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Product Sheet: Magellan® 8500XT High-Performance Scanner/Scale

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:21:00 GMT

The Magellan 8500Xt scanner/scales are the culmination of recent developments by Datalogic Scanning in high-performance fixed position scanning for the Retail Industry.

Product Sheet: Fresh Item Management

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:44:00 GMT

RedPrairie's comprehensive FIM suite provides grocers the ability to meet customer expectations, maximize profits by controlling costs and successfully differentiate themselves. Ultimately, RedPrairie's solution allows your organization to centrally manage, control and optimize your fresh items with industry leading visibility.

Product Sheet: Grocery/Drug Industry

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:37:00 GMT

RedPrairie's comprehensive suite of Grocery/Drug industry store management and supply chain solutions enable retailers to meet customer expectations, maximize profits, control costs and successfully differentiate themselves.

Grocery/Drug Industry

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Diagram: Grocery Supply Chain

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:31:00 GMT

This XPLANE diagram illustrates how RedPrairie synchronizes people and products throughout the grocery supply chain to deliver a superior consumer experience and increase revenue.

White Paper: The Bottom Line Benefits Of Workforce Management In Retail Distribution

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:12:00 GMT

Retailing is one of the world's most challenging and competitive industries. Regardless of the segment, "brick & mortar" retailers, catalogers and online retailers face an environment characterized by intense competition - too many outlets or sites chasing too few consumers - and the need to invest heavily in information technology to reduce operating costs and improve margins and the customer experience. By RedPrairie

Case Study: Reflexis Helps Food Lion Boost Efficiency And Improve Customer Service

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:46:00 GMT

Food Lion is one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, operating about 1,300 stores, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar, Harveys, and Reid's. Founded in 1957 as Food Town in Salisbury, NC, Food Lion is now a member of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE:DEG) and operates in 11 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. By Reflexis Systems, Inc.

Case Study: Provide Suppliers With Real-Time Data

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:36:00 GMT

Founded in Los Angeles in 1871, Smart & Final operates approximately 285 stores under the Smart & Final, Smart Foodservice Cash & Carry, Henry's Farmers Market, and Sun Harvest Market banners. The company operates nonmembership warehouse stores for food and foodservice supplies in six states, northern Mexico, and farmers' market stores in California and Texas. Now headquartered in Commerce, CA, the company employs 8,500 people. By Erin Harris, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine

Case Study: Are Open Architecture Self-Checkouts Worth It?

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:21:00 GMT

Self-checkout is quickly becoming an essential tool in today's retail environment. Thousands of stores now offer self-checkout, and that number is increasing daily. Retail executives are realizing that self-checkout systems greatly improve customer service and increase operational efficiency while providing a strategic competitive advantage. By Erin Harris, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine

Case Study: SCA Transforest

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:54:00 GMT

SCA Forest Products produces high quality publication papers for newspapers, magazines and catalogues, pulp, solid-wood products and forest based biofuels. Products are transported by SCA Transforest from mills in Sweden and onwards by truck, barge, or train to SCA Transforest terminals in Sweden, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Ireland. With this highly developed European distribution network in place, SCA Transforest saw the potential to expand the business and solve transportation and logistics tasks for companies outside the SCA group as well. By RedPrairie

White Paper: Solve The Retail Workforce Management And Execution Challenge

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:36:00 GMT

Why do retailers struggle to deliver a consistent and positive customer experience? Why is it so difficult to schedule employees to meet target service levels while controlling costs and ensuring compliance? It doesn't have to be so hard. Click here for insights from a former VP in retail operations on how to solve the workforce management and execution challenge. By Reflexis Systems, Inc.

Datasheet: Gryphon™ I GM4100 Handheld Imager

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:21:00 GMT

The Gryphon family represents the premium line of Datalogic Scanning's general purpose handheld data collection products. The Gryphon GM4100 cordless linear imaging readers offer the richest feature set among general purpose product offerings.

Duane Reade Increases Store Management Floor Time With RedPrairie Site Manager

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:01:00 GMT

RedPrairie Holding Inc., a productivity solutions provider, announced recently that Duane Reade, a large drugstore chain in metropolitan New York, has rolled out RedPrairie's Site Manager™ - an enhanced user interface for RedPrairie's Workforce Management solution - at its more than 250 stores.

New Jersey-Based Kings Super Markets Selects Guiding Stars In-Store Nutrition Navigation System

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Guiding Stars, the world's first store-wide nutrition navigation system, announces that Kings Super Markets, Inc. has decided to implement its good-better-best nutrition rating system in all 24 grocery stores located in New Jersey and Long Island, New York

Product Sheet: LP In A Box: Your Loss Prevention Toolkit

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:17:00 GMT

Losses from theft, errors or fraud can account for more than half of a retailer's overall profit loss. Small businesses, such as franchisees or independent retailers, are more vulnerable to these types of losses, as few have the resources necessary to protect themselves from internal theft, shoplifting, administrative errors, and more.

