Gigwalk completes $10 million in Series B funding

March 21, 2014

Gigwalk, a software platform for consumer brands that delivers local visibility of in-store conditions, has announced significant company growth with the…

Mobile POS set to grow 95 percent worldwide in 2014

March 21, 2014

The adoption of mobile devices for POS transactions is exploding worldwide, as retailers and consumers alike get more accustomed to retailers asking for…

Intershop to debut integration of Adobe Experience Manager at Adobe Summit

March 21, 2014

Omnichannel solution provider Intershop has announced that it will showcase new innovations with Adobe at Adobe Summit 2014, the Digital Marketing Conference…

Digital Storefront at Garden State Plaza

Westfield Labs is launching a new visitor experience as part of its Digital Storefront product line at Garden State Plaza that brings the best of online…

MasterCard sets up kiosk zone at Toronto's Air Canada Centre

March 20, 2014

MasterCard has launched the Priceless Toronto Zone, an interactive digital experience for sports fans, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Why the restaurant and retail industries should consider modular construction

by Greg Swistak

The construction method makes sense for hotels, shopping malls, airports, hospitals, dorms and more.

Retail roundtable: What could Radio Shack have done differently?

Is this once-great retailer going to go the way of Circuit City?

Report says 91 percent of women do online research before making a purchase

March 19, 2014

Marketing firm Interactions has released Retail Perceptions, a survey that reveals insights from consumers on their shopping behaviors as well as their…

Most Americans hold retailers responsible for data breaches

March 19, 2014

Security software firm Feedzai has announced the results of its nationwide survey of U.S. adults, which found that 60 percent of those who knew about data…

Changing prices, changing value?

by Dale Furtwengler — President, Furtwengler & Associates, P.C.

A newscast recently reported that some companies are changing prices as often as 5,000 times a day. Why are they doing this? How well is it working? More…

What retailers can learn from the hospitality industry

Transforming culture requires a shift in focus, where friendliness and helpfulness are emphasized as much as efficiency.

Target integrates real-time shopping into tonight's 'Cougar Town'

March 18, 2014

In a move that the New York Times says "could signal a new era for product placement," the March 18 episode of the TBS comedy series "Cougar Town" will be…

Tensator launches ImpulseQ Merchandising System

March 18, 2014

Queue management specialist Tensator today announced its ImpulseQ Merchandising System, a fully customizable, modular system that it says provides retailers…

WhitePages PRO launches new identity validation engine

March 18, 2014

WhitePages, a provider of contact information for people and businesses in the U.S., has announced the launch of its WhitePages PRO Identity Score product…

Survey says Amazon Prime price increase has hurt the brand

March 18, 2014

Last week, Amazon announced a price hike for its Prime program, which gives members free two-day shipping and access to a burgeoning library of streaming…

Don't forget, every situation has a story

by Andrew Sharpe — Retail Strategist, BRANDSPANK

A few weeks ago, my wife started to search online for a trampoline for our kids. Our girls have been wanting a trampoline for quite some time, and so my wife…

Roundy's Supermarkets installs behavioral insight tech from Symphony

March 17, 2014

Technology provider Symphony EYC announced that Wisconsin-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. has selected Symphony EYC Customer Insights behavioral insights…

Three ways retailers should prepare for the 'Internet of Things'

Retailers must prepare now for the changes that are coming. Here are three ways to get a head start.

Study says retailers face big challenges from multichannel

March 17, 2014

Organizational, operational and technology challenges are hampering retailers' efforts to meet customers' demand for a seamless shopping experience across all…

Millennial marketing lessons from Jimmy Fallon

by Jeff Fromm — Executive Vice President, Barkley

How do you rebrand a company and increase its reach to the Millennial demographic? Easy — hire Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy Fallon took over NBC's The Tonight Show in…