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The survey, which examines topics such as holiday inventory levels, store design and cost-conscious consumer attitudes, was conducted in December 2011 via Zoomerang, an online survey services provider, and is based on more than 1,000 respondents. The survey was sponsored by Aldata.

The survey covers food and category management style retailers (i.e. those that mostly focus on year round product) worldwide focusing on North and South America and Europe. It focuses on technologies being used already, plans for the future and IT spend and investment priorities across all the main areas of the business.

Meet the Needs of a Changing Market: Increase Sales, Profits and Customer Satisfaction.

This special report on Product Safety & Traceability is based on the findings from the Global Retail CIO Survey 2011. The Survey is commissioned by Aldata and undertaken by Martec. The survey is now in its third year.

From Multi-Channel Retailing and Promotions to IT and Loyalty, the 2011 Global Retail CIO Survey explores all the main areas of a retailer's business.

A number of factors need to be considered when choosing a voice picking system to ensure that the business gets the best return on investment through reduced costs and productivity gains.

High-profile cases of contaminated food products, as well as an increasing number of recalls, have stimulated an ongoing awareness of—and concern about—the foods that reach America’s tables. As a result, food safety has become a growing concern for consumers and industry leaders. It is also a major focus of reform for the US government.

First-generation voice only terminals proved the productivity case in the warehouse environment. Now second-generation rugged multi-modal devices are delivering the same benefits plus more, for less cash outlay. More businesses can take advantage of voice as a result, achieving payback faster through increased productivity and accuracy at a time when the need for results has never been greater.

In this podcast, Stephen Pritchard interviews Aldata’s Mark Croxton on trends in Retail IT investment. Fast forward to minute six to hear main findings from this year’s Global Retail CIO Survey.

Retailers suffering ‘Promotion Fatigue’ and focusing on better customer insight. Third year of global Retail CIO research reveals customer insight leapfrogs promotion management in key priorities...