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Target Seeks Suppliers as Allies in Battle Against 'Showrooming'
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| Target's recent letter to its suppliers seeking help in the battle against 'showrooming' – the phenomenon of shoppers browsing brick-and-mortar stores but buying from lower-priced competitors – points up the power mobile devices have put into shoppers' hands. Target wants its suppliers to help by providing more differentiated products and/or lower prices, but many wonder if anything can stem the showrooming tide.
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JCPenney CEO Outlines Pricing Revamp
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| JCPenney revealed initiatives to change its pricing, promotions, merchandise content and presentation. At a launch event, CEO Ron Johnson and President Michael Francis detailed how the company is reimagining every aspect of the company's business.
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2012 RIS/IHL Store Systems Study: Expanding Boundaries
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| Mobility, cloud computing and empowered shoppers are reshaping the retail technology landscape. Download the Ninth Annual RIS News/IHL Group Store Systems Study to learn how retailers are planning and allocating their store systems budgets in this must-read benchmark research report.
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Target Seeks Allies in Battle Against 'Showrooming'
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| Target's recent letter to its suppliers seeking help in the battle against 'showrooming' – the phenomenon of shoppers browsing brick-and-mortar stores but buying from lower-priced competitors – points up the power mobile devices have put into shoppers' hands. Target wants its suppliers to help by providing more differentiated products and/or lower prices, but many wonder if anything can stem the showrooming tide. | |
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2nd Annual 2011 Shopper Experience Study: Taking the Store to the Shopper
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| 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. | |
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David Phalen of Movado Retail Group focuses on optimizing the labor-to-sales ratio.
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| January 2012 |
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Retail Insight Blog
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Stop Amazon from Hijacking Customers Part 2 Last week's blog about Amazon hijacking customers not only struck a chord with readers, but it amazingly dovetailed with news from JCPenney and Target that hit the headlines on the same day. JCPenney launched a bold multi-prong pricing strategy simultaneously with Target launching an initiative to combat "showrooming," a trend where shoppers visit stores to look at products and use digital tools to purchase them from online retailers. Here's how it all ties together. |
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| Top 10 Takeaways from the 2012 Store Systems Study |
| 1/25/2012 2:00:00 PM (EST) |
Moderator: Joe Skorupa, Group Editor-in-Chief, RIS News
Panelists: >>Lee Holman, Lead Retail Analyst,IHL Group >>Charlie McCarter, Regional Sales Director, SMB Retail Solutions, Dell Inc >>Barry Wise, Industry Consultant, Epson America, Inc. |
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