Retail

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions signs a definitive agreement with Optimal Robotics to acquire Optimal's self-checkout business for $35 million in cash and an assumption of liabilities.

ScanSource partners with HP and Microsoft Business Solutions to provide a total retail point-of-sale (POS) solution that includes the HP rp5000 point-of-sale device and Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System.

Microsoft forms a new Microsoft Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Council focused on RFID technology.

CRS Retail Systems announces that J. Crew Group has added on the Enhanced Reporting module to the CRS LossPrevention application, adding new ad hoc reporting capabilities for investigating suspicious transactions and activity taking place in the stores.

As our fall events approach, CGT is excited to begin our annual awards process.

A court-ordered stay prevents private-label manufacturer Perrigo from rolling out a store brand version of Prilosec OTC, allowing Procter & Gamble two more years to exclusively market its antacid beyond the period initially set by the Food and Drug Administration, reported Advertising Age earlier this week.

Hannaford and partners benefit from a supplier-focused B2B portal

In a move to increase brand awareness and ensure the success of new product launches, Unilever will equip its various U.S. brand Web sites with the Information Resources Inc. (IRI) Product Locator, a web-based tool that helps consumers identify local stores that carry a desired Unilever product.