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Epicor, Tour de Force CRM Offer Sales Force Automation to Wholesale Distributors

Epicor Software Corp. has formed a new alliance with Tour de Force CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Inc.

Technology Enables Mobile Payment to Take Off

Mobile payment technologies are finally vaulting forward in the U.S. after years of slow advances. The biggest move ahead could occur in September, when Apple is widely expected to embrace a mobile payment scheme with its next-generation iPhone.

Nordstrom Rolls Out 1,500 Mobile Devices to Rack Stores

Following tests that showed mobile POS successfully sped up the checkout process in its Rack stores, Nordstrom will roll out approximately 1,500 of the devices to its 110 Rack units by the end of Q3. This deployment is in addition to the mobile POS technology already in use in Nordstrom's 117 full-line stores.

Coping With the Issue of Product Cannibalization

Scott Webb, assistant professor of logistics at Georgia Southern University, shows how companies can avoid "cannibalizing" their existing product lines - and how they can strategically employ the practice as well.

Centric Fashions PLM Solution for Proenza Schouler

Proenza Schouler has chosen the product specification, material management and calendar management modules of the Centric 8 product lifecycle management system for apparel and luxury goods companies.

Changing Consumer Behavior in Mexico Since Recession Benefits CPG Companies, Retailers

Mexican consumers have been hit harder than their U.S. counterparts by the downturn since 2008, but they are more optimistic about their country's prospects than their neighbors to the north are. Their attitudes are of key importance to consumer packaged goods and retail companies.

Cell Phone Store Uses RFID to Update Prices on Stock Daily

In the past, when employees at T-Mobile Austria's stores began each work day, one of the first tasks performed involved updating prices and other product details. Workers printed and cut out paper labels, both before store hours and again during lunch breaks. Thanks to the installation of RFID-based electronic shelf labels from ZBD Solutions, the staff has reduced that labor time by approximately 40 percent.

Johnson and Johnson Plans to Drop Potentially Harmful Chemicals from Certain Brands

Johnson and Johnson, owner of personal care brands Aveeno, Neutrogena and Clean and Clear, says it will remove a number of potentially harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, from its line of adult consumer products by the end of 2015.

Wal-Mart Stores to Enter China's E-Commerce Space

China's retailers, already struggling because of an economic slowdown, got another jolt of bad news when Wal-Mart Stores announced recently it had finally received Chinese government approval for a proposal to buy a majority stake in Yihaodian, a Shanghai company that is a leader in the country's booming online retail industry.

CaseStack Expands Consolidation Operations for Wal-Mart Stores

Officials at CaseStack, Inc. says its facility in Scranton, Pa., has expanded its Wal-Mart Stores consolidation program to include all 42 of the retailer's regional distribution centers.

What Are U.S. Retailers Getting for Christmas?

There was a bit of good economic news last week, with the announcement that U.S. retail sales rose 0.8 percent in July. That was the biggest gain since February, and well above the 0.3 percent that economists had predicted. So is the economy finally recovering?

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