Research and Markets adds report

Research and Markets has added the 'Kiosk Industry Directory 2008' (KID) to their offering, says Business Wire.

The KID features company profiles of nearly 700 companies in the kiosk industry, representing 43 countries around the world.

Company profiles include the complete address, phone and fax numbers, Web site, points of contact, primary and secondary kiosk activities, a detailed product summary along with key clients and partners.

Retail Solutions has unveiled a forecasting solution that operates from available order, shipment, and POS data to provide CPG companies with more accurate baseline order forecasts for each of their retailer customers by item and week, states PRWeb.

"Retail Solutions Forecasting fills a critical need in any manufacturer's efforts to overcome the much-maligned Bullwhip effect," explained Jared Schrieber, Retail Solutions vice-president of products and services.

"Our solution smoothes the effects of promotions and outliers by leveraging downstream data with an advanced class of robust statistical algorithms that better link orders to consumer demand. This approach reduces forecast variability and eliminates the inherent bias that exists in retail demand forecasting today,” he added.

Datalogic Mobile, a supplier of mobile computers and self-shopping solutions, and Wincor Nixdorf, a provider of IT solutions and services to retailers and retail banking, have signed an 'agreement of strategic partnership', reports Transport & Logistics News.

According to the agreement, Wincor Nixdorf will integrate Datalogic Mobile products in its solution offering to its customers and prospects worldwide.

The partnership between Wincor Nixdorf and Datalogic Mobile involves both headquarters and affiliates, establishing a strong collaboration in the distribution of Datalogic Mobile devices for merchandise operations, in-store and warehouses as well as the customer self-service operations like mobile shopping.