Product Sheet: Loss Prevention Solutions For Grocery And Convenience Stores

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:49:00 GMT

In order to protect profit and margin in a highly-competitive industry, grocery and convenience store owners and operators require targeted and vigilant loss prevention programs which effectively reduce shrink, maintain margin and improve profitability.

Case Study: Coin Dispenser Gives Sandwich Shop Ability To Produce 45 More Subs During Peak Hours

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:31:00 GMT

Coin dispenser helps SUBWAY® franchise satisfy students' appetites and bring in more revenue. By Telequip Corporation

Product Sheet: Solutions For HIPPA, PCI And OSHA Compliance

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT

Today with the many complicated challenges grocers are facing with compliance, Bass Security has developed a cost effective solution to eliminate the issues and fines associated with numerous agency's with Biometric access control.

Product Sheet: PrehKeyTec Keyboards

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:58:00 GMT

PrehKeyTec's programmability makes even the most complex application seem simple! Our unique design allows the user to program more than 100 key strokes behind each key providing the operator the ability to drill down into an application with a single key stroke.

Case Study: T-Flex™ Coin Dispensers Help Rutter's Put The 'Convenience' Back In Convenience Stores

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:56:00 GMT

Coin dispenser is a key ingredient in getting customers in and out of high-volume stores quickly.By Telequip Corporation

Marsh Supermarkets, LLC Focuses On The Consumer In New Technology Initiative With Revionics

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:09:00 GMT

Marsh Supermarkets, LLC, a leading supermarket chain in Indiana, is partnering with Revionics to better price and promote based on Revionics customer-centric, demand management pricing platform.

Marsh Supermarkets, LLC Focuses On The Consumer In New Technology Initiative With Revionics

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:02:00 GMT

Marsh Supermarkets, LLC, a leading supermarket chain in Indiana, is partnering with Revionics to better price and promote based on Revionics customer-centric, demand management pricing platform. Leveraging Revionics advanced pricing analytics and scenario planning capabilities, Marsh will fine-tune their price strategies and promotional events to appeal to localized markets, with the goal of building sales and customer loyalty in a difficult economy

The Inland Real Estate Group Of Companies, Inc. Announces The Acquisition Of Kissimmee, Fla. Shopping Center For $12.4 M

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:13:00 GMT

The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. announced today the acquisition of the Pleasant Hill Commons shopping center in Kissimmee, Fla. by Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc.

Redbird LED Completing LED Tube Lighting Retrofit For SuperMax Grocery Store In Puerto Rico

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:10:00 GMT

Redbird LED, an Atlanta, GA firm that specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of energy efficient LED Tube Lighting for commercial buildings announced today that it had partnered with Energy Integrated Solutions on a full-store lighting retrofit for the SuperMax supermarket store located in San Juan

Fuel Cells Greening The Grocery

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:02:00 GMT

Fuel cells are a good fit for a large supermarket, not only because they greatly reduce emissions, but because a fuel cell's waste heat can be captured and used to heat the store in winter, as well as run air conditioning and refrigeration systems

Reed's Inc. Expands Product Distribution In Wisconsin And Illinois Markets

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:45:31 GMT

Reed's, Inc. (NASDAQ: REED) ("Reed's" or "the Company"), maker of the top-selling sodas in natural food stores nationwide, announced today that it has expanded its product placement into Woodman's Food Market, the largest size full-service grocery store chain in Wisconsin and northern Illinois that operates on a warehouse model with 13 locations in the 200,000 to 250,000 square foot range, in contrast to typical grocery stores in the 50,000 to 75,000 square foot range

Evolution Robotics Retail Announces LaneHawk Deployed In Over 1,000 US Grocery Stores And Just Under 10,000 Lanes

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:49:00 GMT

More than 1,000 grocery stores and just under 10,000 lanes in the US are now using LaneHawk to increase profits, according to maker Evolution Robotics Retail. The LaneHawk loss-prevention system, built on Microsoft's Windows Server operating system, uses video analysis to identify and ring up articles in a shopping cart's bottom-of-basket ("BOB") to ensure they are not omitted from the order and accidentally given away.

RedPrairie To Be Acquired By New Mountain Capital

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:02:00 GMT

RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a productivity solutions provider, announced recently that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a fund affiliated with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., a leading private equity firm.

