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April 15, 2013
A big data solution to deal with social media noise

The torrent of customer feedback unleashed by e-commerce and social media is a good thing, as long as companies are able to mine the data to identify problems and improve operations.

January 14, 2013
Partnership brings cloud-based solutions to retailers

Yomari and Predictix will join forces to deliver merchandising and analytics solutions to large and midsize retailers.

January 14, 2013
Sports retailer gets smart about retail analytics

National sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports has selected a business intelligence platform developed by QuantiSense, which will allow it to leverage retail analytics so it can improve local assortments across all physical stores.

December 14, 2012
Retail CEOs named top wealth creators

Executives at Coach, Sherwin-Williams, Ross and TJX Companies were among the top wealth creators identified by Chief Executive magazine’s 5th annual Wealth Creation Index.

October 31, 2012
Retailers hit hard by superstorm, economy expected to rebound

While it may be days, even weeks, before the full extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy is known, economists are forecasting that retail sales will be impacted in October and November but that the economy overall will experience an uptick.

September 26, 2012
Holiday sales to grow as much as 4%

Deloitte is forecasting holiday sales will increase between 3.5% and 4% as the economy's health and the presidential election take center stage among consumers this fall.

February 29, 2012
Consumer confidence up dramatically in February

Consumer confidence in February shot up from last month to the highest level since a year ago, according to The Conference Board.

March 18, 2011
Higher food prices eating at consumers' wallets

Food prices reached peak levels last month, according to the Labor Department's Producer Price Index.

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