Digital disruption, emerging technologies to drive retail revenue in 2015

October 30, 2014

Omnichannel personalization specialist predicts sweeping changes for retail in the coming year.

Express, Red Lion Hotels champion individualized customer experience in hospitality and retail

October 30, 2014

Chains say providing memorable, sustained experiences for the customer is critical to driving loyalty.

Costume co makes retail store a funhouse with digital signage

October 30, 2014

Motion-triggered content adds to customer experience at 30,000-square-foot warehouse store.

Ralph Lauren takes over Harrods displays using mobile proximity tech

October 30, 2014

The brand is striving to connect with shoppers via their smartphones by offering exclusive and interactive content as well as an out-of-hours opportunity to…

Augmented reality for retail, in plain English

Augmented reality oozes potential for retailers, with devices that do not restrict the user's sight solely to computer-generated imagery.

Apptive intros features to help online merchants tap burgeoning m-commerce trends

October 29, 2014

Mobile-commerce merchants can leverage features for the holiday shopping season.

SelfPay mobile shopper app integrates Apple Pay

October 29, 2014

Integration aims to eliminate waiting in line.

Webinar will take marketers beyond mobile payment

October 28, 2014

For restaurants and retailers, the possibilities opened by the mobile wallet revolution extend far beyond payments.

Merchants shut down support for NFC, as MCX looms

October 27, 2014

CVS and Rite Aid no longer accept Apple Pay, Google Wallet, or Softcard.

OSP Group acquires swimsuitsforall

October 27, 2014

"We can leverage our position as style and fashion leader in this important category to better serve our customer and grow our business."

Swirl intros ad exchange for mobile marketing

October 27, 2014

Company's product enables leading retailers and brands to reach consumers with highly relevant content and offers delivered to their smartphones while they…

Inside the new Kohl's Yes2You reward program

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Yes2You Rewards is a currency-neutral customer loyalty program that rewards at a rate of 5 percent on spending in-store and online. The Wisconsin-based…

Cabela's announces plans for two new stores

October 27, 2014

Locations to open in League City, Texas, and Lexington, Kentucky.

Security companies form pact for mobile authentication

October 27, 2014

The Feedzai and Encap Security announce partnership is designed to support banks and merchants in making modern banking and commerce safe.

Elavon expands services into Ireland

October 27, 2014

The company's online payments gateway is now available in the country for small and-medium-size businesses.

CardFlight inks pact with Anovia for customized mobile products

October 24, 2014

As part of the partnership, Anovia will leverage CardFlight's SwipeSimple product as their preferred mobile POS solution.

Webinar on text analytics for retail data now available on demand

October 23, 2014

The webinar covers the basics of text analytics and offers some case studies on how retail brands can use the technology to mine the massive amounts of data…

Learning from an amazing sales experience

by Doug Fleener — President and Managing Partner, Dynamic Experiences Group, LLC

What makes a great retail salesperson? Sometimes it's what you'd least expect.

First Data launches Perka retail beacon platform

October 23, 2014

Merchants placing the beacon near the store entrance or point of sale can sync the beacon with their Perka mobile loyalty program.

SpinDing launching game-based marketing platform for retailers, brands

October 23, 2014

The game was originally launched in 1992 on a kiosk network that reached more than 4,000 supermarket locations. The company said it is relaunching the game and…