Frank Mayer And Associates, Inc. Introduces Branded Cooler Corners For Convenience Stores

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:49:00 GMT

Over the past three decades, Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. (FMA) has designed, engineered and produced a variety of utility items for use in retail environments, including thousands of branded cooler corners.

Jamba, Inc And Core-Mark Holdings Company, Inc Sign A Memorandum Of Intent To Sell Jamba-Branded Products Through Core-Mark Serviced Retail Convenience Stores

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:01:00 GMT

Jamba, Inc.,andCore-Mark Holding Company, Inc.,announced recently that they signed a non-binding memorandum of intent to establish a relationship to offer and deliver health-oriented Jamba branded food and beverage consumer products to Core-Mark serviced convenience retail locations

Arctic Commercial Refrigeration Announces A New Grocery Store Equipment Website And Gold Bar, WA, Showroom

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:25:00 GMT

Providing sales, storage, and transport services for both new and used grocery store equipment for more than twenty years, Arctic Commercial Refrigeration now expands their offerings, opening an online store and a 2700 square foot showroom at their Gold Bar location

GE Capital Is Co-Lender In $300 Million Credit Facility For Kehe Food Distributors

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT

GE Capital, Corporate Finance recently announced it is co-collateral agent for a $300 million asset-based credit facility for Kehe Food Distributors, a leading U.S. distributor of natural and specialty food products. The loan will be used to support the company's acquisition strategy

New Smartphone App Links Grocery Retailers Directly To Their Customers - Grocery Shopping A Whole New Way

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:10:00 GMT

Shop 'n Stock is the first Smartphone application for grocery shoppers that goes far beyond existing electronic shopping list applications. Created to run on Google (Android) and the iPhone, Shop 'n Stock facilitates every function within the grocery shopping cycle from consumption through replenishment

Case Study: North American Container Company Saves European Supermarkets $20M

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:39:00 GMT

Netto, one of Scandinavia's largest supermarket chains with over 1,000 stores across Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Britain and Germany, needed to re-examine their logistics system when their receiving bays were dealing with unmanageable volumes of empty corrugate boxes, trays and packaging materials. By Elvinco Group

RedPrairie - End-to-End (E2eT) Consumer Driven Optimization Solutions

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:59:00 GMT

Consumers have a million options in shopping for and purchasing the goods they want. The retail challenge is to differentiate your stores or online site so consumers will choose to do their shopping with you.

Case Study: A Slice Of Auto ID Corrects Wholesale Grocer's Inventory Challenge

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:46:00 GMT

Heiderbeck, a German wholesaler grocer, supplies the retail trades with 3,500 different cheese and dairy products. Approximately 70 percent of their products are continually in stock which requires consistant monitoring for expiration dates. By Datalogic Scanning

Biopack Plans and Continues Expansion in Rapidly Developing Asian Market

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Biopack Environmental Solutions Inc., a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of 100% biodegradable packaging products, is pleased to announce it has secured follow up orders to the initial placement, first announced November 9, 2009, of its sustainable packaging products from Hong Kong based supermarket city'super

Blockbuster Rolls Out RedPrairie Execution Management To Integrate With Existing Enterprise Workforce Management Solution

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:12:00 GMT

RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a productivity solutions provider, has announced that Blockbuster Inc. has completed its rollout of RedPrairie's Execution Management solution in 500 stores. A leading provider of retail and rental movie and game entertainment, Blockbuster completed the rollout in 10 weeks, and plans to implement the solution in its remaining stores.

Safeway Inc. Announces FishWise Partnership

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:48:00 GMT

Safeway Inc., one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, recently announced it will join forces with FishWise - a non-profit organization focused on improving the sustainability and financial performance of seafood retailers, distributors, and producers - to develop and implement a more comprehensive sustainable seafood policy

Marvin's Food Stores Adds Digital Shopper Planning To Their Website

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:01:00 GMT

Marvin's Food Stores has announced recently the addition of Grocery Shopping Network's digital shopper planning platform to the website for their 21 stores located in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Operating 35 grocery stores in total, this is the second launch for the C.V.'s Family Food group with Grocery Shopping Network

Brookshire Grocery Company Boosts Shopper Satisfaction And Business Growth With SAP® Software

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:06:00 GMT

Taking a customer-centric approach and delivering outstanding customer service have propelled Brookshire Grocery Company's success story of growth and acquisitions since its founding in 1920

White Paper: GS1 DataBar Sunrise: Are You Ready?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:40:00 GMT

The most recent major Sunrise date in the US for GS1 DataBarT was January 1. GS1 US had recommended, "that retailers in the business of selling loose produce and processing manufacturer coupons begin preparing point-of-sale hardware and software systems to scan and process GS1 DataBar symbols and numbers by January 1, 2010." By Honeywell