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RILA and The Solar Foundation analysis: Whole Foods Market’s approach to rooftop solar installations outlines measures for other retailers to consider

Arlington , VA, 2016-Sep-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — A new analysis by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and The Solar Foundation found that Whole Foods Market's approach to rooftop solar installations in multiple facilities could be a valuable model for other retailers to consider. The analysis, "Whole Foods Market -- Making the Case for Rapid…

September 14, 20160Comments

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Accenture: Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies must improve their understanding of the millennial generation in Asia

Accenture: Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies must improve their understanding of the millennial generation in Asia SINGAPORE, 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies must improve their understanding of the millennial generation in Asia, according to Accenture, with millennials set to dominate the consumer market in the region. Looking at the…

September 7, 20160Comments

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International Market Place offers most sought-after retailers and world-class restaurants with the opening of its open-air shopping center in Waikīkī

HONOLULU, 2016-Aug-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Thousands gathered today (08/25/2016) to take part in the grand opening of the fully reimagined International Market Place in Waikīkī. The 345,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center offers Hawai‘i’s first Saks Fifth Avenue as well as a world-class lineup of restaurants and retailers – nearly 50 percent of which will be…

August 26, 20160Comments

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Boston Retail Partners report identifies key areas where retailers should utilize social media to improve the customer journey

Boston, MA, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — According to a new special report from Boston Retail Partners (BRP), social media produces unlimited opportunities to create a memorable and personalized customer shopping experience; however, most retailers are not successfully executing their social media strategies. According to the BRP SPECIAL REPORT: Enhancing Customer Engagement Through Social Media,…

August 24, 20160Comments

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Accenture research: retailers’ inflexible operating models are hindering their ability to be competitive and achieve growth

NEW YORK, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — New research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) shows that retailers’ inflexible operating models are hindering their ability to be competitive and achieve growth. The findings highlight the need for retailers to become more agile – constantly learning about their customers and flexing to deliver relevant, engaging and useful interactions with…

July 20, 20160Comments

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Two new tools released to help retailers reduce out-of-stock levels

Arlington, VA, 2016-Jun-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Two new tools to help retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers analyze and improve On Shelf Availability (OSA) have been created by a joint industry group. On Shelf Availability is a key issue for the consumer products industry, as out-of-stocks remains at an 8 percent average rate, according to joint research…

June 29, 20160Comments

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The third annual Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give a complete success: $850,000 donation to the retailer’s Simply Give program

Memorable week of golf raises funds for Meijer Simply Give program to restock Midwest food pantries GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Jun-28 — /EPR Retail News— Representatives with the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give today deemed the third annual tournament a success with an $850,000 donation to the retailer’s Simply Give program, which restocks the shelves of its food…

June 27, 20160Comments

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Accenture expands digital transformation capabilities for retailers with the acquisition of German-based consultancy dgroup

HAMBURG, 2016-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire dgroup, a German-based consultancy that delivers end-to-end management consulting services to help companies achieve digital transformation. The acquisition will increase Accenture’s digital consulting capabilities in the German market and strengthen the broad range of services Accenture provides to support digital transformation,…

June 26, 20160Comments

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RILA: blizzard real-world example for why scheduling legislation would be a disaster for local retailers and DC residents

Arlington , VA, 2016-Jan-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — All signs point toward a major winter weather event disrupting our region starting tomorrow. As families in all four D.C. quadrants head to grocery stores, hardware stores, big box retailers, and pharmacies to make sure they are covered in the event of a disruption of essential services,…

January 22, 20160Comments

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Retailers estimate that 3.5 percent of their holiday returns this year will be fraudulent – NRF Return Fraud Survey

WASHINGTON, 2015-12-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Retail fraud comes in many shapes and sizes and is especially rampant during the holiday season when online and in-store traffic grows significantly. One of the biggest issues throughout the holiday season: return fraud. According to NRF’s latest Return Fraud Survey, retailers estimate that 3.5 percent of their holiday…

December 22, 20150Comments

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RILA: retailers urged lawmakers to authorize twin 33s to operate on America’s highway system

Arlington, VA, 2015-11-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a letter to the U.S. Senate, retailers urged lawmakers to keep language authorizing twin 33s to operate on America’s highway system. The change would allow for a five foot increase in twin trailers—from 28 to 33 feet—with no change to federal weight guidelines. Retailers support the measure which…

November 19, 20150Comments

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Capgemini: retailers struggle to understand where personalization ends and privacy infringement begins

