NRF 2012: Foresee-ing the customer experience

Analytics company Foresee discussed how software and metrics can help retailers eliminate the guesswork from evaluating their performance with shoppers.

NRF 2012: The 360-degree scanner evolves

At retail's Big Show, Wincor Nixdorf showed the lastest generation of its flagship self-checkout unit.

NRF 2012: Is PCI fundamentally inadequate?

Representatives of one NRF exhibitor have launched an Occupy PCI movement, saying their holistic approach provides better data security.

NRF 2012: Phone charging as bait for digital signage

NEC's Rich Ventura talks about his company's combination phone-charging kiosk and digital sign with interactive messaging. Applications include retail…

NRF: January retail sales continue slow road to recovery

February 11, 2010

Post-holiday sales and gift cards helped consumers open up their wallets at the beginning of 2010 to take advantage of special deals on popular apparel…

NRF reports best year ever for Big Show

February 1, 2010

An email from Mike Gatti, senior vice president of communications for the National Retail Federation, reports that last month's 99th Annual Convention &…

NRF: Italian grocer adopts Oracle retail planning tool

January 18, 2010

Grocery retailer Esselunga announced at NRF that it is using an Oracle Retail planning platform to make more profitable and competitive pricing decisions in…

Macy's Terry J. Lundgren elected as chairman of NRF Board of Directors 

January 18, 2010

The National Retail Federation announced Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, president and CEO of Macy's Inc., will serve as the chairman of the NRF Board of…

NRF: Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy's 10 lessons for success

A legend of retail shares a wealth of advice with a packed house Tuesday morning.

NRF CEO Mullin: Retailers demonstrating 'courage to lead'

Mullin lauds Macy's, Sears and Apple in BIG Show opening speech in New York City.

NRF BIG Show to debut Innovation Station

January 3, 2010

It's where ideas become realities, where problems become solutions and where retailers can essentially meet a real-life solution provider who can offer answers…

Revionics launching inventory-optimization system at NRF

January 3, 2010

Revionics Inc., a provider of full lifecycle price-optimization and consumer demand-management software, announced the launch of RAPS Replenishment in advance…

Greentailing to be hot topic at NRF

December 27, 2009

Whether it's conserving water in their stores or promoting their reusable shopping bags, many retailers are committed to the "greentailing" movement. Green…

NRF announces opening weekend receptions for January event

December 27, 2009

The National Retail Federation announced two opening weekend events for the upcoming 99th Annual Convention & Expo, to be held at the Jacob K. Javits…

CrossView to debut new cross-channel tools at NRF

December 21, 2009

CrossView, a provider of global cross-channel commerce solutions, has announced the launch of its next-generation cross-channel commerce platform. The latest…

NRF survey: Most consumers are less than halfway done with holiday shopping

December 16, 2009

Though the Christmas countdown is in its final stages, it seems shoppers still have plenty of shopping left to do. According to NRF's 2009 Holiday Consumer…

Most holiday shipping offers to expire on or before Dec. 18

December 14, 2009

Holiday procrastinators, take note: It's not too late to shop online and receive gifts by Christmas, but the window is closing. According to Shop.org's…

Study: Stigma of gift receipts is diminishing

December 9, 2009

To ensure that recipients are happy with holiday gifts, millions of Americans will rely on gift receipts to enable loved ones to return or exchange a gift…

Survey: Word of mouth influences most electronics, apparel purchases

December 6, 2009

Retailers will spend millions of dollars on advertising this holiday season, but many shoppers won't commit to buying some gifts until hearing from people just…

Cyber Monday spending shifts to early mornings, evenings, less shopping at work

November 30, 2009

Retailers who were expecting strong Cyber Monday sales over shoppers' lunch hour may have been disappointed when those sales were softer than expected, but…