Best Buy settles overcharging lawsuit

December 14, 2010

Best Buy Co. Inc. has settled a Connecticut lawsuit that accused it of advertising lower prices on some items on its website than at in-store kiosks, then…

Survey: Most shoppers have half of their holiday shopping left to do

December 14, 2010

Hard to pass up holiday sales helped motivate holiday shoppers a little earlier this year, though most agree they still have quite a dent to make in their…

Crate and Barrel partners with shopkick

December 13, 2010

Crate & Barrel, a multi-channel home furnishings retailer, has joined shopkick as the latest strategic partner to deliver location-based shopping rewards…

NRF revises holiday forecast up to 3.3 percent

December 13, 2010

After a solid start to the holiday season, the National Retail Federation (NRF) announced today that it is revising its forecast to 3.3 percent, up from 2.…

Four ways retailers can reach out for last-minute holiday sales

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Location-based marketing, personal touch among the ways stores can squeeze every sale out of the season.

The Original Wrangler Store concept, Colorado

JGA has unveiled The Original Wrangler Store, a lifestyle destination for authentic cowboys and cowgirls as well as those who appreciate the western-inspired…

Most standard shipping deadlines for Christmas delivery expiring this week

December 12, 2010

Santa may only need one night to do his job, but online retailers need a little more time to get theirs done. According to Shop.org's eHoliday Survey…

Customers Only Care About Price

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

 Conventional wisdom or...

Here's one way to fight the browse in-store, buy online trend

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

… just not a very good way. Downright terrible, in fact.Consumerist got a tip on a specialty dancewear and shoe store that is sick and tired of people coming…

Retail RFID Almanac 2011 published

December 9, 2010

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Retail Customer Experience has published its "Retail RFID Almanac 2011."

Why hasn't RFID adoption taken off in retail?

New technologies, trends point to RFID making a big impact on retail in the coming months.

Five retail IT trends to watch in 2011

From inventory optimization to mobile marketing, retailers will focus on customer retention in the coming months.

NRF: Six out of 10 holiday shoppers giving gift receipts with presents

December 8, 2010

Gift receipts are quickly becoming a standard for holiday shoppers, which is great news for retailers who typically see long lines of people waiting to return…

Survey: Holiday shoppers divided over bargains

December 8, 2010

The third wave of StrategyOne's Annual Holiday Shopping Index — examining the "Bricks vs. Clicks" divide — finds that 74 percent of Americans feel that the…

Checkpoint unveils 'retail RFID in a box' solution

December 8, 2010

Checkpoint Systems has announced an "out-of-the-box" Handheld Visibility Solution for closed-loop apparel retailers and department stores.

Reflecting on Virtual Success

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Macy’s has installed an interesting feature at its flagship store in Manhattan – a 72-inch digital “mirror” that enables customers to virtually try on all…

MasterCard, Visa websites shut down in WikiLeaks-related hacker attack

Hackers today shut down MasterCard Worldwide's website and disrupted cardholders' payments.

28 days earlier: NCR's DVD kiosks work around new release delays

by Christopher Hall — w, t

NCR is testing premium pricing for premium new releases in its Blockbuster-brand kiosks.

Survey: Smart phones are changing behavior for bargain-hunters

Couponing could become a more important part of the retail experience as smart phones proliferate.

Online shoppers more satisfied with price this holiday season

December 6, 2010

ForeSee Results' weekly benchmark of shopper satisfaction with online retailers during the holidays suggests that holiday shoppers are more satisfied with…