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Lawrence Fournier
Lawrence Fournier is a Marketing Consultant focused on Retail Technology. Lawrence is based in Massachusetts and is a regular contributor to the Retail Blog.

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Retail "Site Search" Successes

Lillian Vernon and Redcats USA Receive Retail Industry Recognition for Leadership in Search and online Conversion Rates
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Redcats Deploys International Advanced Search and Online Merchandising Technology to Deliver Consistent Multichannel Customer Experience
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April 20, 2007

Redcats Makes Major Strides in Online Retail, Deploys a Single eCommerce Platform Worldwide

Redcats is a subsidiary of PPR, a nearly €18 billion corporation headquartered in France. Besides Redcats brands that include Woman Within /Lane Bryant, and Jessica London, PPR’s collection of well-known brands includes international retailers such as Printemps, Gucci, YvesSaintLaurent, and Stell/McCartney. Recently, Redcats participated in a global eCommerce Webcast for online retailers.

Redcats brands are ranked number 3 worldwide in home shopping and the 19th largest retail cataloger just behind JC Penney and Sears. Redcats statistics are impressive with sales of €4.4 billion in 26 countries, 60+ e-commerce websites, 30 catalogs, 100+ stores and 38 million active customers. According to Redcats USA, they have been able to advance their lead as an agile competitor in online and catalog-based retailing leveraging site search, navigation and merchandising technology .

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April 26, 2007

2007 Report on the Systems Used by the Leading 100 UK Retailers

Martec International's report called IT in Retail 2007 just came out with detailed systems profiles for the leading 100 UK retailers. The report is build on five years of data to show trends in the market.

A brochure or a sample company systems profile can be downloaded at:
http://www.martec-international.com/technology_vendors/tv09_it_in_retail.htm


Industry Events

August 6-9, 2007
eTail DC
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Blog Topics by Focus

Industry Blog Roll and Portals

The following are links to some blogs and web sites for retailers and consumer products manufacturers
  • POPAI Job Bank
    Job openings and opportunities for employers and employees in the point-of-purchase advertising industry
  • Retail Wire
    Daily discussions and comments on important retail issues
  • Church of the Customer
    All about word of mouth, customer evangelism, and citizen marketers
  • Malls of America
    Vintage photos and stories of American shopping malls