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Stop Inventory Loss: There's More Than One Answer
By Dr. Simon Cotter And Matt Watters, Alpha Retail Technology

With inventory shrinkage continuing to cost the retail industry tens of billions of dollars a year, many retailers are scrambling to install new security systems in stores and even to monitor their stock. A positive approach to store security, focused on staff and software, can provide huge returns in every area of retail operations while attacking the root causes of internal and external theft.
Featured Articles
Real-Time Promotion Execution: Improving Promotions Performance With RFID
Retail trade promotions are a massive expenditure with multiple problems and widespread dissatisfaction. Real-time promotion execution (RPE) is a new, RFID-centric business process that enables consumer products manufacturers and retailers to dramatically increase promotion effectiveness and sell-through. Submitted by OATSystems

Money Network Delivers For The World's Leader In Pizza Delivery
Getting your team members paid in a timely fashion can be a challenge even for the best of companies. Large or temporary workforces scattered over considerable territory that need to be paid weekly or bi-weekly can strain human resource and payroll departments. Add in the effects of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history and you have the prescription for a major business headache. Submitted by First Data Prepaid Services

POS System Integrates With Pharmacy Management System To Improve Grayrock Pharmacy's Customer Service
It's all about customer service, say owners of Grayrock Pharmacy, Frank and Denise Clark. Experience taught them how completely customer service translates into retail sales. Finding the right POS system to integrate with the store's pharmacy management system was a lengthy process, until Grayrock selected a solution from CAM Commerce Solutions. Submitted by CAM Commerce Solutions

Electronic Check Acceptance Solution Cuts Fraud
With some 2,000 cellular telephone sales and services stores spread throughout the United States, Verizon Wireless could not afford to eliminate checks from its roster of customer payment options. At the same time, it needed an efficient means of check acceptance. This led the retailer to implement the Elec Check electronic check acceptance platform from Certegy Inc. Submitted by Certegy Check Services

Information Gains Ease Growing Pains
Integrating POS, inventory management, and financials results in more accurate reporting. Accurate reporting supports growth at multichannel retailer LoveSac. Used with permission from Integrated Solutions for Retailers magazine

The Effects Of POS Implementation And Retail Technology On Sales And Profitability
The purpose of this white paper is to explore the impact of the deployment of technology in a retail business. More specifically, this paper looks at the effects on sales, profitability, and productivity of the use of point of sale, inventory control, and customer profiling software in small to midsize retail stores. Submitted by Dalcom Consulting

Top News Stories
ADT Helps Retailers Fight Growing Organized Theft Risk
Acorn Systems Brings Advanced Profit Improvement And Activity Based Costing Solutions To Global Companies Through Select Distributors
Elo Announces New Breakthrough Touch Technology At SID 2006
Sigma Micro LLC To Acquire Quark Commerce Product As Part Of Longer Term Multichannel Retailer Vision
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Certegy Digital Payment Processing Solutions
Worried about cash flow? Rising bank fees? Uncollected payments and settlement options? With Digital Payment Processing solutions from Certegy, you can leverage the industry's most comprehensive electronic check conversion, imaging, and payment processing solutions — robust, end-to-end services combining the latest settlement technology with revolutionary transaction decisioning. Download the product brochure now for additional information.

Transaction Team 8810 Interactive POS/Signature Capture Terminal
Continuing Hand Held Products' commitment to innovation in consumer-activated transaction systems, the company offers the Transaction Team (TT) 8810. This powerful, ergonomic, and versatile device is at home at the point of sale, service desk, or anywhere high-function applications are needed. Download the product sheet now for complete specifications.

CAM Commerce Retail ICE — Free Point of Sale Software for Single Store Retailers
Retail ICE POS (point of sale) Software provides the latest benefits that Windows programming technology and client/server databases have to offer retailers. Retail ICE POS Software offers a fresh approach in Windows programming for retailers, but also truly takes advantage of the latest in database technology that other Windows applications for retailers simply can't match. Click here for additional information on this software solution from CAM Commerce.

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JunctionRQW — Business Intelligence for Retailers
JunctionRQW is a functionally rich application providing business intelligence solutions for the multichannel retail business. JunctionRQW provides robust decision support right out of the box, and can be easily configured to match your business processes. Download the complete brochure for additional information.

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LANDO Eliminates Long Lines And Keeps Shelves Stocked With Self-Checkout Solution
F.lli LANDO SpA, known locally as LANDO, operates 12 mini-hypermarket stores in Padua, Venice and Treviso, Italy. LANDO needed a solution to address the surge in customer demand during the lunch hour and to minimize wait time for customers with smaller basket sizes without pulling staff from other critical store activities, such as restocking shelves. Submitted by NCR
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Industry Events
Smart Label Summit Americas
June 27-28 2006, Miami

This conference is a unique international event that will explore the infinite possibilities of the complete smart label technology solution available to the American and global markets. The two-day conference has the support of a number of high-profile speakers including: EPCglobal US, Wal-Mart, J-Crew, Beaver Street Fisheries, Purdue Pharma, George Schmitt & Co., and Procter & Gamble.
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FS/TEC
Nov. 5-8, 2006
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, CA

Now in its 11th year, FS/TEC is the industry's premier forum for sharing technology experiences with peers and for networking with industry leaders at nightly receptions, the FS/TEC Awards Luncheon, and on the exhibit floor.

From outstanding speakers to on-target breakout sessions and visionary panels, FS/TEC delivers the information and perspective operations, marketing, CEOs, COOs, CIOs, CFOs, IT, and MIS executives need to stay on the cutting edge of technology. Whether you're a large chain, emerging growth concept, independent, or a contract firm or hospitality venue, FS/TEC is a "must" attend for you. Save up to $100 by registering before August 15, 2006.
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