Tagged: Wal-Mart

Why the marketing metrics you care about are ‘OMG! bad’

Brian Jackson

Published: January 12th, 2015
‘Moms with iPhones’ become mobile market research agents for hire

‘Moms with iPhones’ become mobile market research agents for hire

During this summer’s Canada Day long weekend, Ryan Sharp needed pictures of some beer coolers in Quebec convenience stores – so he turned to an army of iPhone-wielding shoppers to deliver the goods.By

Published on: December 6th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Retail predictions for 2013: what’s next for Canadian retail?

Retail predictions for 2013: what’s next for Canadian retail?

By Robin Copland, Director of Business Development in the SAS Americas Retail Practice In the third quarter of a fiscal year, retailers have only two things on their minds: the upcoming holiday sales season

Published on: August 21st, 2012 SAS
Retailers revive RFID for better ROI

Retailers revive RFID for better ROI

For the retailing industry, the adoption of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology this decade has been one long, strange journey: Periods of irrational exuberance followed by times of great frustration and confusion; expensive pilot

Published on: July 29th, 2010 Thomas Wailgum
Former IT leader Walmart loses its path in Web 2.0 world

Former IT leader Walmart loses its path in Web 2.0 world

Sam Walton didn't care much for technology. The legendary patriarch of Wal-Mart Stores was well-known for his lack of excitement about "computers," as he called the company's IT systems. "Truthfully, I never viewed

Published on: August 31st, 2009 Thomas Wailgum
Wal-Mart to bring electronic health records into small medical offices

Wal-Mart to bring electronic health records into small medical offices

Wal-Mart's IT group has been known for a lot of things over the years: supply chain excellence and arrogance, bullying its suppliers, leading-edge technology adoption, mistrust of ERP and off-the-shelf retail BI applications,

Published on: March 17th, 2009 Thomas Wailgum
“It’s a jolly ‘oliday at Wal-Mart,” croons CEO Lee Scott

“It’s a jolly ‘oliday at Wal-Mart,” croons CEO Lee Scott

See related story: 250 million reasons for Wal-Mart's RFID exploitsIt's beginning to look a lot like a Wal-Mart Christmas Ev'rywhere you go; Take a look in the overcrowded superstore, glistening once againWith checkout

Published on: November 11th, 2008 Thomas Wailgum and Joaquim P. Menezes
Unsavoury terms, lack of tech maturity blamed for Wal-Mart’s failed RFID edict

Unsavoury terms, lack of tech maturity blamed for Wal-Mart’s failed RFID edict

Five years ago, when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued a startling mandate that its suppliers must adopt radio frequency identification technology, Daisy Brand Inc. quickly volunteered to be first out of the gate.Today, the

Published on: April 29th, 2008 Sharon Gaudin
Wal-Mart ends store sales of Linux PCs

Wal-Mart ends store sales of Linux PCs

Wal-Mart has stopped selling Everex's Linux-based PC in its stores because of a tepid response from customers, although it will continue to sell the product online, the retailer said Tuesday.The customer response to

Published on: March 13th, 2008 Agam Shah