Read this article for an examination of three considerations for social media: social media driving revenue, customer experience and tracking and using social media measurement tools. 

Steven Keifer draws on the pioneering work of US retailer, Walmart, to explain the essentials of EDI in the retail supply chain. 

This report from the GSMA explains the opportunities for NFC Mobile communications in retail. 

European consumers' growing use digital channels as part of their shopping experience is driving retailers’ focus on delivering efficient online, cross-border operations in Europe, this research report from Accenture reveals. 

Explore how a data access and integration solution saved one of North America's oldest wholesale grocers from replacing its ten year old distribution system and spending up to five million dollars on a brand new enterprise solution. 

This document elaborates on how successful retailers are using multichannel retailing to make operating model change to put the customer at the heart of their organisations. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the importance of IT strategy when budgets are under pressure. The first part of our Buyer’s Guide to virtualisation examines the barriers preventing many organisations from adopting the technology; and Transport for London’s CIO talks about how IT helps avoid Olympic travel chaos. Download the issue now. 

In this case study, Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores, a retail chain, used Crypto Complete in an effort to meet PCI standards. Love's found that Crypto Complete encrypted credit card numbers in a way that satisfies PCI compliance auditors. 

Learn how to successfully manage new challenges in the retail industry. 

This IBM study focused on two groups – teens and boomers. It explores their lifestyles, values, and particular preferences and attitudes toward shopping. Read this paper to learn how retailers can better meet the needs of these two segments. 

Read how the owner of a North Carolina based food company found a way to keep up with major supermarket chains with HP POS hardware and servers. 

The HP rp5700 Point of Sale System gives you a flexible point-of-sale platform that can go from the front of the store to the back office. 

This whitepaper explains how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) provides real-time inventory visibility so you can react quickly to inventory demand and stocking levels, helping ensure that the right product is available for your customers at the right