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  • Gap to open first China stores

    Fashion retailer Gap is opening its first store in China today and will launch three more outlets in the country over the next few weeks. ...
  • Food retailer to create 2,100 jobs

    The AIM Group is sourcing sites for 40 new Iceland supermarket stores around the country which will take on 1,400 staff.   It is also planning to open 50 more  2 Euro shops and 15 Home Savers stores. ...
  • K3 refreshes IT at Westons Cider

    Westons Cider, a family-owned maker of draught and bottled cider, has implemented the Drink-IT software from K3, the UK supplier of Drink-IT, an advanced and modular solution for the beverage industry, in a move to improve the management of its production...
  • Disney Store opens in Times Square

     Disney Store has opened its largest store to date, a 20,000-sq.-ft. emporium in the heart of New York City’s Times Square. The two-level space is colorful and interactive, and features an array of kid-friendly attractions. ...
  • Sainsbury’s to Launch Digital Download Service

    Sainsbury’s has announced plans to launch a digital download service, Sainsbury's Entertainment, to boost its online entertainment offers for Christmas 2010. The launch forms part of the retailer’s planned expansion of its online entertainment offerin...
  • Oracle lays down the gauntlet to IBM

    End users need to be sure they don't pay the price for this land grab.The enterprise IT consolidation game continues to accelerate as Oracle acquires eCommerce giant Art Technology Group (ATG) for $1Bn. ...
  • Social commerce to take off with retailers in 2011

    Advances next year in retail technology will include the adoption of social commerce, according to a new report published today. ...
  • NEC, Intel and Microsoft Form Strategic Relationship - Integrated Products Drive Next Generation Digital Signage Devices

    NEC Corporation, Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp. today announced that the companies will enter into a strategic relationship to provide an integrated digital signage offering for the global market, including Japan. ...
  • iFormBuilder enables Linea-pro for field service and POS solutions

    Zerion Software Inc., the creator of the iFormBuilder mobile platform, today is pleased to announce iForm 3.2 with Linea-pro integration, allowing iPod touch devices to be utilized for field services, work order management, and point-of-sale (POS) solutio...
  • New Book 'Pioneering the Superstore: A Retail Revolution' Tells the True Story of Clyde B. "Smitty" Smith

    A new book shows how one man with a vision and an extraordinary understanding of customers can alter the way Americans shop. Long before Walmart, Kmart, Costco or Target, there was Clyde B. "Smitty" Smith, founder, legend and visionary of the original sup...
  • K3 refreshes IT at Westons Cider

    Westons Cider, a family-owned maker of draught and bottled cider, has implemented the Drink-IT software from K3, the UK supplier of Drink-IT, an advanced and modular solution for the beverage industry, in a move to improve the management of its production...
  • Grupo Bimbo to Buy Sara Lee Unit for $959 Million

    Grupo Bimbo SAB, the world’s largest bread maker, agreed to buy Sara Lee Corp.’s North American bakery business for $959 million to boost sales outside Mexico. ...
  • Danone Said to Talk With Kirin, Asahi on Sale of Water Business

    Danone SA, owner of the Evian and Volvic bottled-water brands, is talking with Japanese beverage makers about the sale of part or all of its water business, three people with knowledge of the matter said. ...
  • Tesco Rolls Out International Calling Cards

    Post a successful trial in its Metro and Express stores, Tesco has started to roll out International Calling Cards across its stores in the UK. ...
  • Vista QSR close to topping 100 Subway franchisees

    Vista Retail Support, the independent EPOS maintenance services company, is close to signing up its 100th Subway franchisee to its Vista QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) support service. ...
  • David Cameron visits Tesco in Beijing

    Tesco prepares opening of 100th Chinese store ...
  • Retailer Metro posts strong results, raises outlook

    The German retail giant Metro raised on Tuesday its 2010 profit target following a strong third quarter that saw a pick-up in key eastern European markets. ...
  • Jumbo set to revamp and expand retail arm

    Jumbo ElectronicsJumbo Electronics, a leading Dubai-based technology retailer in the region, is working on a five-pronged strategy to boost business and expand its retail footprint within the Middle East. ...
  • Toys”R”Us latest retailer to accept mobile coupons

    Toys”R”Us has updated its mobile site to allow shoppers to use their phones to redeem electronic coupons from their phones, in-store. ...
  • Tesco Direct launches dedicated mobile website

    Tesco Direct has launched its first mobile website, dedicated to non-food and household items, and promises the launch of several more sites in the coming months. ...