Retail

Lead Editor: Megan Conniff

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SmartBrief covers a range of topics within the retail industry. Newsletter topics include digital commerce, brick-and-mortar retail, commercial real estate, global retail, as well as specialty retail, such as consumer electronics, pets and housewares. 

RadioShack to set up shop in campus bookstores

5/17/2013

  • Dallas Morning News (free content), The

Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack has signed a five-year deal with a subsidiary of the National Association of College Stores to set up branded sections in college bookstores selling a selectio… Read More

Nir Meiri brings seaweed to lamp design

5/17/2013

  • Gizmag

Tel Aviv-based designer Nir Meiri has developed a lamp that employs dried seaweed as part of the lampshade. The Marine Light is made by applying fresh seaweed to a metal frame and allowing it to dry b… Read More

Using RFID technology to improve DC operations

5/16/2013

  • DC Velocity online

Many companies are giving item-level radio-frequency identification tagging a try as they attempt to get a better idea of what retail items are in stock. It may eventually make sense for companies to … Read More

Is It All Right to Share Salary Info at Work?
Many (most) companies frown on their employees sharing their salary information -- to avoid jealousy and possible legal complaints. Some firms even have explicit policies that prohibit sharing such...
2 hours 30 min ago
Job: eCommerce Architect in Arizona
Required:SAP Merchandising, Omni Channel, SaaS, Solid experience architecting eCommerce websites. This person will act as the key technologist ...
2 hours 44 min ago
Touching on the core
There’s a not-too-quiet rivalry brewing between Square and PayPal over offline payments, and this week saw the unofficial opening of an important new theatre: the SMB point of sale (POS). It’s perhaps the stickiest problem for...
7 hours 16 min ago
Hiring managers' top worries: Keeping top workers and paying them...
What employees want most are stability and a good work culture, new study shows Forty-three percent of hiring managers and human resource professionals are concerned top workers will leave their organizations this year,...
7 hours 52 min ago