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KIOSKCOM: SSKA advisory board stresses self-service in tough economic times
October 14, 2008
NEW YORK — Several of the Self-Service & Kiosk Association's advisory board members met yesterday to discuss the challenging economic climate that is…
read nowDT Research enables trigger-based proximity advertising
October 14, 2008
NEW YORK — DT Research Inc. announced the immediate availability of the WebDT Event Trigger Digital Signage System. This system extends current interactive…
read nowPayment-enhanced driver's license doesn't work in c-stores
October 13, 2008
Convenience Store News: While the concept behind New York state's new enhanced driver license was to streamline encrypted information with available retail…
read nowFoot Locker sued over gift card dormancy fees
October 13, 2008
Associated Press: A New Jersey man is taking on athletic apparel giant Foot Locker over the store's gift card policies, charging in court papers that they…
read nowC-Store TV Network expands
October 12, 2008
DETROIT — Destination Media announced from the NACS Show that the much anticipated C-Store TV network expanded to additional locations in Los Angeles and…
read nowRockport online experience gets social bookmarking, parametric navigation
October 12, 2008
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — The Rockport Company LLC has redesigned Rockport.com through its partnership with GSI Commerce Inc. Providing Rockport users with a…
read nowIBM publishes report on customer shopping preferences
October 9, 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — IBM announced the findings of a survey of nearly 4,300 U.S. and U.K. consumers that revealed insights into consumer behaviors…
read nowMore than half of retailers considering mobile contactless payments
October 9, 2008
BOSTON — Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company, surveyed 180 companies to outline the implications and trends related to proximity mobile payments. Retail…
read nowCash accepting kiosks: Increase sales, decrease costs, enhance the customer experience
Cash management can be a tricky affair for retailers, considering the labor costs and security considerations involved. Deployers of cash-accepting kiosks must…
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KioskCom Europe: Lines blur between digital signs, kiosks
Integrated touchscreens, networked signage hint at convergence.
read nowStudy: Multichannel shoppers are more loyal, spend more
October 8, 2008
Science Daily: Multichannel customers shop more than other customer groups, according to new research, and spend more as a result.
read nowRoche adds MyWebGrocer ad network, interactive circular
October 8, 2008
Progressive Grocer: Roche Bros. has become the first Buy4Now client to add MyWebGrocer's functionality into its online channel, less than a month after the…
read nowResearch: Most retail Web sites fail basic usability test
October 7, 2008
Internet Retailer: To gauge the quality of online customer experiences, Forrester Research analysts recently reviewed 1,200 Web sites, including e-commerce…
read nowSurvey: Shoppers will flee an unclean store
October 7, 2008
DALLAS — A study conducted by M/A/R/C Research found that as many as 18 percent of shoppers would discontinue shopping at a particular store if they believe…
read nowLACOSTE celebrates anniversary with mobile store-in-store environment
October 7, 2008
CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. — MC2, an exhibit, environment and event producer, is working with LACOSTE S.A. on a special mobile store-in-store environment to…
read nowFive tips for turning online browsers into buyers
October 6, 2008
E-Commerce Times: Lots of people shop online, but they don't all buy. There are many factors that drive potential customers away, according to Thomas…
read nowAT&T creates online version of its Experience Store
October 6, 2008
Telephony Online: AT&T has launched a beta version of its Online Experience Store, taking its brick-and-mortar presence virtual. With a new 3-D shopping…
read nowSlideBuy brings touchscreen-delivered info to the retail shelf
October 6, 2008
GRAFTON, Wis. — Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. is introducing the SlideBuy Shopper Information System at the KioskCom Self Service Expo Show, October…
read nowBest Buy opens store designed for women
October 6, 2008
DENVER — Best Buy has opened a new store in Denver, built in partnership with the local community it will serve on a daily basis. While designing the store…
read nowScheels, PlayNetwork create multimedia experience store
October 5, 2008
REDMOND, Wash. — PlayNetwork announced that Scheels, experts in "all-sports superstore" retailing, leveraged the company to provide custom music, digital…
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