iTunes Preview Launched for Electric Rock The Volt App
August 5, 2010
The major new release in 3.0 is the Rock The Volt feature. Now you can try on our range of sunglasses, pick the frame that fits you best and share labeled images of yourself in Electric sunglasses with your friends and family. Using our custom built sizing system you can see which model looks best on you or recommend shades for your friends. Electric is the only eyewear company that offers a mobile experience of this caliber. Electric’s App is the first in the app store that allows you to try on product that is proportionately sized and can be purchased at a retailer near you.
Read more at iTunes website >>
Retail Revival: Fresh Ideas for Business Growth
July 26, 2010
CHA Portfolio, the official magazine of the Craft and Hobby Association features Retail Navigator in their 'Retail Revival' in their Summer 2010 issue.
Lead, don't follow: Retail Tips for a New Economy. Craft industry experts share take-charge strategies.
Read more in the full article PDF >>
Our Future is So Bright We Need Shades
July 6, 2010
Retail Navigator has just “Rocked the Volt” for Electric Visual Evolution.
On July 2, 2010 Retail Navigator released Electric Visual Evolution's New 3.0 Version app for downloading. Over 1,000 downloads occured over the 4th of July weekend.
Retail Navigator is a leader in Demand Chain Visibility (DCV).
In association with Electric Visual Evolution, Retail Navigator has developed a “cutting edge”3.0 version app that will “Rock the Retail World”.
This is the first eyewear company to offer this type of mobile app marketing tool. The “Rock the Volt” experience allows you to try on a range of sunglass frames on a picture of yourself and share a labeled image with your friends or family via social networking on e-mail , twitter or facebook.
The custom built sizing system makes it easy and fun to try on any frames to see which model looks best on you.
Additional features to the “Rock the Volt” app include, a complete on-line catalog of all Electric Visual Evolution Products, a “Find Near Me” feature allows the app to locate the closest store that carries that product and offers directions via Google Maps and “touch and dial” phone numbers for the store.
Electric’s news cast feature has been updated with an exciting new feature called “Word” that is a RSS feed and is designed to constantly update you on new stories and news directly from their website.
In addition to “Word” you can access Volt TV where you can view Electric’s latest and greatest videos.
Images from their Four Eyed Freaks gives you a look into their latest ad campaigns and specials that may be of interest to you.
Retail Navigator’s Chief Marketing Officer, Dave Marriner stated “we are proud to be on the Cutting Edge of this consumer driven marketing industry and will strive to stay ahead of the curve and “Rock the World” for all of our customers.
Our newest technology will allow a consumer to locate a product in the closest store using our “Find Near Me” feature and check for availability and put the product on hold or purchase it and have it shipped to your home. All of this will be done right from your mobile device in the palm of your hand.
In addition to marketing apps for suppliers and retailers, Retail Navigator has developed a revolutionary new web-based Dashboard that brings “Global Data Sync” technology to all size trading partners. “Our Dashboard technology has solved an “age old” data sync problem and has allowed the supplier and retailer to eliminate redundant manual data entries” stated Marriner.
The new RN Dashboard technology being offered by Retail Navigator will allow the retailer and supplier to finally achieve true (CPFR) Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment. Read more at Electric's website >>
PGA Merchandising Show 2010
January 29, 2010
Retail Navigator made an impressive showing at the 2010 PGA Merchandising Show in Orlando, Florida on January 27-29th.
Dave Marriner, Retail Navigator's Excecutive Vice President of Marketing and Sales, was a guest of King Par Inc., one of Retail Navigator's newest success stories.
John Runyon, President of King Par, is extremely satisfied with the installation of the RN Dashboard. Retail Navigator's peer-to-peer solution has eliminated complexity in their supply chain processes.
While at the show, Marriner was also a guest of Annika Sorenstam and Mike McGee at the booth where Annika was signing autographs on her new fragrance boxes and her most recent Ladies Golf Magazine cover.
After the Fragrance booth visit, the trio paid a visit to Cutter & Buck Clothing where the Annika Collection was on display. McGee introduced Marriner to Jens Petersson, CEO of Cutter & Buck. The Cutter & Buck line is being added to the RN Dashboard for King Par and will soon be offered to all Cutter & Buck retailers. John Jenkins, Sales Executive for Golf Division in Michigan, is the lead contact working with King Par to get the Dashboard installed.
Following the visit to the Cutter & Buck booth, Marriner made a presentation to other golf industry suppliers who were very excited to see the new iPhone apps offered by Retail Navigator. The new app, designed for Electric Visual, won an award in the Action Sports Industry.
Retail Navigator Wows Surf Expo Retailers, Distributors and Suppliers with their Solutions Suite
January 13, 2010
Attendees and presenters at the 2010 Surf Expo in Orlando, FL greeted Retail Navigator's suite of solutions with great enthusiasm. With products for consumers, brick-and-mortar storefronts and online shops, Retail Navigator's end-to-end solutions are a perfect fit in the sports outfitting industries.
Retail Navigator Supports Microsoft End-to-End ERP Retail Solution
January 10, 2010
Retail Navigator, a revolutionary end-to-end supply chain facilitator announced at the National Retail Federation's (NRF's) Annual Conference and Expo in New York City, that it is in discussions with Microsoft and other partners regarding marketing strategic alliances. The alliances will support rapid implementations of end to end CPFR (collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment) solutions. Combining Microsoft Dynamics ERP and POS with Retail Navigator's comprehensive dashboard and peer-to-peer trading infrastructure will enable buyers and sellers through all tiers of the supply chain to speed their products to market thereby increasing ROI. All facets of the industry, from manufacturers to distributors to multi channel retailers including the everyday consumer, will be revolutionized by this alliance.