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Foreign Spies Target U.S. Technology and Trade Secrets

Driven in part by the global financial crisis, foreign intelligence services, corporations and computer hackers have stepped up efforts to steal technology and trade secrets from American companies, the FBI's top spy hunter told Congress.

Locating Airbus Plant in Alabama Could Lead to Dogfight with Boeing

EADS, the parent company of jet maker Airbus, has upped the ante in its long-running blood feud with Boeing, setting the stage for a messy battle between the two aerospace giants. According to a person with knowledge of the matter, the European conglomerate is set to announce the construction of a new manufacturing facility for its Airbus aircraft in the heart of Dixie - Mobile, Alabama.

Millennials' Grocery Consumption Patterns to Vastly Affect Food, Beverage Industry, Study Finds

The confluence of changing demographics, economic factors and customer preferences has the potential to create a long-term disruption across the food-industry value chain that transforms where and how consumers shop for groceries as well as what products they choose.

Where Warehousing and Distribution Are Going

Among the ways technology is evolving to bring greater productivity to the DC is in providing ergonomic features to forklifts and other equipment, says Bill Pfleger, president of Yale Distribution.

Prices of New Autos Drop as Inventory Shortage Caused by Japanese Earthquake No Longer a Problem

New car prices have fallen from a year ago, primarily because the inventory shortage created by the Japanese earthquake has been entirely erased.

How Customers' Online Information Can Be Used to Keep Them from Getting the Best Deal

How much is that doggie in the window? For internet users, the answer may soon be, "It depends on who you are, and how much I know about you." And this trend may upset a host of laws concerning deceptive trade practices, fair pricing and even contract, trespass and computer crime laws.

HighJump Software Issues New Mobile Pre-sales App for Direct Store Delivery

HighJump Software Inc. has released a new version of HighJump Mobile Sales Advantage, the company's mobile pre-sales application for direct store delivery (DSD) businesses.

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Pier 1 Imports Invests Millions in Distribution Center, E-Commerce Technology

Technology and infrastructure investments will account for 50 percent of Pier 1 Imports' $70m to $75m in planned capital expenditures this year, but the retailer will have a lot of IT-enabled activity to show for its money. Two of the biggest elements are the July 28 launch of Pier 1's new e-commerce site and the planned rollout of its new POS system beginning this fall.

Danish Window and Door Company Doubles Output via RFID

Idealcombi has reduced the time required to produce a custom window or door down to about one minute, using EPC Gen 2 passive UHF tags to automatically adjust the settings on its manufacturing equipment.

Kohl's Increasingly Relying on Solar Power Generated at Its Stores

Kohl's Department Stores is to install solar panels at roughly 30 additional locations, expanding its existing solar program by nearly 25 percent.

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