Industry News

Ahold USA selects Capgemini and Enabler Wipro to jointly provide consulting and integration services to support Ahold's transformation initiatives onto an Oracle platform. The Oracle Retail enterprise-wide system will replace a mix of packaged and custom applications...Walgreens implements the Agentrics Demand Signal Management platform, powered by Retail Solutions, for its new POS data-sharing program. Walgreens utilizes the system to improve collaborative planning and promotional execution and boost in-store sales performance...Sports Authority uses IBM self-service ski-lift ticketing kiosks to reduce shoppers' lift ticket purchase times. Twenty-four Colorado-based Sports Authority stores installed the IBM AnyPlace Kiosks, running Livewire interactive software... IGA Northwest Supermarkets, a collection of more than 70 stores located across seven western states, choose the Revionics Promotion Planning and Optimization tool. IGA Northwest Supermarkets are supplied and supported by SUPERVALU...Zappos.com implements a mobile fulfillment system to ramp order volume. The online retailer chooses Kiva Systems, a developer of mobile solutions for the distribution and order fulfillment industry... Foodtown implements a customizable in-store nutritional program to support its newly launched "Easy to Eat Well" program. Foodtown selects Vestcom to provide its Northeast grocery stores with data-driven shelf tags that operate as color-coded "flags"... Airport Wireless implements core merchandising, store operations and POS solutions from Tomax at its 32-store airport retail chain. The airport retailer uses Retail.net to improve inventory management with full perpetual inventory, sales reporting and gains a single integrated customer record and real-time visibility to sales and inventory...Food Lion implements the Retalix Yard Management platform at its headquarters distribution center. The retailer uses the system to automate yard and dock management through predictive logic and optimization algorithms...Batteries Plus selects Radiant POS software and hardware for all of its locations. Batteries Plus uses Radiant's P1520 retail POS terminals and Counter-Point SQL software to improve operational efficiencies and store profitability. Batteries Plus supplies a full range of batteries for everything from cell phones and watches to cars and wheel chairs.