Nancy Stanek is used to predictions of her toy shops' demise. In the 1970s, catalogs were expected to be the death of her Toys et Cetera stores. Then it was the big-box discounters such as Wal-Mart and Target. More recently, the big, ...
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Apple stores in mainland China are using a reservation system this time around to launch the company's new iPad, months after its iPhone 4S launch in the country resulted in an irate customer throwing eggs at a Beijing store, while leaving ...
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December has fallen hard. The weather cool, chilly and fully of Christmas. As woollens and knitwear keep us cosy, they also can lack the glam we crave for stepping out in winter. Step forward the faux-fur coat. Nodding to old-school ...
Demandware Inc announced its new Multichannel Commerce Solution, a comprehensive and prescriptive framework that enables high-growth retailers to extend the power of digital commerce to point-of-sale, kiosks, smart phones, tablets and other ...
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CHULA VISTA, CA — Bicycle Warehouse, a seven-store chain in San Diego County, is replacing one of its locations with a new one that was merchandised in cooperation with Giant USA. The Giant Partner Store is in Chula Vista at 3513 ...
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Aldata, a retail and distribution optimization company, and EYC, a customer engagement specialist, both part of the Symphony Technology Group, have announced their merger into a new company, Symphony EYC. Symphony EYC combines the ...
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Apple has announced a 7.9-inch version of its market-leading iPad to compete with its rivals in the smaller tablet market. The iPad Mini will come in both Wi-Fi and 4G models, with 16GB, 32GB or 64GB capacity. But with prices starting at ...
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The holiday season has begun and so has the time to send good wishes to your family and friends. Mobipixie offers a great platform to send personalized photo greeting cards on all occasions from mobile phones. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, December ...
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Cambridgeshire students have designed a 'tear and share' seasonal sausage that may appear on Waitrose shelves next year. var ...
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CHEYENNE, WY (BRAIN) — Outdoor gear close-out retailer Sierra Trading Post has been sold to The TJX Companies Inc. for $200 million, the companies announced Friday. TJX, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, owns the T.J. Maxx, ...
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LITTLETON, CO (BRAIN) — Giant USA took over operations of its flagship Giant Cycling World near Denver from its owners on Wednesday in an attempt to improve the shop's performance. In a letter sent to Giant's retailers this week, ...
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LEDs in John Lewis’ Ipswich store High street retailer John Lewis has completed its first 100 per cent LED store. The retailer has installed luminaires supplied and adapted by Edge Lighting, incorporating GE Lighting’s ...
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High street retailer John Lewis has completed an overhaul of its Ipswich store to make it the first 100 per cent LED shop. The department store has installed some 500 LED modules throughout the store, including in non-trade areas and they ...
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Microsoft has resumed publishing applications on Marketplace, after sorting out a problem related to the certificates used to sign apps in the store, according to a post on Thursday on its Windows Phone developers' blog. The fix Microsoft ...
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On September 30th, the new Ermenegildo Zegna's flagship store at 'Avenue at Etihad Towers', becomes the ideal stage of an exclusive and unique "Made to Measure" experience hosted by one of Zegna's most renowned master Tailor. Zegna's "Su ...
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