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Is U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance About to Run Its Course?

Manufacturing data tend to be a leading indicator for the rest of the economy. The recent weakness is more an indication of future conditions than present ones, meaning the U.S. manufacturing renaissance of the last two years may be about to take an extended breather.

Government Import Controls Cause Luxury Goods Retailers to Move Out of Argentina

A slew of luxury goods retailers are leaving Argentina in response to import barriers, currency controls and soaring inflation. American designer Ralph Lauren was the most recent departure when it announced last month that it was closing three of its stores in Buenos Aires, including its flagship in the upscale Recoleta district, as draconian measures on imports have all but left it unable to stock its shelves.

Research Indicates Retail Store Growth Either Steady or Accelerating

Research by Evoco Inc., a provider of design and construction project management software, has found that retail store growth, especially among retailers with 1,000 stores or more, is either steady or is positive.

New Fulfillment Center Cuts Costs at Gilt Groupe

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Retailers Applaud Online Sales Tax Collection in California, Urge Congress to Act Nationwide

Advocates for a level playing field between traditional brick-and-mortar retailers and their online-only competitors are celebrating the implementation of "sales tax fairness" in California. Last week, online-only retailers, such as Amazon.com, began collecting state sales tax in California.

Now You Can Follow the Leader: Walmart Eagerly Embraces Technology

With a staggering $444bn in annual revenue, Walmart has generally been sluggish and conservative, allowing tech innovations to be toyed with by rivals such as Amazon.com. But in the last few months, Walmart has quietly started acting like quite the aggressive start-up.

BI-LO, Winn-Dixie Implement Price Modeling, Optimization Solution

BI-LO Holding, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based parent company of BI-LO and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has extended its business relationship with KSS Retail. What began as an assignment with the BI-LO banner has now grown to include price modeling and optimization services for the Winn-Dixie banner.

Direct-to-Store Delivery solution helps leading beverage company reduce distribution costs

Challenge: This leading tea manufacturer initially purchased delivery trucks to handle the direct-to-store distribution (DSD) of their product. Faced with an unreliable fleet and rising distribution costs, the manufacturer struggled to deliver to more than 330 locations and meet the stringent service requirements of major grocery chains.

Arkansas Jewelry Uses RFID to Track Precious Inventory

Sissy's Log Cabin, a jewelry retailer in Arkansas, has been employing an RFID-based solution for the past five years at its stores in Pine Bluff and Little Rock, in order to more accurately and quickly inventory the trays of watches, gems and fine jewelry that it displays and sells. Now, having opened a new store this year in Jonesboro, the company is preparing to expand the system, within the next 12 months, to include that location as well.

Can Chinese Companies Compete on a Global Playing Field?

Considering the astonishing growth of China's economy over the past decade, it should come as no surprise that 73 Chinese companies showed up on this year's Fortune Global 500. That's up from 11 just ten years ago, but given that fact that the nation saw average annual GDP growth of 9.91 percent between 1979 and 2010, and is now the world's second largest economy, one might ask why more Chinese companies aren't on Fortune's list.

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Uncertain Economy Affects Retail Supply Chain

As retail supply chains grow increasingly larger geographical footprints, they become more susceptible to risk. Retailers have long prepared for natural disasters and geopolitical events, but ongoing financial crises and uncertainty has them even more concerned.

The Retail CIO's Impossible Job of Making Everybody Happy

Why is it that the same retailers who will replace a finance clerk's desktop like clockwork every four years will let their POS linger for eight, nine, 10 or more years? Why is it that data centers can be consolidated and servers can be virtualized but e-commerce still operates as a separate channel? The answer is simple: politics.

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