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What’s next? What’s new? What technology trends are taking shape in your world that others may not yet have…
The CIO Hot Seat
In 2005, retail chief information officers will spend their days irked and amused, inspired and confused…
Free Shipping Is Reason to Buy
Free Shipping Is Reason to Buy: 88% of respondents said they seek out online retailers who offer free…
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Regal Ways: $25 per Diem
J.E. Henry, senior vice president and chief information officer of Regal Entertainment Group, knows one…
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Built-in Fan Base
Wei-Chieh Tu, an industrial design graduate student at Pratt, was inspired to create a shoe…
Wal-Mart’s Mandate: The retailer’s RFID initiative generates mixed signals.
Wal-Mart is pushing ahead with its program to roll out radio frequency identification chips throughout its…
Banking on Optimization
Retailers avoided a disaster this past holiday season. Despite generally weak sales in most sectors…
Theater as Retail
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Retailers aren’t the only ones lambasted for lack of merchandising prowess and creativity…
Stars of the Web: Most-searched apparel brand names on the Internet in November.
The standouts of the holiday season were clearly the Internet and gift cards, with online merchants exceeding…
Contemporary Art Rises in Japan
TOKYO — When French fashion designer Lucien Pellat-Finet visits Tokyo, his first impulse is not to hit the…
Reebok’s New Game
Reebok has signed a sponsorship deal with entertainment software firm Electronic Arts to feature gear in…
Top AOL Searches: The top 10 apparel, footwear and accessories search requests from AOL® Search.
AOL® Search, America Online’s search destination, revealed the year’s top searches based on the people and…
Vespa and Parsons Take a Fashion Ride
NEW YORK — The company that manufactures Vespa scooters has tapped students at Manhattan’s Parsons School of…
WWD Relaunches Web Site
NEW YORK — Women’s Wear Daily’s Web site has been given an upgrade.
WWD.com now features an improved appearanc
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“Portraits” Mix Art, Tech
The meaning of clothing in contemporary culture is at the heart of “Dressing Ourselves,” an art exhibition…