any legal obligation to ensure farm workers are not exploited, but it does have a moral one.

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Five tips for Maximizing Digital Signage

For digital signage that requires extended retail use, be sure to have the right technology and the right solution for the application. These five tips will help maximize your digital signage. 

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Tasmanian petrol prices 'might be realistic', fail to drop after probe announced

A motoring body says the high cost of petrol across Tasmania "might be realistic" as Launceston prices fail to drop after an ACCC investigation is announced.

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Domino's Unveils Tweet-a-Pizza

Domino's Pizza revealed this week its customers will be able to order pizza on Twitter by simply tweeting the pizza emoji to the retailer. 


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Rebecca Minkoff Blends Online and Offline in Connected Stores

As the online shopping experience strengthens, customers expect similar capabilities in store. Rebecca Minkoff, designer and retailer of handbags, apparel and accessories, connected its online and offline worlds with the unveiling of its "Connected Store" in two locations.

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The Next Generation Of Self-Checkout

New variations of self-checkout solutions are redefining its future and will ensure retailers are able to deliver an exceptional experience.

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Cole Haan Customers to Enjoy One Touch Payment

Footwear and accessories brand Cole Haan launches Apple Pay allowing customers to make purchases with one touch on the mobile shopping app.

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Cole Haan Customers to Enjoy One Touch Payment

Footwear and accessories brand Cole Haan launches Apple Pay allowing customers to make purchases with one touch on the mobile shopping app.

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Cole Haan Customers to Enjoy One Touch Payment (1)

Footwear and accessories brand Cole Haan launches Apple Pay allowing customers to make purchases with one touch on the mobile shopping app.

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Macy's Foray into Off-Price Retailing Begins Fall 2015

Macy's will embark on its off-price business in fall 2015 with the opening of four Macy's Backstage pilot stores in the metro New York City area. This is one of the company's key growth initiatives, placing the retailer in competition with other outlet retailers, such as Nordstrom Rack and TJX Companies.

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Will the small business tax breaks boost economic growth?

There are doubts about whether the Federal Government's $20,000 instant asset tax write-off for small business will have the hoped for economic benefits.

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Macy’s Foray into Off-Price Retailing Begins Fall 2015

Macy's will embark on its off-price business in fall 2015 with the opening of four Macy's Backstage pilot stores in in the metro New York City area. This is one of the company's key growth initiatives, placing the retailer in competition with other outlet retailers, such as Nordstrom Rack and TJX Companies.

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7 Tips to Bring Order to the Chaos of a Breach

Establishing a strategic incident response plan in advance will help quickly restore order in the event of a security breech. Here are seven tips to get you started.

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Billabong Implements New Global Omnichannel Platform

The new platform provides a constant real-time flow of customer, order and inventory information across all sales channels, improving engagement with online shoppers, retail operations and wholesale partners.

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Solving Omnichannel's Biggest Challenge

Transitioning from traditional retailing to the omnichannel model takes more than just technology investment, it requires de-siloing the entire enterprise. At the Retail Executive Summit, Anoop Kulshreshtha VP, digital technology, Barneys New York will explore the organizational maturity challenges when going omnichannel and discuss options on how to address them.

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Epicor Spins Off Retail Solutions Business

Epicor Software Corporation and Epicor Retail Solutions Business will be separated into two privately-owned companies under funds advised by Apax Partners.

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Spinoff of Epicor Retail Solutions Business to Transpire

Epicor Software Corporation and Epicor Retail Solutions Business will be separated into two privately-owned companies under funds advised by Apax Partners.

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Jeff Kennett says he has recommended Coles repay suppliers millions of dollars.

Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett, acting as an independent arbiter for Coles, has recommended the supermarket pay refunds worth millions of dollars to suppliers who were poorly treated under the retailers Active Retail Collaboration program.

