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I have fond memories of Black Friday, back in the days before ridiculous doorbusters at ridiculous hours meant risking life and limb. Back when Black Friday deals would be magically revealed in the Thursday newspaper, and my mom and I would spend the evening sifting through the circulars, planning our attack, while “the men” watched football or snoozed in turkey-induced comas in front of the TV. My mom and I would have a great time, heading out to shop, spend some quality mother/daughter time together, have a nice lunch, and head back home. I don’t remember any urgency to the day. I do remember getting a chance to maximize a high schooler’s and then college kid’s measly Christmas budget on some Black Friday deals...
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Effectively managing labor goes beyond filling out a schedule in the back of a store. It means assigning the right people to the right job, so the right tasks get completed right on time for the right people. In today’s all-channel environment, retailers must create a superior customer experience that converts shoppers to buyers, turns those buyers into loyal customers and ultimately creates lifelong advocates for your brand.
New research shows that if only 25% of US Supply Chain companies participate in the Physical Internet, the name given for a shared supply-chain network, profits for participating firms will increase by $100 billion and greenhouse-gas emissions will be significantly reduced...
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“85% of organizations cite improving the customer experience as the top driver for investing in workforce management“ —Workforce Insight
As modern organizations look to gain market share based on a differentiated customer experience, many are realizing they need to invest in solutions and processes that enable them to go beyond simple cost-cutting measures and find ways to better manage and empower their workforce
Mashable reporter Emily Price today tells us that last-minute hotel booking app HotelTonight made its first acquisition Wednesday with the purchase of San Francisco-based company PrimaTable, a move that will...
Sometimes a quick question can kill your creative flow. We look at recent research on the true impact of interruptions in the workplace.
WLTX.comSC hospitality group rebuildingCharlotte ObserverThe South Carolina Hospitality Association is recovering from the black eye suffered from the embezzlement of nearly $500000 by a former staffer, its new leaders say.
NEWTON, Mass., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, World's Largest Hotel Survey Unveils Hospitality Industry's Top Trends
A boutique hotel in Vancouver has become perhaps the first hotel to replace its obsolete hotel phones with real iPhones.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Looking to cut travel expenses for the federal government, the U.S. General Services Administration is re-evaluating its methodology to calculate federal per-diem rates. And the changes could have a widespread impact on the hotel industry.
How quickly can your business react to a product recall? Are you and the people in your supply chain prepared to move quickly when required?
Unfortunately too often General Managers still influence the strategic decision making process of hotels based on feeling, market knowledge and 'experience'. And not to single out GM's, in the hotel industry in general we have the tendency to ...
One often over looked area in online gaming technology businesses is infrastructure. Many focus heavily on budget, growth, and employment indicators, but fail to acknowledge tell tail warning signs generated by insufficient ...
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Social, mobile and cloud are more than just three of the most hyped buzz words in technology, they are three facets of the same movement and an everyday reality for consumers and businesses alike. RedPrairie's Commerce Cloud delivers all-channel capabilities - including social, mobile, and local commerce interactions - in the cloud. Learn more about Commerce Cloud here:
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Credible stories are rooted in data, and your opinions add perspective. Develop more credible stories with these 6 steps for data-driven brand storytelling. Got data? Need a story? Got a story? Need data?
Then these 6 steps will help shape your data into a story -- or bring data into your story. Marrying data and storytelling to make your point is sometimes tricky to do. What I really like about this post is that its first tip is all about figuring out what question(s) are top most in the minds of your audience -- because that is the first step in figuring out how to take your data and shape it into a story OR determine which data you need to help your story along. The other 5 points are also really good: where to find data if you need it, how to vet and filter the data, choosing how to share the data visually, how to weave the story and data together, and then most importantly -- receiving feedback before you publicly share it. Go read this article. I think you will find it very helpful! Many thanks to Giuseppe Mauriello for sending me this article to review :) This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it ;
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JDA and RedPrairie to Merge, Establishing Global Enterprise Software Company that will Provide Customers Comprehensive Planning and Execution Solutions Combination will deliver unique capabilities that retailers and manufacturers require to meet the demands of hyper-connected consumers
CIOs can expect their jobs to change dramatically by the end of the decade. Expect an increased role in everything from business planning and cybersecurity to robot management and, of course, the cloud.
Sixty-six percent of teens ages 15 to 17 prefer email compared with 4% on Facebook when it comes to permission-based marketing. The same age group also admits to making a purchase after seeing a message about the product on Facebook.
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The best tech investment I never made: Four CIOs' talesComputerworldComputerworld - A few years ago, when Bill Weeks was CIO at a leasing company, a big vendor pitched some software intended to manage leasing throughout Europe.
These tips are simple to implement, don’t cost a dime, and take place on the frontline.
Initiatives like Freshmobile, designed to help improve the diet of people living in neighborhoods where quality fresh foods are hard to obtain, have been quite literally “popping up” all over the country...
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ATLANTA – RedPrairie Corporation, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, today announced that it has been named an Inbound Logistics Top 100 Logistics IT Provider for 2012.
ATLANTA -- Global supply chain and retail technology provider RedPrairie Corp. has announced the availability of RedPrairie Commerce Suite 2012.1, a scalable suite of solutions that help retailers deliver on the vision of "buy anywhere fulfill anywhere" across the growing number of customer touchpoints
How Mobile Technology is Changing Travel
Hotel industry representatives say they are concerned that permanent lifts that are left unattended may be a safety hazard for children, who will be tempted to play on them. A 12-month delay is also needed, they said, because ...
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