CHICAGO -- Technology is playing a growing role in human resources at a time when the battle for capital investment dollars has never been more fierce.Projects as diverse as corporate networking, point-of-sale...
Transportation, like all areas of supply chain management, is coming under increased scrutiny, and some companies seeking cost savings and greater efficiency are turning to third-party providers.Outsourcing contracts...
The desire to provide on-demand access to information wherever it resides via a common user interface has retailers and wholesalers uttering a new word: intranet.It's only a whisper now, but information systems...
BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Riser Foods here and Finast, Maple Heights, Ohio, are going head-to-head in promoting their frequent shopper programs with remarkably similar consumer appeals.Both chains had full-page color...
DALLAS -- Retailers may be divided on the promise of smart card technology, but they are beginning to come together in hopes of shaping the direction of future pilot programs.The Smart Card Forum's new Retail Work...
WESTWOOD, Mass. -- Streamline here, perhaps the only company that delivers groceries when the consumer is not at home, will step up the efficiency of its order-receiving process in June when it begins accepting orders...
Enhancing network communications has never been so crucial to driving productivity as today, when demands for more data and faster access for more users are accelerating.The company president using an executive...
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Sutton Place Gourmet here will convert its gift certificate program to smart cards at one store this summer, eliminating a massive paper-shuffling task while gaining experience in a technology that...
QUINCY, Ill. -- Niemann Foods here is preparing to expand its computer-based training curriculum following a four-store test that focused on scan speed and accuracy and other front-end tasks.The 23-store chain...
CHICAGO -- Having documented substantial savings and benefits from electronic direct-store-delivery receiving, Giant Food, Landover, Md., is adding more suppliers and testing new initiatives such as pay on scan.The...