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The Children's Place Improves Size and Pack Optimization

The Children's Place, Inc., a children's specialty retailer, has selected Quantum's Q Analytics for Size and Pack Optimization.

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Why Your Omnichannel Strategy Needs the Cloud

Retail companies are transitioning to cloud computing as the omnichannel business model continues to drive the new era of retailing. “Supercharging Cloud Platform Rollouts” answers why retailers need the cloud NOW.  

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Proposal to add 187-room hotel to Hobart's new Myer building

The developers of Hobart's Myer complex want permission to build two more floors on the Liverpool Street site.

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Thomas Jewellers Selects Raymark Retail Solutions

Thomas Jewellers seeks to modernize its technology infrastructure.

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The Children’s Place Selects Quantum’s Q Analytics for Size and Pack Optimization

The Children's Place, Inc., a children's specialty retailer, has selected Quantum's Q Analytics for Size and Pack Optimization.

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Farmers say society's expectation for cosmetically 'perfect' food is unsustainable

Western Australian fruit and vegetable growers say consumer obsession with cosmetically pleasing fruit is hurting their industry and is driving up production costs.

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Woolworths spokesperson says consumers are 'spoilt' and prefer to buy unblemished fruit and vegetables

Scott Davidson, head of trade for produce with Woolworths supermarkets, denies retailers are responsible for conditioning shoppers to expect 'perfect' looking produce on shelves. Woolworths has introduced an 'odd bunch' line to give consumers access to lower grade fruit at discount prices.

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“Supercharging Cloud Platform Rollouts” Report Available Now

Retail companies are transitioning to cloud computing as the omnichannel business model continues to drive the new era of retailing. The report “Supercharging Cloud Platform Rollouts” is available for download now for more on the subject. 

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Five reasons Woolworths is being hammered on hardware

Woolworths and its US joint venture partner Lowe's have invested nearly $3 billion in Masters since 2009, with no returns so far.

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Share market experiences biggest drop in two years

The share market has its biggest drop in more than two years as weak bank earnings sent investors running for the exits.

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Homeless of Melbourne searches for shop location

Homeless of Melbourne Inc is searching for a CBD shop front for their three-month pop-up shop.

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Retail sales growth misses expectations

Retail sales rise by 0.3 per cent in March, narrowly missing analyst forecasts and hinting at the possibility of lower economic growth.

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Woolworths shares slammed as sales fall 2pc in third quarter

Woolworths has reported a disappointing 2 per cent decline in sales for the third quarter, dragged down by tumbling petrol sales and its poorly performing Big W stores.

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Technology Start-Ups Acquisitions Speed Retailers Ahead Online

Retail companies seeking to build their digital presence are finding acquisitions are one way to get them there. Here are five retailer acquisitions to know.

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Retail's Social Data Revolution

The never ending stream of social data flowing into retailers' databases has the power to transform the industry, but only if it is properly leveraged.

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Culture that Rocks: Amplifying the Organization

In order to take a retail operation to the next level a culture of innovation and teamwork must be instilled throughout the enterprise. At the Retail Executive Summit, training and development veteran Jim Knight will share his unique take on culture building through dynamic storytelling and a blended approach of business acumen and music orientation.

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Toshiba and SAS Team Up to Supercharge Predictive Analytics

SAS analytics now comes embedded in Toshiba's loyalty solution granting retailers real-time insight into customer demand and allowing for the personalization of the shopping journey.

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Walmart Makes U.S. Management Changes

Greg Foran, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., and COO Judith McKenna announce some important management changes, according to Forbes. 

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Top Retailers Race to Launch Apple Watch Apps

As the Apple Watch rolls out globally, some retailers are wasting no time releasing their own Apple Watch apps, including Kohl's, Amazon, and Starbucks.

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True Religion Expands Epicor Partnership Bolstering Omnichannel Retailing

True Religion deploys Epicor's newest cloud-enabled order management and business intelligence solutions to boost omnichannel retailing.

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