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British grocery shopping habits changing
September 25, 2008
Australian Food News: Consumer research from MINTEL highlights that, in the last 12 months alone, 41 percent of shoppers have switched to cheaper brands and…
read nowFTC holds workshop on RFID
September 25, 2008
RFID Journal: Industry experts, government officials and consumer advocates from the United States and abroad met with the Federal Trade Commission in…
read nowJewel-Osco opens first green store
September 25, 2008
ITASCA, Ill. — Jewel-Osco, one of the largest private employers in the state of Illinois, announced it will seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design…
read nowFred Meyer goes HD
September 25, 2008
In-Store Marketer: Fred Meyer has outfitted its electronics departments with a new high-definition digital signage network. Custom content is being developed…
read nowSurvey: Most consumers just don't care about 'going green'
September 25, 2008
MediaPost: Based on a survey of nearly 2,800 consumers who are representative of U.S. consumers age 16 and over, research firm Yankelovich found that "only…
read nowLuxury retailers emphasize off-price operations
September 25, 2008
Business Week: With the economy stalled and consumer spending in free fall, snobbery is a bit harder to pull off than in years past. Even the most upscale…
read nowResearch: Physical stores still beat online for product information, experience
September 25, 2008
Internet Retailer: The E-tailing Group's 4th Annual Cross-channel Shopping study compared the experience of finding product information at multi-channel…
read nowMotorola unveils comprehensive location solution
September 24, 2008
MADRID, Spain — Motorola announced the addition of a real-time location solution to the Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture for its RF Wireless…
read nowOnline retailers wrestle with shipping discounts
September 24, 2008
Advertising Age: Retailers counting on online shopping to buoy sales in a tight economy are wrestling with a big problem: free shipping. In the coming…
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Digital Signage Expo East wrap-up
Quality attendees meant more bang for the buck, exhibitors said.
read nowBrands are sold on shopper marketing
September 23, 2008
Brandweek: In-store marketing tactics have not only become actively embraced by marketers of consumer packaged goods, many rank it as one of their most…
read nowConference to focus on the future of grocery stores
September 22, 2008
The Packer: The Retail Store Development Conference will focus on how a shrinking market affects future retail development, including demographics, financing…
read nowShoppers look to store staff as economic barometer
September 22, 2008
Reuters: U.S. consumers are doing their own research on just how bad the economy is faring, checking to see how well-staffed their favorite stores are as a…
read nowOpinion: Most loyalty programs use the wrong incentives
September 22, 2008
Wall Street Journal: The biggest problem with loyalty programs, according to two professors of management science, is that most retailers adopt a…
read nowKodak unveils new experiential store design
September 22, 2008
COLOGNE, Germany — Eastman Kodak Company today unveiled its new "KODAK EXPRESS Experiential Store" design, which creates a new photo retailing paradigm for…
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Hackers 'are picking on the small guys'
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
New research into recent card breach incidents may surprise merchants.
read nowTwo-thirds of young U.K. shoppers use catalogs
September 21, 2008
Hellmail: According to research carried out by Royal Mail, almost two thirds of young consumers in the UK use a catalog to shop. In fact, 54 percent of all UK…
read nowBlinkMedia unveiling its Intelligent Shopping Cart
September 21, 2008
TechTree (India): BlinkMedia announced plans for its Intelligent Shopping Cart, a battery-powered, tablet-like device that will rest on a shopping cart. Tied…
read nowOffice Depot adds online photo services
September 21, 2008
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Office Depot announced the launch of a new digital photo service with digital imaging market leaders Kodak and LifePics, allowing…
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