Features
Commentary: Why digital signage & mobility are the future of marketing
Multichannel marketing's future is in proximity marketing, combining digital signage and mobile tech.
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Create customer engagement through relevant assortment
Customer-first retailers approach product assortment as a form of storytelling.
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New study evaluates consumer behaviors, attitudes toward social commerce
Though many retailers use social media to build their brand, companies may also be able to monetize these channels.
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Top 100: 43. Self-checkout
Given consumers' ready adoption of self-service technologies at supermarkets and airline check-ins, a recent report sponsored by IBM Corp. suggests that…
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Google's wallet becomes a reality
by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today
Google announces its Google Wallet NFC payment product.
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Top 100: 44. Target
Target is looking to change the face of urban retail by 2012. The discount retailer’s new initiative includes new stores in eleven of the United States…
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Mix-and-match software for digital signage and kiosks
by Christopher Hall — w, t
Pick your own poison with a mix-and-match approach to kiosk and digital signage software.
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Top 100: 45. Trader Joe's
Trader Joe’s continues to enjoy a near cult status for making healthy, organic and locally-produced food accessible to shoppers on a budget, and for providing…
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Square announces mobile POS system for brick-and-mortar merchants
by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today
Square sets sights on brick-and-mortar merchants
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Mobile Retail Monday: The Tour Wrist app
Our expert says the new panoramic image tool is a killer app for retailers.
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Are Apple stores preparing for NFC?
by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today
UPDATED: Rumors are swirling that Apple is bringing NFC to its stores' POS systems.
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The CXO: Why the time is now for customer experience officers
Retailers are hiring c-level executives whose sole focus is the customer experience.
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Report: Consumers influenced by a retailer's physical appearance
More than two-thirds of consumers say they have avoided a store based on its external appearance.
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Study says $16 billion worth of loyalty program rewards go unredeemed each year
by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance
Americans accumulate approximately $48 billion in rewards points and air travel miles annually.
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Mobile Monday: Aisle 411
The app shares store-level maps and product positions with customers via their smartphones.
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Top 100: 46. American Girl
Mattel's American Girl line of dolls, accessories, books and (more recently) movies, has dominated the big and expensive ($95) doll market for 24 years.
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Top 100: 47. Best Buy
In the sixteen months since taking the wheel as Best Buy CEO in the midst of a global economic crisis, Brian Dunn has kept the world's largest consumer…
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Opinion: Retailers need to wake up to 'tender steering'
Retailer associations have been virtually silent on the topic, and there are no reports of major retailers pushing this service.
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Three ways packaging can impact, improve the retail experience
Brands are increasing their focus on more distinctive packaging that attracts a loyal customer base.
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