Canadian retailers expecting a slow holiday

November 1, 2013

Canadian holiday retail sales are expected to grow 3.5 percent over last year, supported primarily by online commerce, Ernst & Young Canada says.

Big Lots is getting out of the wholesale business

November 1, 2013

Broadline closeout retailer Big Lots, which operates 1,527 stores in the U.S., announced today that it is shutting down its wholesale operations, which have…

Groupon revamps website, mobile app

November 1, 2013

Groupon has rolled out a completely redesigned website, as well as updated versions of its iPhone, Android and iPad mobile apps, all with new features that the…

Google's mystery barge is likely a floating retail store for Glass

November 1, 2013

Residents of the San Francisco bay area have been wondering just what that giant barge is that showed up a few days ago. There have been plenty of rumors…

Walmart kicks off its holiday marketing campaigns

November 1, 2013

Retail giant Walmart is trying to get a head start on the competition by beginning its aggressive holiday marketing today, according to a report from the…

What AT&T's redesign can teach you about your stores

Especially for electronics and technology retailers, the human touch is becoming more important than ever.

Demandware unveils software solution for large-scale retailers

October 31, 2013

Demandware, Inc., a provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, today announced a solution tailored to the needs and scale of large retailers. According…

UK pharmacy chain goes contactless

October 31, 2013

Boots UK, which sells pharmaceuticals and beauty supplies (but not boots), has gone completely contactless. The U.K.-based company, working with Visa Europe…

Sears might spin off Land's End, auto center businesses

October 31, 2013

After losing money in back-to-back quarters, Sears is suggesting that it might spin off its Land's End and auto center divisions to raise some much-needed…

New York's SuperPier slowly coming into focus

October 31, 2013

The website The Business of Fashion writes today about SuperPier, an experimental retail and event location planned to open in New York's Westside in 2015.

Lantronix, Bixolon partner on mobile printing solution for retail, POS

October 31, 2013

Lantronix, Inc., a global provider of smart networking and communications solutions for machine-to-machine applications, today announced a partnership with…

Staples to add third-party merchants

October 31, 2013

Yet another retail giant is super-sizing its offerings: Office supply chain Staples is dramatically increasing the number of products it sells, chiefly through…

J. Jill tests new store design in four markets

October 31, 2013

Today, specialty retailer J.Jill unveiled a redesigned store concept in four markets across the United States. The store design is a pure expression of…

Survey: 85% of consumers return to a retailer when notified of a discount

October 31, 2013

Nearly 90 percent of Americans repeatedly buy products retailers have on promotion, according to a new survey conducted by Synqera, a global technology startup…

ForeSee introduces new multichannel customer experience capabilities

October 31, 2013

ForeSee today introduced the ForeSee cx360 SM platform, a multichannel customer experience analytics platform providing cutting-edge capabilities that help…

Halloween real-time store audits: The good, the bad, and the scary

Consumer spending on Halloween is predicted to reach $6.9 billion this year, an increase of more than 54 percent since 2005.

Home decor store Creative Habitat installs analytics tool from Epicor

October 31, 2013

Epicor Software Corporation, a provider of business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, announced that…

Social Commerce: The New Internet Frontier

People have been recommending products to friends through social media for years, but social commerce will give users the opportunity to make direct, one-click…

New Hearts On Fire concept store

Hearts On Fire, "The World’s Most Perfectly Cut Diamond," opened its second domestic retail store this month featuring its new, innovative shopping experience…

Travel agency Thomson unveils new interactive store design

October 30, 2013

British travel agency Thomson is opening a new prototype store tomorrow in Kent, which it says will "modernize customer experience."