Father's Day spend will likely be record-setting event

June 15, 2017

Americans will spend more on Dad this year than in the past with Father's Day spending expected to hit a record-setting high of $15.5 billion, according to the…

Infusion Retail Experience Lounge, New York

This year at NRF, Inclusion brought some highlights from its New York Experience Lounge. Although the "Big Show" has come and gone, the Lounge itself is still…

NRF bulletin: Personalization done right

by James Tenser — Principal, VSN Strategies

I've been on record many times as a hater of shopper loyalty, but an advocate of intelligent personalization.

NRF 2014: The show floor, in tweets and vines

Attendees made good use of social media at this year's BIG Show.

Holiday retail sales come in at NRF expectations

January 15, 2014

Severe winter weather did not dampen December retail sales as shoppers took advantage of heavy promotions and last-minute deals. According to the National…

NRF 2014: The coolest new products, and why

Many of today's coolest new products are the result of the small daily activities of consumers.

Smartrac highlights its contribution to Thinaire's NFC RFID-based solution for Bon-Ton

January 14, 2014

Department store operator Bon-Ton has engaged Thinaire, a provider of RF engagement marketing solutions, to turn shoes on display into mobile marketing…

Vantiv, Microsoft announce payments partnership

January 14, 2014

Yesterday at the National Retail Federation's Annual Convention & EXPO, Vantiv, a provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions…

Facebook exec names 3 trends driving retail personalization

Online shopping is increasingly being driven by an "I'll know it when I see it" phenomenon.

Sitecore partners with Microsoft to build joint e-commerce solution

January 13, 2014

Sitecore, developer of customer experience management software, today announced at the National Retail Federation's Annual Convention & Expo that it will…

NCR makes four debuts at NRF

January 13, 2014

NCR Corp. is showcasing new software, software-as-a-service and retail technology solutions at the 2014 National Retail Federation Convention & Expo:

JCPenney, Tractor Supply, Walmart CEOs among leaders to join NRF Board of Directors

January 13, 2014

NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation today announced the election of six new members to its Board of Directors as retailers from around the globe…

Celerant unveils new browser-based retail management tool

January 13, 2014

Celerant Technology today announced at the NRF Convention & EXPO its new retail management system, Stratus Retail. According to the company, this entry…

Galleria announces next-gen merchandising tool

January 13, 2014

Software provider Galleria announced its next generation of merchandising software at the NRF Conference & Expo. The company said its planogram solution…

Checkpoint Systems, RGIS partner on retail RFID

January 13, 2014

Checkpoint Systems, a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, and RGIS, a provider of supply chain, inventory, insight…

Honeywell debuts new scanning and payment accessory for iPad mini

January 13, 2014

Honeywell announced the debut of the Captuvo SL62 enterprise sled, an encasement that transforms an Apple iPad mini into a customer engagement tool for retail…

Wincor Nixdorf launches Beetle mobile point of sale solution at NRF

January 13, 2014

Wincor Nixdorf announced that it is launching the Beetle mobile point-of-sale solution at this year's NRF Annual Convention & Expo. The tablet, designed…

Epson showcases OmniLink DT-Series POS

January 13, 2014

Today at the National Retail Federation's 103rd Annual Convention and EXPO, Epson America, Inc., a supplier of Point of Sale solutions, shows retailers a wide…

Starmount Announces Version 3.0 of Starmount Connect and Engage

January 13, 2014

At the NRF Convention & EXPO, Starmount today announced version 3.0 of Starmount Connect, an advanced omni-channel commerce and customer engagement…

Irisys unveils Gazelle intelligent detection device

January 13, 2014

Irisys announced what it calls "the next generation of people counting technology" today at the NRF Convention & EXPO with the release of Gazelle, an…