Market research, virtually speaking

Increasingly, consumer-goods companies, such as Procter & Gamble and General Mills, are turning to cheaper 3-D computer graphics.

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US: AT&T to offer Webalo's Mobile Dashboard Service to retail sector

Webalo, Inc. today announced that AT&T plans to offer Webalo’s unique Mobile Dashboard™ service to the retail sector. The service enables mobile professionals to have easy, real-time access to business intelligence, and other corporate information, on their mobile, handheld devices.

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US retail software sales drop in Jan-analyst

U.S. retail software sales fell 29.5 percent last month compared with January 2007, a sign that consumers are cutting back on purchases as the U.S. economy weakens

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Retailers explore 'm-commerce' potential

In a survey of more than 2,000 U.K. and U.S. consumers, Gartner found shoppers are around twice as likely to pricecheck via a phone than make a purchase.

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Tesco installs Netezza data warehouse appliance to track stock wastage

Netezza announced that Tesco has installed its market-leading data warehouse appliance to power market basket analysis and track stock wastage. The move from Teradata for this project was designed to improve the performance and class of technology in Tesco’s data centre, while driving down all associated costs.

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AT&T and Microsoft Launch Surface in Retail Environment

In a quest to recast itself as an innovative retailer and to advance this initiative, the company is putting its cell phone business on Microsoft’s Surface. This platform can identify AT&T phones and display complex information.

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IBM and Epicor partner on retail mManagement offering for specialty retailers

Epicor Software announced a collaborative agreement with IBM to provide an integrated retail system management product for specialty and department store retailers.

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LivePerson debuts third-gGen chat solution for online retail

LivePerson, Inc., a provider of online engagement solutions that facilitate real-time assistance and expert advice, today announced the availability of LivePerson Enterprise for Retail

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