Top 100: 70. RadioShack

Radio Shack’s biggest challenge, according to Bruce Geller, chief executive officer of investment management firm Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher, is that it’s…

Top 100: 69. Dick's Sporting Goods

Dick’s has succeeded where other big box efforts in the sporting goods category have failed by catering to serious enthusiasts and their families who want a…

Aggregator site launches commitment-free coupons program

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Services like Xferral offer an easy way to browse deal-a-day sites like Groupon and others.

CTIA: App helps consumers locate products while shopping

Smartphone app lets shoppers map out their in-store trip by opting in as they near the store.

Study: Personalization key to retail growth

In-store technologies can boost customer satisfaction, according to two new consumer reports.

Top 100: 71. REI

Director of sales Matt Hyde points out that while many businesses see the Web as competing with their other lines of businesses, REI takes Web orders “from…

Report: Healthy growth for e-commerce as retail continues shift to web

Growth rates to taper off as online retail matures, according to a new study.

Organization engagement: Five key steps to aligning around the customer

Retailers might think they're customer-centric, but many customers experience the opposite.

Mobile Monday: Home Depot app

The app makes shopping easy, and makes customers better shoppers with tools that help avoid extra trips to the store.

Top 100: 72. Safeway

As part of a bold strategic shift to accelerate growth of its store brands and make private label part of its core offerings, Safeway earlier this year pulled…

Top 100: 73. Verizon Wireless

After months of buzz and unsubstantiated rumors, Fortune contributor Sarah Ellison confirmed in late October that the Verizon iPhone does exist, that it will…

Top 100: 75. Walmart

In addition to scaling down store footprints for entry into urban markets and placing Web-enabled workstations in its aisles to attract more sophisticated…

Top 100: 74. Walgreens

In years past, Walgreens executives affectionately characterized the company’s business model as a “hedgehog” that stuck close to its core competencies of…

AT&T offers customers location-based mobile advertising

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Customers are concerned about charges for text ads and number of messages.

Interactive displays go 'to the window, to the wall'

Inside the Kiosk: Canadian company helps retailers transform tables, walls and floors into interactive displays.

Mobile Monday: Coach Gift Finder

This special-purpose app's elegance is in how easily it helps customers find the perfect gift.

Top 100: 76. Anthropologie

Anthropologie doesn’t push a particular category of products but instead focuses on creating a sensual experience (often enhanced by French café music and…

Top 100: 79. BJ's Wholesale Club

Stock in BJ’s Wholesale Club jumped nearly 18 percent in July when private equity investor Leonard Green and Partners acquired a 9.5 percent ownership stake in…

Top 100: 78. Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works posted better-than-expected sales results for the third quarter 2010, driven by increased store transactions, enhancements in the direct…

Top 100: 77. Augmented reality

Everyone agrees that augmented reality (AR) is going to be huge over the next five to 10 years. Some AR applications use projectors and screens to insert…