The overlooked weapons in your retail marketing arsenal

Karey Crump, senior director, product marketing at Blackhawk Network, discusses why marketers should use branded gift cards and egifts to attract new…

Wisconsin city installs parking kiosks

September 5, 2017

Parking kiosks installed in Stevens Point, Wisconsin become active today, September 5, according to The Stevens Point City Times.

Saladworks selects POS system as its omnichannel digital platform

September 5, 2017

Saladworks, the nation's largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, has chosen Dovetail Systems Inc.'s Gusto POS system as its omnichannel digital platform…

Coast taps Aptos to enhance website

September 5, 2017

Apparel retailer Coast's new website, developed by Aptos, boasts new modern features, including large retina display product images and an enhanced digital…

Amazon prepping fulfillment center in Ohio

September 5, 2017

Amazon is readying a 855,000-sqaure foot fulfillment center in Ohio, and the location is expected to create more than 2,000 full-time jobs.

Study: Proximity mobile payments to reach $49.2B in 2017

September 5, 2017

The value of U.S. proximity mobile payment transactions will total $49.29 billion in 2017, up 78.1 percent from last year, according to a study from eMarketer.

Making retail work for every generation - not just millennials

Bob Feher, an expert in analyst relations and market intelligence at NCR Corp., provides insight on why retailers which are striving to keep up with millennial…

Best Buy shares take a dive despite robust sales

September 4, 2017

While Best Buy enjoyed a 5.4 percent same-store quarterly sales boost and a revenue spike of 4.8 percent in the most recent quarter, its shares dropped 1…

Why subscriptions are literally sucking the life out of stores

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Chris Petersen offers insight on why the tremendous potential growth for subscription-based purchases is literally sucking the life and traffic out of bricks…

ParTech spices up POS with digital signage peripherals

September 1, 2017

ParTech Inc. has expanded its EverServ 8,000 Portfolio with 10 peripherals. The company is offering displays, payment devices and barcode readers as add-ons…

Target hires new strategy, innovation leader

September 1, 2017

Minsok Pak is Target's new executive vice president, chief strategy and innovation officer. He'll be responsible for retail innovation with the goal of…

Millennial parents hit brick-and-mortars to stay on budget

September 1, 2017

Shopping in-store is more cost effective, according to millennial-aged parents, compared to online shopping. The consumer segment is expected to do a majority…

Webinar: Experts offer insight on how retailers can avoid a sticky consumer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

In a free live one-hour webinar, Laura Noll and Agata Kowalska from Avery Dennison provide insight on how product labels and labeling material play a role in…

5 ways to provide the support your subscribers want

Georg Richter, founder and CEO of OceanX, explains why direct-to-consumer subscription businesses must focus efforts and investments on improving customer…

Report: 4K tech market to reach $106 billion by 2022

August 31, 2017

The 4K technology market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26.28 percent from 2017 to 2022. It will also grow from $33 billion to $10…

Notre Dame deploying video display at stadium

August 31, 2017

The University of Notre Dame is installing a big video display system within its stadium to offer attendees "rich visual, information and statistics."

Walmart files blimp patent for product pickup, delivery

August 30, 2017

Not to be outdone by Amazon's continued foray into drones for warehouse and ground delivery, Walmart is reportedly considering the use of blimps for aerial…

Houston mattress retailer opens stores to Harvey hurricane victims

August 30, 2017

A Houston retailer that sells mattresses is opening its stores to displaced hurricane victims to provide a safe, dry place to sleep.

Kohl's prepping new small format stores, another fulfillment center

August 30, 2017

The third quarter will be a busy one for Kohl's, which plans to expand its retail footprint and ecommerce fulfillment network by opening four small format…

Avoid these 5 mistakes in building a customer loyalty program

Arnab Mitra, marketing manager at SailPlay, explains why the value of a customer loyalty program is not just about acquiring and retaining customers. It's also…