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Supply Chain
KNAPP’s warehouse solution helps John Lewis to achieve record sales
Created: 5. Mar. 2010
Source: www.retailtechnologyreview.com
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It has been widely reported in the retail press that John Lewis has achieved record Christmas sales. Less widely known is that helping John Lewis to achieve some of these sales was its brand-new £45 million, state-of-the-art national distribution centre (NDC), designed and installed by KNAPP, which... 
Accenture awarded multi-year systems integration contract from Delhaize Belgium
Created: 27. Feb. 2010
Source: www.chainstoreage.com
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Brussels, Belgium - Delhaize Belgium has awarded Accenture a multi-year contract to support the implementation of an integrated supply chain enterprise resource planning platform. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Drawing on its global systems integration experience, Acce... 
New supply chain system for Belgian retailer
Created: 26. Feb. 2010
Source: www.logisticsmanager.com
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Retailer Delhaize Belgium is to implement an integrated supply chain ERP platform designed to enable it to standardise its supply chain transactions, increasing efficiency and productivity.

Delhaize Belgium is a subsidiary of Delhaize Group, the Belgian retailer which has 2,732 stores in s... 
Wal-Mart to cut emissions from supply chain
Created: 26. Feb. 2010
Source: www.reuters.com
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SAN FRANCISCO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to massively cut greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain within five years -- an effort the retailer said is equivalent to taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year.

Wal-Mart will reach that goal by having its suppliers... 
CA helps Sainsbury’s safeguard its supply chain operations
Created: 23. Feb. 2010
Source: www.retailtechnologyreview.com
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CA has announced that Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s top retailers, has implemented CA Spectrum Infrastructure Management as a further component in its use of CA NSM solutions.

The CA NSM solution consolidates the alarms from multiple element managers and directs these to the incident ma... 
Generall
Spar plans Indian expansion
Created: 11. Mar. 2010
Source: www.fruitnet.com
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Dutch retailer Spar has announced it plans to open 25 new stores in India by 2012 in partnership with Max Hypermarkets

Netherlands-based retailer Spar International has confirmed it plans to open 25 stores in India by 2012.

The company began its journey in India three years ago an... 
Supermarkets on solid foundations
Created: 11. Mar. 2010
Source: www.investorschronicle.co.uk
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Morrison reported its last results this week before new chief executive Dalton Philips takes the helm, unfortunately after this magazine had gone to print. But it is safe to assume the figures from the fast-growing UK number four supermarket will not have disappointed, after data from supermarket re... 
Saudi Arabia Food and Drink Report Q2 2010 - a new market research
Created: 11. Mar. 2010
Source: www.live-pr.com
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Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Food industry is available in its catalogue.

More information regarding this report:Saudi Arabia Food and Drink Report Q2 2010

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0181227/Saudi-Arabia-Food-and-Drink-Report-Q2-2010... 
Empathica indicates that during an economic crisis, women make more sacrifices than men
Created: 5. Mar. 2010
Source: www.retailtechnologyreview.com
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Empathica Inc., provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions to some of the world’s most respected brands, announced that its survey of more than 7,200 consumers indicates women hold back on their spending more than men in a down economy.
While overall spending was down, with onl... 
Screen Media Expo 2010 is Back All Guns Blazing
Created: 5. Mar. 2010
Source: www.retailtechnologyreview.com
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Screen Events Ltd today announced updates to the education programme and confirmed speakers for Screen Media Expo Europe, taking place at London’s Earls Court, 5-6 May 2010.

Devised in partnership with the Imperative Group, the two-day free learning programme is in full swing with a stel... 
Business
NEW ZEALAND: Warehouse Group Reveals Five-Year Expansion Plans
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.kamcity.com
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The Warehouse Group, New Zealand’s largest retailer, has announced its expansion plans for the next five years, which will see it invest up to NZ$100m to open new stores and expand its product range. The company said it will build up to eight new general merchandise stores and 10 new stationery ou... 
SPAR launches South India's biggest Hypermarket in Malleshwaram
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.indiaprwire.com
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Bengaluru, Karnataka - SPAR, the world\'s largest independent food retail chain spread across 35 countries, unveiled its flagship hypermarket in India under the license agreement between Max Hypermarkets India Pvt. Ltd. & SPAR International. SPAR at Malleshwaram is the country\'s biggest food st... 
French hypermarket chain eyes MVNO venture in Brazil
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.telegeography.com
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The Brazilian arm of French retail group Carrefour has confirmed it is interested in entering the domestic mobile market as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), BNamericas reports. Carrefour Brasil president Jean-Marc Pueyo is quoted as saying ‘We do have plans to enter but I cannot provide f... 
Henderson buys German retail warehouse park
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.propertyweek.com
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Henderson Global investors’ €900m European retail fund has bought a warehouse park in Germany.

The Herald fund has bought the Real Hypermarket & Gallery in Giessen for €30m, reflecting a yield of 8%.

The 17,996 sq m park was bought from Metro Group.

