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OfficeMax Commits to $80M Tech-Heavy CapEx Investment CEO Ravichandra Saligram outlinesthe retailer's CapEx investment plan that is primarily devoted to IT, e-commerce, infrastructure and maintenance.   Target Partners with Facebook for Personalized, Omnichannel Marketing Target's Cartwheel initiative combines social networking, daily deals and mobile devices, in an effort to incentivize shoppers to purchase in stores instead of shopping online with competitors.   BJ's Improves Case Identification to Combat Fraud BJ’s Wholesale expands a loss-prevention pilot test into a chain-wide deployment based on the Micros-Retail solution's ability to improve case identification and achieve ROI.   23rd Annual Retail Technology Study A whirlwind of new forces, including cloud, mobile, social and information, will either strengthen retailers or level them. Download this study to learn how retailers are keeping up with the speed of change.
OfficeMax Commits to $80M Tech-Heavy CapEx Investment	Target Partners with Facebook for Personalized, Omnichannel Marketing
BJ's Improves Case Identification to Combat Fraud	23rd Annual Retail Technology Study

Can Social Media Impact Business?
	If by impact business you mean grow revenue and a lot more the answer is "yes"
	Additional Trends: Top 6 Retail Tech Trends Videos One in Four Data Breaches Hits Retail and Restaurants in 2012 Real-Time Inventory: Visibility Reduces Damaging Distortion View from the Street Top 7 Tips for Utilizing Big Data to Optimize Supply Chains MORE TRENDS...

Target Partners with Facebook for Personalized, Omnichannel Marketing
	Target's Cartwheel initiative combines social networking, daily deals and mobile devices, in an effort to incentivize shoppers to purchase in stores instead of shopping online with competitors.
	Additional Best Practices: Stein Mart Invests $3 Million in E-Com Relaunch At OfficeMax, Digital Investments Drive Top-line Growth Finish Line Launches into Mobile POS Total Hockey Drives Loyalty with Customer Performance Metrics Mango Increases Productivity with PLM John Lewis' Shelf Label Automation MORE BEST PRACTICES...

2nd Annual 2011 Shopper Experience Study: Taking the Store to the Shopper
	Based on a survey of more than 2,400 consumers, the 2nd Annual Shopper Experience Study, produced by RIS News and Cognizant, taps into shoppers' likes and dislikes. Download this study to find out how to link shopper preferences to specific strategies to improve sales and customer satisfaction.
	Additional Research: Creating Emotional Connections Customer-Centric WFM 23rd Annual Retail Technology Study Tablets on the Rise RIS Software Leaderboard 2012 with Leaderboard Profiles 10th Annual Store Systems Study 2013: Mobility Changes Everything MORE RESEARCH...

BJ's Improves Case Identification to Combat Fraud 05/14/2013

NetSuite Extends Order Management Portfolio with OrderMotion Acquisition 05/13/2013

Top Omnichannel Growth Strategies Revealed 05/13/2013

Luxottica Deploys Clienteling Solution 05/10/2013

Senate Passes E-Commerce Sales Tax Bill; Measure Moves to U.S. House 05/07/2013

Retail Insight Blog
	Wall Street’s 2013 Top and Bottom 10 Retailers The 2013 retail stock leaders’ and laggards’ lists reflects a mixed bag of business stories with one common theme – the overall stock market has been on a steady incline for the past year, especially the first quarter of 2013. However, the rising tide has not lifted all ships. Find out year-over-year stock price rankings for JCPenney, Aeropostale, RadioShack, Overstock.com, Dollar Tree and other leading retailers.
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Leveraging the Cloud for Operational Advantage 6/11/2013 2:00:00 PM (EST) Moderator: Adam Blair, Executive Editor, RIS News Panelists: Abe Lietz, CIO, Jenny Craig Vishal Sharma, VP of Cloud and IT Services Products, EarthLink Robin Robison, VP, Customer Success, PlumSlice Register Now

Creating True Digital Immersion in the Store Environment 6/5/2013 2:00:00 PM (EST) Moderator: Dave Weinand, Publsiher, RIS News Panelist: Steven Keith Platt, Director and Research Fellow, Platt Retail Institute Todd Sims, Director of Sales, Four Winds Interactive Register Now

Building the Foundation for Store Productivity 2015
	Improving productivity in the store of 2015 will require not just smart use of technology but a re-evaluation of how the store’s workforce is equipped, trained, measured and managed. Download this Thought Leadership report to explore stores’ expanding productivity toolkit. Download Now