Press Releases

STELLAService, an independent company evaluating customer service performance and Compuware Corporation, the technology performance company, today revealed the results of a joint study of customer experience for the 2011 holiday season. The study revealed that many of the top 25 retailers struggled to provide customers with a seamless online shopping experience.

Digital media has penetrated Americans’ daily rituals as more shoppers have increased the number of ways they access the Internet. To provide new insights into how quickly consumers are embracing digital media, which demographic groups are most interested in near-term engagement, and what strategies to utilize to best engage these audiences, SymphonyIRI has released its new segmentation solution, DigitaLink.

Listrak, an email marketing solutions provider for the leading internet retailers, today launched the e-commerce industry's first daily and six month average Shopping Cart Abandonment index, which tracks cart abandonment rates of online shoppers from the company's top internet retail clients.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has released a new report spotlighting progress and achievements by food, beverage and consumer products companies as they seek to reduce their environmental footprints and promote sustainable business practices. Titled "Environmental Success Stories in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry," the report was compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers and features industry success stories in the categories of air, water and waste management.

Acosta has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Griffin Strategic Advisors LLC (Griffin), a comprehensive strategy and operations management consulting firm specializing in helping organizations improve profitability and accelerate growth. Griffin will combine with Acosta’s Marketing Group (AMG) to form AMG Strategic Advisors, a new business unit to be led by Griffin’s co-founder and CEO Carrie Shea.

iGoDigital, the market and technology leader in personalized product recommendations and guided selling tools, announces record company growth as it achieved 110 percent revenue year-over-year growth in 2011.

The National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) are teaming up to bring wholesalers and retailers together with manufacturers and suppliers as part of a new feature at the 2012 N.G.A. Show, the N.G.A./GMA Center of Collaboration.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced today that they will hold the first ever Labor and Employment Law Forum on March 21-22, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Promax Applications Group, a world-leading specialist in trade promotions planning, management and optimization solutions, today announced its strategic partnership with Wipro Technologies, the global information technology, consulting and outsourcing business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), to offer trade promotions optimization, management and predictive analytics solutions to its consumer goods clients across the globe.

ObjectVideo, Inc., the leader in intelligent video, announced today the signing of a global patent licensing agreement with Tyco Security Products' American Dynamics business unit. This agreement provides American Dynamics access to ObjectVideo's portfolio of video analytics patents as American Dynamics develops and launches a wide-range of its own video analytics software and hardware products.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach JOHN MADDEN and Prilosec OTC presented the award, which honors the NFL’s best offensive line, during a press event in Indianapolis earlier today. Accepting the trophy on behalf of the New Orleans Saints were offensive linemen Jahri Evans, Carl Nicks, Zach Strief, Brian De La Puente and Jermon Bushrod.

During February Hearth Health Month, four-time gold medalist Janet Evans will educate Americans about the small steps they can take to improve their health, such as taking Metamucil with psyllium fiber to help lower cholesterol*.

In a continuation of its strides to take the mundane chore of doing laundry and make it fun and feisty, Procter and Gamble’s (NYSE:PG) Downy Unstopables will be featured in the fabric softener brand’s very first advertisement on Super Bowl Sunday, airing during the pre-game show Sunday, February 5th between 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm on NBC.

ShopVisible, the leader in agile commerce solutions, announced today the latest release of the ShopVisible commerce platform with 15 system-wide enhancements to improve and streamline online commerce sites for clients such as Office Depot Canada, Loehmann’s, Case-Mate, Wahoo Fitness and Movie Mars.

Management Science Associates, Inc., the acknowledged leader in data management, integration and analysis in the consumer goods, media and metals industries, announced today the appointment of Karl E. Herleman as vice president, information technology strategy and innovation for its Information Management Solutions (IMS) Division, which is focused on consumer goods and services.

Due to popular demand, Silver Vase will now be offering Lila Mystique, the latest in the company’s wildly popular Mystique line, to retailers year-round.

January 2012 was banner month for FixturesCloseUp when 12,771 fixture users visited, read and researched outfitting concepts on the site. In total, over 153,000 visitors have come for retail and point-of-purchase micro-fixture news and solutions in photographic close up.

Celebrity stylist Carlos Vera created the look for the popular TV presenter and former beauty queen Alejandra Espinoza for the fashion show of the latest swimsuit collection by “No Strings Attached” designed by Stephanie Rotuna. The event took place at SET Nightclub in South Beach this past weekend sponsored by Pantene Pro-V, among others.

Terremark, a Verizon Company, has received certification that six of its cloud-enabled data centers are compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 2.0. Terremark's commercial and government customers that process credit card transactions can manage and house their business-critical applications knowing the supporting infrastructure is protected at the industry-recognized standard for payment-card security.

Alice.com, leading e-commerce site and retail marketplace for household essentials, today announced that it has received $3.6 million in funding from a group of Spanish investors. Alice.com will use this latest round of funding to enhance its consumer offerings through site advancements and new features, maintaining a superior service that helps consumers manage household essential purchases conveniently, easily and affordably.