In-Store Systems Integrated Solutions For Retailers Articles

1. The Emergence Of Assortment Planning
   5/22/2012

   According to the recent Aberdeen Mission-Critical Merchandising and Replenishment: Increasing Customer Traffic, Volume, and Profits report, the top two pressures affecting merchandising were the need to maximize gross margin and the need to maximize inventory turns. By Kevin Permenter, Aberdeen Group

2. Omnichannel Pricing & Promotions: 'It’s A Mad, Mad, World!'
   5/22/2012

   A recent report from Retail Systems Research (RSR) confirmed what retailers know all too well: when it comes to omnichannel pricing and promotions, it’s a “mad, mad world” indeed. By Iain Watson, Predictix

3. Evolution Of The POS
   5/22/2012

   Rapidly changing consumer shopping habits are forcing big change at the POS. Can retailers keep up? By Matt Pillar, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine

4. Servicing The Customer In A Multichannel World
   5/4/2012

   It comes as no surprise that consumers expect to have flexibility in their shopping channel options and still demand a consistent, high level of service in whichever channel they choose to use. By Kathy Kiely-Skaggs, UTC Retail

5. Improve Interdepartmental Communication
   4/25/2012

   By its very nature, unified communications (UC) can take on several definitions, many of which are industry-specific. Generally speaking, UC is the practice of integrating any number of real-time communication services, such as instant messaging, location or presence information, telephony, video conferencing, and data and presentation sharing with nonreal-time communication services such as voice mail, email, SMS, and fax. By Matt Pillar, editor in chief, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine

6. Traffic-Counting Tool Helps Boost Conversion Rate
   4/25/2012

   Without visibility into store operations and key quantitative data, such as store traffic, store conversion, sales per hour, and service intensity, it can be very difficult for store managers to fully understand what is happening (or not happening) in the store. By Erin Harris, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine

7. Targeted Rewards Program Wins Customers
   3/26/2012
   John Patterson, president and owner of Complete Cleaners, a GreenEarth Cleaning licensee with two locations in Trussville, AL, is no stranger to promoting his company. By Erin Harris, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
8. Integrating Retail Solutions To Enrich The Customer Experience
   3/26/2012
   The stresses of the economy create more pressure than ever on retailers to deliver a superior customer experience throughout the entire transaction. By Jose Avalos, Intel Corporation
9. The Mobile Payment Opportunity
   3/26/2012
   Payments are the next step for mobile and tablet shopping. By Sahir Anand, Aberdeen Group
10. Positioned For Mobile POS
    3/26/2012
    With the technology infrastructure firmly in place, data security concerns are the final mental barrier to mobile POS adoption. By Matt Pillar, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine