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Shoplifters Are Zeroing-In On the Latest Consumer Electronics
The Vanguard Protex Global team plans to unveil the latest in innovation and security at the 2012 NRF Loss Prevention Convention and Expo in June. Mike la Villa, Chief Marketing Officer, has published the following press release to speak more about the benefits of...
Nokia Lumia 900: Welcome to the Show
As a seasoned vet of both the wireless and retail industries, I can recall fondly the arc of popularity enjoyed by the great brands of mobile technology. For example, there was a time when Motorola was the paragon model of the kick-butt, cell phone company. The...
The Future is Here, Google’s Streaming Glasses
As times progress, consumers are continuously bombarded with new product concepts using technologies that we didn’t think were possible outside of recent Star Trek shows. While some are interesting and maybe even useful, others are not so much. The latest product...
Shopper in Paradise: GlobalShop 2012
From February 29 to March 2 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, retailers, brand marketers and more than 600 suppliers presented and reviewed the future of the retail industry. According to the good folks at GlobalShop, it’s the world’s largest...
Are Applications the New Way of Life?
You don’t have to look far to find a tablet device pressed into service in some interesting locations. At the library? Sure. In a restaurant? You bet. In the hospital? Fits right in there, too. The tablet is such a versatile device that it has quickly transcended the...
VPG Attends Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair
The employment situation in the United States is beginning to show signs of improvement. But for some members of our society, the unemployment numbers are almost twice as high as the general public. You may find it most concerning to learn that the segment being...
Amazon Has a New Quest – Try it Before You Buy it!
The e-commerce world is abuzz with rumors about plans for Amazon to open a physical retail location. This goes against Amazon’s current business model, which has been successful since its first online book sold in 1995. Amazon originally started off as an online book...
GlobalShop: The Future of Retail Turns 20
There was a time when retail was the de facto, gold standard, only-way-possible to get your products to market in order to satisfy demands of the consumer. Oh, how the times have changed! Recent reports confirm the effect of online shopping and consumer empowerment....
VPG has Power at CES 2012
If you didn’t receive our emails and you didn’t read our blog “Lights, Camera, Daguerreotypes!” you may not know that Vanguard Protex Global attended PMA@CES this year. In January 2012, the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) teamed up with the Consumer Electronics Show...
Retail: Walking in a Pilfering Winter Wonderland
Where did the month of December go? Wasn’t it just Black Friday? Now it’s almost the New Year and we are fully immersed in the holiday season. Retail stores are packed with shoppers looking to pick up the last few items on their list. According to Robert Klara (staff...
Lights, Camera, Daguerreotypes!
Since 1924 the Photo Marketing Association International (PMA) has been the key trade association in promoting the importance of marketing photofinishing and retailing services. They have updated their identity over the past 87 years to include everything from...
Jump into the (Kindle) Fire this Holiday Season
'Tis the season for a fully saturated marketplace full of new gadgets and design twists on established products. One of the new gadgets you will see on the shelves this year is the Amazon Kindle Fire. The first thing most consumers will notice about this new tablet is...
Evolution of Consumer Electronics and VPG
When you think about the history of consumer electronics, names like Zenith, RCA, LG Electronics, Motorola, Apple, Vizio and Samsung immediately come to mind. In the not so distant past, four of those six companies were based in the United States. Up until the late...
Technology is Evolving at Such a Fast Rate, Can Retailers Keep Up?
It was not too long ago when devices like a personal computer or cell phone were relevant for at least six months to a year. Even accessories like a cell phone case and charger would last for a couple of years. Today, technology is moving at such a fast rate that at...
For Sprint, Excellence Has Its Rewards
OK, this may be “old news” to some, but excuse us, we’ve been a bit busy over here since our formation of Vanguard Protex Global in July. It’s high time we tip our hat to one of our customers, Sprint. Sprint was recently recognized by the prestigious JD Power &...
Wireless Charging: Look Ma, No Wires!
An old business axiom states that in order for your advertising to be effective, your message needs to be heard a minimum of three times. Don’t believe me? I submit one piece of evidence: Geico. Heard of them? But I digress. This is not a message about excessive...
15 Million Happy Homes Forthcoming
Hey gang, what’s that bright spot on the horizon? Not trying to rush through the summer, but when you look towards September, do you notice a whole bunch of bright, shiny and new things? Is it the arrival of more jobs signaling the end of our country’s current...
Local Library Using eReader Security Systems
As eReaders have gained tremendous popularity over the past few years, many library administrators have been inundated with a variety of e-book related requests from their patrons. People want answers to questions like: • Does the library rent or check out eReaders?...
Retail Security Titans Join Forces
Vanguard Products Group and Protex International, two industry icons in retail merchandising and anti-theft protection, have combined forces to form Vanguard Protex Global, the most experienced team ever assembled in the history of retail security. The result is a...
Will a Toughbook Tablet Take Off?
Panasonic announced this week that it will soon offer a Toughbook line Android-based tablet. According to a press release from yesterday, Rance Poehler, president of Panasonic was quoted as saying “Enterprise customers are very interested in the tablet market, but...