Are you under increasing pressure to quickly respond to your competitors' key price changes? Here at Futuresource we have developed a powerful software solution that can provide you with fresh and comprehensive pricing data on equivalent models from different manufacturers. This not only allows you to reduce prices to maintain price advantage, but also allows you to confidently hold margin where you do not need to be so aggressive. Operating across a massive sample size and ensuring consistent pricing information on a global scale, data is provided in an easily accessible format, analysed, sliced, diced and presented within minutes. Close to 50 product categories are included in our price checking and price matching systems. Click here to see the full list. Many clients use this service to track the distribution and availability of their products as well as comparing their virtual shelf space against the competition. With product bundling and special promotions tracking also available in many of these categories, this service provides retailers, manufacturers and distributors with the edge they need when operating in a fast-moving and price-sensitive marketplace. Request a demonstration >>
Save the date: ESCA EDGE 29-30 September 2010, London, UK The leading European retailing and supply chain event returns to London, exploring efficiencies in the creation, production and distribution of home entertainment. Find out more at www.entertainmentsupplychain.com The Futuresource Entertainment Summit took place on 10-11 June this year, playing host to more than 200 attendees and exploring the hardware and content landscapes. View the conference highlights by clicking here.	Strong Growth for Interchangeable Lens Compact Cameras Following the release of a Futuresource industry report earlier this month on the Western European market opportunity for Interchangeable Lens Compact Cameras, James Wells, consultant with Futuresource discusses some of the key issues surrounding this market. Read More >> Focus on 3D Gaming: titles prevalent by 2011 There are no major obstacles to 3D games development, with the process proving relatively straightforward. Development costs of a 3D game are only 10% to 15% higher than a 2D game and most developers and publishers are already fully geared up for 3D. Read More >> Analysing the Future of Classroom Display Technologies The classroom has been quietly benefiting from the digital revolution for many years, with interactive technology changing the face of teaching in a space that had previously seen little or no change for many decades. Over the last 10 years Interactive Whiteboards have become the dominant classroom display solution, and in 2009 became a $1 billion industry, with just two vendors enjoying 70% share. Read More >> White Paper: Projector and IWB Usage in UK Schools Conducted and prepared by Futuresource and sponsored by Philips Lighting, this end-user market survey provides the results of a projector usage study in UK schools. The purposes of the study were to explore the energy saving opportunities in the classroom for projectors with lamp systems that can adjust image brightness based upon end-user requirements, and to define a representative education lifetime test cycle for lamp systems. Read More >>
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