Industry News - December 19th, 2008
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RETAIL AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS |
Smart Card Alliance Introduces New Contactless and Mobile Payments Tools
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Smart Card Alliance Contactless and Mobile Payments introduces new
tools for retailers accepting or thinking about accepting contactless
and mobile payments. Retailers can now access a model to calculate
return on investment (ROI) for accepting contactless payments, as well
as an online discussion forum to interact with and ask industry experts
questions and post comments about contactless and mobile payments.
The model asks retailers to enter data specific to their business, such
as revenue, store information, payment transaction information (volume,
type and cost of transactions), transaction speed, expected changes in
transaction volume and speed after contactless payments are accepted,
and implementation costs.
With this information, the model then calculates an ROI based on
increase in revenue, savings from fewer chargebacks, reduced cash
handling and improved operational efficiency and incremental costs of
implementing contactless payments.
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CipherLab Releases 1660 Pocket-Size Scanner
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CipherLab launches the CipherLab 1660 Pocket-size Scanner, a BT
wireless-enabled device designed to increase employee productivity and
data capture accuracy in the field. The CipherLab 1660 is a small and
lightweight wireless barcode reade. When paired with a portable
computer, smartphone or PDA, it provides remote workers with mobility
and helps boost the efficiency of data collection applications.
The CipherLab 1660 Pocket-size Scanner can be used with many standard
mobile devices, such as the Windows Mobile Pocket PC and the
BlackBerry. It offers the following features:
-A working range of up to 10 meters (32.8 feet)
-100 scans per second
- 256 KB of data memory
- Weight of 50 grams (less than two ounces)
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Honeywell Introduces New Long-Range Laser Scanning
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Honeywell announces that its latest release, the Dolphin 7850 Mobile
Computer now features long-range laser scanning options that bring
distant or hard-to-reach bar codes into the user's hands.
The 7850 is compact and lightweight and has an upward angled screen for
viewing and an integrated pistol grip. The rugged chassis, composed of
an internal magnesium alloy frame, can endure multiple drops onto
concrete from 1.5 meters and over 2,000 tumbles from 1 meter.
The three new scanning options available for the 7850 - high
performance, long range and advanced long range - provide usability
from five to up to 30 feet, meeting the requirements common in
warehouse and distribution environments where bar codes residing on
shelves, pallets and loading docks can read from various distances.
The mobile computer, running Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and featuring
integrated 802.11 b/g WiFi communication, provides real-time access to
information between the enterprise and the mobile worker while
providing a standardized platform for application development. With the
incorporated Shift-PLUS power management technology, the 7850 can
perform for 10 hours or more on a single charge.
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The Pantry Licenses Test & Learn Software
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The Pantry licenses Applied Predictive Technology's Test & Learn Management System, Test & Learn for its sites.
The Pantry chose APT after a brief pilot where analyses was conducted
across the organization, including: food service installations, human
resource management programs and product pricing. The team at APT was
able to demonstrate the value of institutionalizing a Test & Learn
process across the network and plans are in place to continue and
expand the breadth of testing.
"Especially in this economy, gaining insights into costly programs
before rollout is an excellent means of maintaining a true competitive
advantage," says Frank Paci, CFO of The Pantry. "APT's Test & Learn
Suite allows us to quickly and easily investigate the success of
programs, tailor them to maximize profits and then roll them out across
our stores - generating enormous valu
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Tomax and Revionics Announce Strategic Partnership for Optimizing Workforce
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Tomax and Revionics announce plans to partner together in two key areas
of need for grocery retailers: Workforce Optimization and Price
Optimization.
Under the agreement, Workforce Optimization, will be offered by
Revionics on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis. In addition, Tomax
will offer the Revionics Advanced Pricing System (RAPS) to supplement
and enhance its Revenue Management portfolio.
The scope of this partnership includes joint marketing and sales,
technical integration, implementation coordination solution delivery
and enhanced technical support.
Spartan Stores Deploys Retalix Dock Scheduling
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Spartan Stores deploys the Retalix Dock Scheduling software application
at two of its distribution centers.Retalix Dock Scheduling uses
appointment-scheduling functions to optimize resources, predict labor
demands, facilitate carrier scheduling via the Web and streamline the
flow of goods through the distribution center. The solution tracks due
dates, forecasts estimated loading and unloading durations, and
recommends the appropriate warehouse dock and door.
"Our Retalix Dock Scheduling implementation has been a big success,"
says Tom West, traffic manager for Spartan Stores. "We have found it to
be extremely user-friendly, which has contributed to an overwhelming
carrier acceptance. This acceptance has led to a significant increase
in our Web scheduling and allowed us to streamline our appointment
process and cut our manned appointment line-hours in half."
Spartan Stores is also a long-time user of Retalix Traffic Management,
which provides freight management for planning, procurement, execution,
settlement, visibility and supplier control. The company also recently
licensed Retalix Yard Management, which automates the yard and dock
management process through advanced, predictive logic and optimization
algorithms.
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