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Checkpoint Systems Brings Retail Visibility App to the Cloud

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a vendor of merchandise-availability applications for the retail industry, has collaborated with Microsoft Corp. to bring its Checkpoint RFID software to the cloud, and enhance it with Microsoft analytical tools.

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Kroger's Weekly Circular Goes Digital

Digital disruption is affecting retailers of all stripes, but the grocery sector has been slow to adopt new technological tools. But that doesn't mean the nation's largest grocery chain isn't innovating around the digital path to purchase.

Unleashing Your 'Inner Company': Keys to a Successful Start-up

Starting up a business requires brains, heart and money - but in the case of the last, not as soon as you might think.

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Spotlight Placed on How RFID Technology Benefits Retail Industry

Next time you're at the mall, take a closer look at the paper price tag dangling from the clothes you take into the dressing room. If you hold the tag up to a light, you might see a dark, salt-grain-sized speck in it. Or, if you run your thumb over the tag, you might feel an almost imperceptible bump.

Hanson Logistics Building Chill Facility in Michigan

Hanson Logistics will build a new temperature-controlled facility to serve fruit and vegetable growers and processors in Southwest Michigan.

The March of Automation - the Transformation of the Work Force

Will a robot run my organization in 10 years? Maybe, even though a chief executive's job, which requires a fair amount of problem-solving and creativity, is probably less susceptible to automation than middle-skill jobs such as machining and bookkeeping. At the same time, new research shows that most jobs have some proportion of tasks that can be substituted by workplace automation. Including a CEO's job.

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Kuehne & Nagel Unveil Singapore Logistics Hub

Kuehne & Nagel, the global logistics services provider, has unveiled its new Singapore Logistics Hub.

Connell Limited Partnership Acquires SencorpWhite

Connell Limited Partnership, a global manufacturer serving the automobile, appliance, mining, rail and industrial equipment industries, has completed its acquisition of SencorpWhite, a provider of automated systems for the packaging industry through its Sencorp, Ceratek and Cerapak product lines.

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Matternet, DHL Move Forward With Tests on Drones Carrying Payloads

California-based drone manufacturer, Matternet, plus DHL's "parcelcopter" prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), both plan to begin testing their airworthiness with actual payloads in the next two months.

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GE Plans to Sell Its Appliances Business to China's Haier

GE, which has a long-term strategic partnership to explore cooperation in the areas of industrial internet, healthcare and advanced manufacturing with Qingdao Haier Co., has agreed to sell its Appliances business to the Chinese company for $5.4bn.

Omnichannel Credited in Part for Successful Holiday Sales at J.C. Penney

Less than 12 hours after Macy's shared bleak holiday results, J.C. Penney Co. said enhanced digital capabilities and strong demand for its private-label offerings helped it to produce strong holiday season same-store sales growth, which allowed the company to reaffirm its full-year profit forecast.

Making Money From 'Streams' of Real-Time Data

Companies could create new, revenue-generating services from the "data streams" they produce, but it requires a data-savvy culture and new skills, according to research supported by the Society for Information Management's Advanced Practices Council.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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