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The future of retail
Smartstores
Store of the Future
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Canadian Tire going smart & basic
The chief executive officer is taking Canadian Tire back to the future. Armed with a new store format, dubbed the “smart store,” he’s focused on improving the basics of customer service – right down to ensuring washrooms are in order – keeping popular products in stock, and cutting spending on store restyling. His engine for [...]
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International Switchgear turns onto MRO cost control
As more companies look to manage their costs, the indirect and MRO spend areas are getting a much closer look than ever before. While the total dollar amount may not be as large as the direct materials spend, the lack of consolidation can provide good opportunity for spend management ROI. One company reaping the benefits [...]
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Canadian Tire Stores Get Smart
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. yesterday officially introduced its new Smart Store concept to Quebec, an initial $17-million investment. The iconic national automotive and housewares chain has converted five local stores to the format, designed to make them more customer friendly and productive through renovations and reorganization. Company president and chief executive officer Stephen Wetmore was [...]
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Navy Smart Store animation
Animation/simulation of automated shipboard distribution and storage for the US Navy.
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You are being watched
With hidden cameras seemingly everywhere and RFID tags increasing, what are the implications for our lives? David Lyon is studying the ceiling in an Ottawa coffee shop, searching for hidden cameras. A leading figure in the fast-growing field of surveillance studies, the Queen’s University sociologist is only too aware of the many ways we’re all [...]
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Internet retailing and the smart store
The Internet has quickly become a meaningful selling channel in its own right, one that is replacing catalogs and is the biggest retail channel besides store based shopping. Technology and lessons from tracking best practices at retail web sites has the potential to enhance store-based shopping. It is inevitable that the distinction between store based [...]
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Future Store Demo
Video of the services that Future Store in Germany offers.
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