{"id":180,"date":"2012-04-18T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/2012\/04\/retail-and-foodservice-technology-eupdates-april-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-04-18T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T13:29:00","slug":"retail-and-foodservice-technology-eupdates-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2012\/04\/retail-and-foodservice-technology-eupdates-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail and Foodservice Technology eUpdates: April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"><\/p>\n<div><b><i><u><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\" \/>Retail Industries<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/u><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Pep Boys <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">has expanded the use of Kronos\u2019 workforce-management suite to include forecasting and planning. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Walmart<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> is expanding self-checkout this year by adding lanes in the 1,600 Walmart stores that currently use the technology and introducing it in 220 more Sam&#8217;s Club stores. Currently, around 80 of the 600-plus Sam&#8217;s Club locations offer self-checkout.\u00a0<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Rite Aid<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> has launched a smartphone application.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 9pt;\"><br \/><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;\">Saks<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;\"> has selected Oracle Retail and E-Business Suite applications to integrate business operations across channels and improve margins and profitability. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><i><u><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Foodservice\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/b><b><i><u><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Industries<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;\">H-E-B Mexico<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;\"> has completed its implementation of JDA Portfolio Merchandise Management.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Pinkberry<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> has partnered with MICROS Systems, Inc. to implement Google Wallet. Pinkberry customers can tap smart devices on a Near Field Communications reader to quickly make purchases and simultaneously redeem coupons and receive discounts. Google Wallet is now live in 69 Pinkberry locations in the <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">United   States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Ruby Tuesday <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">has implemented the MICROS Table Management System (TMS) across 750+ locations. TMS is a fully-integrated component of the MICROS Restaurant <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Enterprise<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>Solution (RES) point-of-sale software solution.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Silver Diner<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> has selected DTT as it\u2019s Surveillance Solution Provider.\u00a0<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retail Industries Pep Boys has expanded the use of Kronos\u2019 workforce-management suite to include forecasting and planning. Walmart is expanding self-checkout this year by adding lanes in the 1,600 Walmart stores that currently use the technology and introducing it in 220 more Sam&#8217;s Club stores. 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