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Bank Systems & Technology January 29, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran	RFID Gains Traction In a move that is expected to speed the adoption of contactless payment devices, retail pharmacy CVS will accept American Express' ExpressPay, a contactless form of payment that uses radio frequency identification (RFID).
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Wendy Zellner	Wal-Mart: Your New Banker? Wal-Mart can't be or own a full-fledged bank -- yet -- but its partnerships and in-store financial services are giving the industry jitters
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005	Serving the Unbanked "Plays to Our DNA" While Wal-Mart has been blocked by federal and state regulators from exercising true bank-like powers, the retail giant hasn't given up its ambitions of being a player in financial services. Here is an interview with the retailer's financial-services president, Jane J. Thompson.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	Declaring War On Wal-Mart Wal-Mart's low prices remain irresistible, especially to the working poor who organized labor aims to help. Even so, if all its critics gang up, the company could have its hands full protecting its image.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Laura Cohn	Britain: The Battle For High Street Has Begun Weakened by discounters, Britain's old-line stores may now be takeover targets. And High Street's holiday performance makes it ever more likely that 2005 will be a critical year for the grand names of Old Brittania.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Robert Berner	Federated Is Better Off On Its Own Speculation has been rife in recent weeks that Federated Department Stores Inc. is in discussions to acquire weakened rival May Department Stores Co.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Shopping At Kroger -- For Toys And Furniture Kroger, No. 1 in U.S. grocery-chain sales, is taking a leaf from the book of its nemesis, Wal-Mart Stores -- adding higher-margin nonfoods, such as toys, furniture, and bedding. And with the company starting to raise grocery prices and fatten margins, its stock is rated an "outperform."
InternetNews January 25, 2005 Jim Wagner	Active Advisor Makes Sales Reps Smarter A new handheld device gives retail representatives the expertise to make any number of recommendations to customers.
HBS Working Knowledge January 24, 2005 Rayport & Jaworski	QVC: Driving Sales in Real Time Service interfaces work best with customers when technologies and humans play to their strengths. This excerpt from Best Face Forward discusses how QVC maximizes sales with a highly effective hybrid approach of machine and human talent.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	The Giant Lumberjack Lumbers On While Lowe's and Home Depot duke it out, investors might be wondering which one to bet on. You probably can't go wrong by investing in both.
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