Top 100: 5. Digital products

Despite the explosion of digital distribution of music, books, games, movies and software, retail sales are still very much a thriving part of the mix.

Three tactics for reducing shopping cart abandonment

Shipping-to-value ratio, critical price points have a big impact on why online shoppers back out of a purchase.

The future of product innovation for retailers

Data assets that didn't exist ten years ago are changing the innovation game.

Top 100: 6. Mobile coupons

Mobile coupons are becoming increasingly important to retailers, rising from No. 48 on the 2010 Top 100 Retail Movers & Shakers list.

Top 100: 7. Amazon

Amazon dropped from No. 3 on the 2010 list, but still remains a strong player in the retail world.

Consumers ready, but merchants see complications with mobile payments

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

As mobile payments develop, consumers may be ready, but some merchants see headaches and costs.

Top 100: 8. Deal of the day

Jumping from No. 74 on the 2010 Top 100 Retail Movers & Shakers list, deals of the day are a significant part of the retail experience.

Google Analytics unveils Multi-Channel Funnel

Five new reports significantly expand retailers' ability to see how shoppers came to their site.

Top 100: 9. The economy

While the economy dropped from No.1 on the 2010 list, it still plays a large role in consumer spending. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research…

Top 100: 11. Groupon

Groupon delivers everything the dot-com boom once promised: huge sales and easy profits at minimal startup cost generating monster buzz. The company was…

Top 100: 10. UGC, product reviews

Jumping from No. 31 on the 2010 list of Top 100 Retail Movers & Shakers, consumers are increasingly turning to each other for product or service…

Top 100: 12. In-store Web access

Following in the footsteps of Best Buy, Borders and CompUSA, retailers are offering customers in-store Web access through self-service kiosks and workstations.

CVS taking heat for length of store receipts

Coupons and special offers are stretching the length of the average receipt - and customers don't like it.

Whole Foods Wellness Club focuses on consumer education

What does $739 get you at Whole Foods? A one-year membership in its new Wellness Club.

Top 100: 13. M-commerce

Travel and entertainment ticket sales have largely fueled the rapid growth of mobile commerce thus far. Mobile ticketing transactions alone are forecasted to…

Top 100: 14. The iPad and other tablet devices

Few mortals can disrupt entire industries with a single product launch the way Steve Jobs can. Apple's most recent game-changing moment came on April 3, 2010…

Infomercials and Groupon deals on digital out-of-home?

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Ad tech firm rVue expands its direct-response inventory; will this start a new trend in DOOH?

Top 100: 15. Web-enabled POS

In years past, adding Internet connectivity to a store’s point-of-sale system allowed employees to access the retailer’s own e-commerce site and other…

Stipple aims to turn Web images into embedded storefronts

New service enables embedding of brand and pricing information, as well as links to purchase, within editorial images.

Opinion: The retail 'moment of truth' has run amok

Why trying to pull apart the Gordian knot of consumer motivation and label each piece is an exercise in futility.