It is let to 16 t... 
SPAR gears up for expansion in more cities
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.imagesfood.com
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Even as the flagship store of SPAR – the hypermarket brand from Max Hypermarkets – is set to open on the 15th of march this year, at the Mantri Mall, the company is gearing up for expansion in cities across West and North India. Talking exclusively to Imagesfood, Viney Singh, MD of Max Hypermark... 
Data and Tecnology
Epson TM-T88V Expands Financial Printer Offering
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.barcodesinc.com
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Today Epson, a leading supplier of value-added printing and check scanning solutions for the financial industry, introduced the TM-T88V thermal printer, the newest addition to Epson’s best-selling TM-T88 printer series and the latest in Epson’s growing line of reliable teller printers. With an i... 
Citizen launches compact high volume logistics printer
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.itrportal.com
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A high performance, entry level printer looks set to cut the cost of producing labels in both transport and logistics applications.
Developed and manufactured by Citizen Systems Europe, the leading supplier of bar code and labelling equipment, the new CL-S700DT printer incorporates a wide rang... 
LXE VX9 Förj Selected by MSC Home Terminal
Created: 7. Mar. 2010
Source: www.barcodesinc.com
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MSC Home Terminal, the largest container terminal in the port of Antwerp, is a 50/50 joint venture between PSA (Port of Singapore Authorities) and MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company). Located at the Delwaide dock in Antwerp, it is the most important North European hub for MSC. The terminal’s vita... 
Free Upgrade for Zebra Card Printers Can Improve Speed up to 15%
Created: 7. Mar. 2010
Source: www.barcodesinc.com
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Zebra Performance class card printers are built to deliver reliability and performance for high-volume card production. Now the most popular of Zebra’s card printers—the P330i™, P330m™ and P430i™—offer more features and better performance to provide best-in-class card printers. The follo... 
Motorola DS6878-HC Cordless Barcode Scanner Designed to Improve Patient Care in Healthcare Environments
Created: 6. Mar. 2010
Source: www.barcodesinc.com
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DS6878-HC cordless bar code scanner inhibits the spread of germs, extends mobility and provides real-time information at the point of care

Motorola announced its newest advanced data capture solution for healthcare – the DS6878-HC cordless 2D imager. The DS6878-HC imager extends the acces... 
Digital Signage
Ingram Micro Debuts Digital Signage Certification
Created: 11. Mar. 2010
Source: www.itchannelplanet.com
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Ingram Micro Inc. said it will offer a certificate in digital signage to help channel partners capitalize on the rapidly growing segment, which analysts peg anywhere from $1 billion to $3 billion worldwide, and pump up sales of the distributor’s folder of associated products and services.
Lakeland selects Episys for in-store signage
Created: 6. Mar. 2010
Source: www.chainstoreage.com
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Chicago - U.K.-based kitchen and homeware retailer Lakeland is implementing Retail Enterprise Suite from global information technology solutions and services company Episys to improve its in-store signage across the chain’s portfolio.

The system will manage in-store promotions more effect... 
Commercial Grade LCD Signage | 32" NEC MultiSync LCD3215
Created: 28. Feb. 2010
Source: www.retailcustomerexperience.com
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Go digital with your messaging using the 32\" NEC MultiSync LCD3215, commercial-grade LCD display that provides a cost-conscious solution for digital signage applications.

This model features a public display-grade panel that protects against permanent image retention, and a full selecti... 
Newport Digital Technologies Provides Update on Launch of N37B Rugged Handheld With Microsoft Windows and AT&T 3G Network Connectivity Through Ingram Micro
Created: 26. Feb. 2010
Source: money.cnn.com
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Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NPDT) (NDT) announced today that it has launched a comprehensive co-marketing program with Ingram Micro to market and sell its newly released N37B rugged military handheld mobile computer which has leading edge options such as a RFID reader with Hitachi Sec... 
HP unveils retail tech solutions
Created: 26. Feb. 2010
Source: www.itweb.co.za
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HP unveiled technology solutions for the retail sector and small and medium businesses; designed to cut costs and enhance customer experience, reports South Asia Mail.

The retail technologies include touch-enabled personal computers, point-of-sale (POS) systems, and LCD digital signages wit... 
Point of Sale
CAP Retail targets pos systems for Liquor stores
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.i-newswire.com
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All the biggest liquor chains across the states already have implement retail management systems, and they all stand by the usefulness of the same.

A word from the CEO:

“It simply means better business. We just handed out the first run of the software to a bunch of business owner... 
Managing Business through Latest Mobile POS Terminals
Created: 13. Mar. 2010
Source: www.i-newswire.com
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E-mail: info@wmpos.com Can POS or point of sale centre make any difference in the time when mobile and wireless are dominating our lives? Indeed, cash counters are all set to make way for mobile pos terminal and high tech mobile pos had taken place of cash registers.
Mobile pos solutions and rel... 
The Limited completes rollout of Torex Retail POS
Created: 6. Mar. 2010
Source: www.chainstoreage.com
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New York City - The Limited has deployed Torex Retail Holdings’ Torex Retail POS across the company’s national network of women\'s specialty stores. The project includes the rollout of Torex Retail POS software on 750 IBM touch-screen terminals across 228 locations, and a fixed cost maintenanc... 
NewLeads Offers a Point-of-Sale Ordering System Reducing Customer Wait Time at Trade Shows by 80%
Created: 28. Feb. 2010
Source: www.prnewswire.com
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VENTURA, Calif. - NewLeads, Inc. announces the launch of their innovative \"show order system\" (SOS), a new product used by exhibitors for point-of-sale and order taking at B2B tradeshows and B2C events. SOS is a rapid deployment software system enabling exhibitors to sell items in their booth... 
Emporos Introduces e2, Its New Cloud Computing Platform and Point of Sale System
Created: 28. Feb. 2010
Source: newsblaze.com
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Emporos is announcing e2, a SaaS-supported point of sale (POS) solution at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society\'s annual conference in Atlanta on March 1. This cross-platform POS system can run outpatient pharmacies, gift shops, cafeterias,... 
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