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[Survey] Self-Checkout Acceptance Increases

Self-checkout (SCO) machines provide a mechanism for shoppers to pay for their purchases from a retailer, without any intervention from the retailer’s staff. NCR Corp. is one of the leading providers of Self-checkout machines. NCR commissioned a survey showing that shoppers appreciate the speed and efficiency of self-checkout (SCO), recognize the choice of SCO as [...]

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Retail Tip: ‘Buy Online and Pick Up in the Store’ Is the Way to Go

With the speculation that Amazon is moving to same day delivery, cross-channel retailers need to leverage their store assets to create fulfillment centers to provide consumers with ‘pick up in store’ or ‘ship from store’ options, as well as cross-channel consistency, to remain competitive with this impending threat. Results from a recent study by CrossView found [...]

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Five Prominent Global Retail Trends for 2012

According to Bruce Dybvad, CEO of Interbrand Design Forum, “The best brands didn’t stand idly by, waiting for further signs of recovery. They contributed to it by anticipating their customer’s desire to return—not to shopping as usual—but to something better.” In its 2012 Best Retail Brands Report, Interbrand Design Forum once again stated that It’s [...]

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Best Retail Electronics Websites

Keynote Competitive Research has announced the results of its Q4 2010 study of retail electronics websites. Amazon.com took first place for Best Overall Customer Experience. In the Technical Quality rankings, Buy.com took first for Reliability while TigerDirect.com ranked first for Responsiveness. The companies included in the study were: Amazon.com, Best Buy, Buy.com, Costco, Dell, Newegg.com, [...]

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Five Tips For Every Emirati Bride-To-Be

[Update: Gulfnews, one of the leading English dailies in UAE has picked parts of the below PR, see here or here] Here follows my first official Press Release that I’ve written for a friend and client; Murshed Ahmed, the co-owner of Yebab.com. Tell me what do you think! The Emirati wedding planning portal Yebab.com offers [...]

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