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Retail Paradox Weekly
Retail News Analysis by RSR Research
February 10, 2009
Tsunami Warning! Focusing Too Narrowly on PCI Threatens Future Mobile Strategies
By Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner
2/10/2009
In our review of the NRF “Big Show” in January ‘09, we quoted Jon Stine, Director of the Cisco Internet Business Solutions (IBSG), as saying that the security issues related to mobility are “Like a tsunami wave, and retailers are standing on the shore staring at the water.” There’s nothing like a good analogy to make a point crystal clear. We at RSR have contended that while retailers continue to focus on meeting the PCI DSS audit requirements, the bigger issue, the strategic brand challenge of data security and consumer privacy, continues to loom right over the horizon.
This is especially true as... More
Data Too Good to Keep to Ourselves: Video Surveillance is Winners' Playground
By Steve Rowen, Managing Partner
2/10/2009
Walking the show floor at NRF a few weeks back, one of the things we kept hearing from our partners, clients, and readers was how much quality content we put out at RSR. It’s great to hear, and it heartens all of us to know that the services we provide truly help members from all corners of the extended retail industry to not only survive in this tough economy, but that our products are a go-to resource assisting them in their daily efforts to advance retail.
What’s perhaps surprising is the amount of data that never even makes it into our reports... More
Totally Digital: Closer Than You Think
By Nikki Baird, Managing Partner
2/10/2009
I don’t know about you, but my music collection is totally digital. I can’t remember the last time I bought a CD, let alone wandered the music aisles of any store. All the CDs we own – some sort of silicon insurance policy, I guess – are gathering dust in the rafters of our garage. And while I like music, and we have certainly added to our music collection, I am nowhere in the realm of others that I know when it comes to collecting.
This is a pretty dramatic shift in... More
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