Mobile payments must be relevant, useful, study confirms

September 5, 2014

Young adults are especially interested in wearable mobile technologies that they can use for banking and making payments.

Roundtable: Experts talk digital customer engagement

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Four digital signage and in-store merchandising experts talk about the customer engagement challenges facing retailers ahead of this year's DSA event.

Staples updates its omnichannel experience

September 4, 2014

The enhancements include the ability to buy products online and pick them up in-store within hours; an easier way to pay online via Visa Checkout; new in-store…

MCX reveals its mobile payments network, CurrentC

September 4, 2014

CurrentC has been launched in private pilot mode in select locations across the country. The private pilot will expand through 2014, with regional and national…

Study: Prepaid card users highly likely to adopt mobile payments

September 4, 2014

The greater the number of features -- such as mobile payments -- associated with a card, the greater the likelihood of customer retention.

Apple and NFC: 10 key considerations for retailers

Apple's next iPhone might be capable of NFC payments. Most retailers are not well-prepared, though there is still time.

Talbots selects Mi9 Retail merchandising solution

September 2, 2014

Software provider Mi9 Retail has announced that Talbots has selected Mi9 BI, Mi9 Merchant, and Sales Audit with Loss Prevention software products to replace…

Walmart's web efforts leave much in store

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Walmart created some buzz when it announced plans to personalize its online shopping experience, but the news failed to address the white elephant that is…

Target also adding shopping via Instagram

August 29, 2014

Just days after Nordstrom announced that it was partnering with Curalate to allow its customers to shop via the social network Instagram, Target announced that…

#CONNECTsummit14: Jack Philbin on mobile marketing best practices

During this year's CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit, Vibes CEO Jack Philbin led the opening panel on the future of mobile and what it means for retail.

#CONNECTsummit14: Marketers should opt in to text as key mobile messaging channel

When it comes to building relationships with hardcore fans, marketers shouldn't overlook the original mobile messaging channel: text.

#CONNECTsummit14: Using Big Data to give customers what they want

The big message from this year's CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit was not about retailers and restaurants deciding if mobile should be part of their digital…

Home Depot names new CEO, continues shift to e-commerce

August 27, 2014

Home Depot Inc. recently named longtime company executive Craig Menear as its new CEO, effective Nov. 1, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Square updates Cash app; seeks more funding

August 27, 2014

Users can now send funds via text or email as company redesigns service with better transaction notifications.

Nordstrom adds Instagram shopping

August 26, 2014

Nordstrom Inc. announced that it is partnering with Curalate as the first company to launch Like2Buy, a platform that it says will enable a more seamless…

#CONNECTsummit14: mobile experience first, payments second

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Brands are more concerned about creating the right overall mobile experience that will keep users coming back again and again.

FreedomPay unveils PCI-certified P2PE tech for merchants

August 26, 2014

Commerce platform FreedomPay has unveiled what it says is North America’s first PCI certified fully functional, point-to-point encryption payment technology as…

Artisan expands mobile marketing automation capabilities

August 26, 2014

Mobile marketing firm Artisan has announced the availability of in-app messaging capabilities, which it says are integrated into its Mobile Experience…

Amazon acquiring streaming service Twitch

August 26, 2014

In July, more than 55 million unique visitors viewed more than 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch produced by more than 1 million broadcasters, including…

AOPEN showcases digital signage at Gen2 Australian Retail Lab

August 26, 2014

Digital signage specialist AOPEN Inc. is opening a multimillion-dollar lab in Melbourne aimed at showcasing "the future of shopping and retail technology, from…