Report demonstrates that retailers are struggling to understand where personalization ends and privacy infringement begins PARIS, 2015-10-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and transformation consulting arm of the Capgemini Group, today published a new report, “Privacy Please: Why Retailers Need to Rethink Personalization,” which reveals that consumers worldwide are strongly negative about retailers’…

October 26, 20150Comments

October 22, 20150Comments

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RILA: Retailers express support for amendment offered by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA)

Arlington , VA, 2015-10-22 — /EPR Retail News/ —In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) today the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), along with the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), National Association of…

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NRF’s 11th annual Organized Retail Crime Survey: 97% of retailers surveyed have been victim of Organized Retail Crime last year

WASHINGTON, 2015-9-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Retail loss prevention executives have their hands full, and when it comes to the organized crime gangs that wreak havoc on their stores, their inventory and their bottom line, retailers are getting more aggressive in their efforts to fight the $30 billion problem. According to the National Retail…

September 16, 20150Comments

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RILA: Retailers spent billions upgrading to accept new “chip-and-PIN” cards, but banks keep on issuing “chip and signature” cards in US

Arlington, VA, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a segment on this morning's Today Show, a spokeswoman from MasterCard led viewers to believe that new "chip" credit cards being issued to consumers are the same cards currently issued in Europe and Canada that have reduced fraud by almost 80 percent. What this spokeswoman omitted,…

August 31, 20150Comments

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RILA: retailers outlined how tax collection obligations applied disparately to businesses substantially disadvantage local business and communities in DMA v. Brohl brief

Issue Currently Before The Tenth Circuit Court Of Appeals Arlington, VA, 2015-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — In an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in the case Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl, retailers outlined how tax collection obligations applied disparately to businesses substantially disadvantage local business and communities. The brief was filed jointly by…

May 27, 20150Comments

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BRC, EJF and WWF-UK inform UK industry, retailers and brands of the risks associated with “pirate” fishing

- Guide issued to industry on how to ensure illegal fish is kept out of supply chains - Global annual cost of ‘pirate' fishing estimated to be as much as US $23.5 billion LONDON, 2015-2-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a detailed joint ‘Advisory Note' launched today, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)…

February 9, 20150Comments

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Study: 53 percent of retailers surveyed expect to implement a unified commerce platform in the next few years

NRF, Ecommerce Europe and Ecommerce Foundation Report Provides Business Case and Blueprint for Success WASHINGTON, 2015-1-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — As changing consumer shopping habits increasingly require centralized technologies across traditional point-of-sale, e-commerce, call center and mobile touch points, many retailers plan to implement a unified commerce platform to consolidate those key elements historically housed in multiple…

January 29, 20150Comments

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Summer Shoe and Fashion Deals Acquired by DiscountVouchers.co.uk

Top bargain shopping deals website DiscountVouchers.co.uk has this week launched a new batch of acquired codes and vouchers aimed at letting UK consumers get new summer clothes and shoes on a budget from leading stores. The offers deals which can be redeemed at more than 300 top stores. The DiscountVouchers.co.uk new choice of deals…

July 14, 20100Comments

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Displaysense Helps Retailers In Their Fight Against Swine Flu

Displaysense has announced that, with the number of swine flu cases continuing to rise across the UK, retailers and manufacturers are now going to extreme lengths to prevent the spread of the highly contagious illness throughout their customers and staff. Demand for swine flu protection equipment has gone through the roof over the past…

May 19, 20090Comments

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Burton Introduces Spring Top Ten

Burton, one of the leading mens clothes retailers in the UK, has decided to help UK men achieve the right look this Spring by introducing the Burton Spring Top Ten. This Spring Burton has introduced a must have Top Ten for the coming season. This is a collection of key interchangeable pieces…

March 5, 20090Comments

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Burton announce VAT price reductions will be passed on to all customers from the 1st December

Following The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling's decision to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent, Sir Philip Green's Arcadia Group has released a statement on behalf of a group of the high street's most powerful retailers, confirming they will pass the full VAT cut onto…

December 2, 20080Comments

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Displaysense discover illegal stowaway, as a standard product return ends in a hair raising experience

Displaysense the UK’s leading supplier of retail displays usually does not have to worry about illegal stowaways, but got quite a shock at the beginning of August as one of their products was inadvertently returned with an unexpected traveller on board. The company which sells a wide range of retail display products from literature…

September 18, 20080Comments