MetroPark reports sales lift with web-based store traffic monitoring

MetroPark USA has increased sales by better scheduling employees during peak periods with the help of a web-based customer traffic-monitoring system.

Posted 09/09/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

Circle K expands Zaplink kiosks program to drive store traffic

Circle K Stores plans to more than double the number of locations offering Internet-based Zaplink kiosks within a year in a move to drive up store traffic, the retailer says.

Posted 08/31/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

StorePerform Technologies names Mary Van Scheltema as director of marketing

StorePerform Technologies, a provider of web-based store execution management systems, has named retail industry veteran Mary Van Scheltema as director of marketing.

Posted 08/29/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

ExxonMobil expands its web-based kiosk program

ExxonMobil is expanding its ewiz web-based financial services kiosks to On the Run convenience stores in Chicago, Florida and Southern California, the company reports. It expects to add other markets to the program next year.

Posted 07/22/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

Linens ‘n Things expands its store pickup program

Linens ‘n Things is making systems adjustments and e-mail marketing changes to implement a more effective buy online and pickup in-store program.

Posted 07/21/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

Oracle appoints Dan Stoks to lead Retek sales and consulting

Oracle has appointed Dan Stoks, former group vice president of Oracle’s technology sales for North America-West, to lead sales and consulting as senior vice president at its Retek Global Business Unit.

Posted 07/18/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

Oracle continues to build retail platform with plan to buy ProfitLogic

Following its acquisition of Retek, a provider of retail enterprise software, Oracle has signed an agreement to buy ProfitLogic, a provider of web-based software that helps merchants analyze customer demand to set pricing and merchandising strategies.

Posted 07/06/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Real-time rebates among new benefits of web-based POS

Among the customer services available with web-based POS systems being deployed by Best Buy, Nordstrom and REI are real-time rebates and instant delivery times printed on store receipts, says Keith McNamara of Fujitsu Transaction Solutions.

Posted 06/13/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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How Circuit City leverages multiple channels to drive sales

Integrating the shopping experience in multiple channels – especially in-store pick-up of online orders – leads to more valuable customers at Circuit City, Fiona Dias, president of Circuit City Direct, said at the Internet Retailer Conference.

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Latest ranking of e-merchants released at Internet Retailer 2005 Conference

With sales of $51.5 billion in 2004, the Top 400 online retailers represent 58% of all online sales, Kurt Peters, editor of Internet Retailer, told attendees at the first annual Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition this week in Chicago.

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