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Recipe Kiosks Drive Center Store Sales at Independents  

COMMERCE, Calif. — A four-store test of a recipe kiosk, conducted by member independent retailers of Unified Western Grocers here, is finding that the kiosk is leading shoppers to purchase products cited by the recipes. ...

Wal-Mart to Add 400 Stores to RFID Program 

Wal-Mart Stores will continues to expand its RFID capability by enabling an additional 400 Wal-Mart stores by ...

Coborn’s Seeks Margin Improvement With Price Optimization System 

Coborn’s here has chosen the Revionics price optimization software service and will begin implementing it over the next 30 days, Revionics, Sacramento, Calif., announced yesterday. Coborn’s, which operates 33 stores over two states, including multiple retail formats, will use the system to focus on margin improvement....

Jungle Jim’s Rolls Out System to Secure its Desktops and Laptops 

Jungle Jim’s International Market here, a one-store independent known for its creative store displays, is rolling out Bit9 Parity to identify and stop unauthorized, unknown, rogue or malicious software from running on corporate desktops, Bit9, Cambridge, Mass., announced yesterday....

Publix to Implement Workforce Optimization System 

Publix Super Markets here will implement the BlueCube Workforce Optimization suite from RedPrairie, Milwaukee, Red Prairie announced Friday. The system will provide scheduling technology in all Publix stores, at approximately 900 locations. ...

Successful RFID Pilot Has Wegmans Discussing Future Applications 

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Based on a successful 90-day pilot of RFID technology at its meat manufacturing and distribution operation, Wegmans Food Markets here is “talking about what we should be doing to prepare for RFID, and where it would fit into new fresh food facilities we have on the horizon,” said Don Reeve, senior vice president and chief information officer for Wegmans....

New Standard Released for Sharing RFID Data 

BRUSSELS — EPCglobal here has announced a new industry standard for sharing EPC (Electronic Product Code) data captured via RFID technology. Called EPCIS (Electronic Product Code Information Services), the standard will support such applications as container tracking, product authentication and promotions management....

NRF Launches Program to Train IT Execs in Retailing 

Green Hills Pilots Personalized Gift Card Kiosk 

Most Online Shoppers Use Video, TV Capabilities, Study Says 

Eighty-six percent of online shoppers use some form of video or TV during the shopping experience, up from 52% last year, according to the second annual e-commerce study from Cisco Systems here. ...

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