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STORES Media is pleased to offer an ongoing series of retail thought leadership webinars and whitepapers. Simply click on a title to register to download a whitepaper or to participate in one of our free STORES Knowledge Series webinars.  January 20, 2012 Vol. 1, No. 5    Business and Strategy  Whitepapers The Ups and Downs of Network Availability Holiday revenue from your e-commerce site can make your year – if you are prepared. Even one hour of downtime can mean a big loss – and a malicious attack could do serious harm to your business, your revenue and potentially your customers. Find out how you can reduce the risk of downtime during the holidays. sponsored by VeriSign Optimizing Price in a Transparent World This benchmark report from Retail Systems Research provides five recommendations to help retailers strengthen their response to newly emerged consumer price transparency. It also examines the impact of price transparency and the threat of inflation on retailers’ pricing strategies and tactics. sponsored by SAS Midmarket Retail Bounces Back Three years ago, leading analyst firm Forrester detected a trend toward concentration in global retailing driven by large retailers’ sophisticated deployment of technology; this posed a significant threat to midmarket retailers. Forrester surveyed European and American executives, from managers to C-level enterprise leaders at mid-to-upper mid-market retailers, to learn how they are using technology to survive and grow in the face of a weak economy and tough competition.   This paper explores these findings, shares key trends in mid- and upper- mid-market retail and provides tangible recommendations from Forrester on how to make strategic IT investments. sponsored by Columbus  Human Resources  Whitepaper Increase Your Hiring Performance with the Ultimate Recruitment Technology Checklist! There’s just so much you can manually do with your hiring process, and you’re tired of looking at the pile of paper resumes on your desk! There is a more efficient way go through these resumes: implement a recruitment technology. View the ULTIMATE checklist on what to look for in a HR technology. sponsored by iCIMS  Marketing  Whitepapers The Roadmap from Multi-Channel to Cross-Channel Retailing Plan Your Roadmap to True Channel Integration Recent market research from Aberdeen Group has identified what leading retailers are doing and planning to advance from multi-channel to enriched cross-channel retailing – and why. Learn what’s driving the shift to channel integration and the key strategies and actions you can and should implement to inspire your customers and increase sales. sponsored by Epicor Cashing in on the Mobile Barcode Revolution Advancements in scanning technology that can read barcodes off of mobile phone displays provide retailers with a powerful touchpoint and a highly personal marketing channel for customers. sponsored by Motorola Solutions  Merchandising  Whitepaper Consignment Sales: Market Penetration vs. Risk Mitigation As retailers react to changes in demand and manufacturers compete for limited shelf space, more and more retailers are asking their vendors to sell goods on a consignment basis. Brand manufacturers must closely examine the risks and rewards associated with selling on consignment.  sponsored by Jesta  Supply Chain  Webinars Collaborative Localization: Visibility at the Store Shelf Retailers and manufacturers are consistently looking for ways to drive better results out of their interaction with consumers, which frequently are taking the form of localized assortments. Join us to learn how to utilize available data and technologies to enable more efficient practices, including exploiting the opportunity of shelf-level visibility, forecasting shelf interactions related to sales, promotions and inventory and best practices for achieving success in collaboration. Thursday, February 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern sponsored by Agentrics  Whitepaper Floor Planning: Shifting From a Tactical to a Strategic View  Managing floor plans has evolved from a way to simply plot sales floor layout and ensure store consistency to a strategic practice to maximize traffic, sales and margins per store. Today’s successful planner must have knowledge, processes, tools and data to deliver effective returns. sponsored by JDA Accenture All content of this e-newsletter represents solely the individual opinions of the speakers  and/or sponsors, and not necessarily those of STORES Media or the National Retail Federation.

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