SAP unveils new predictive analytics platform

December 10, 2013

Nearly 95 percent of organizations report an increase in the volume of data they have been dealing with over the last 12 months and 75 percent of organizations…

Lululemon chairman Chip Wilson resigns

December 10, 2013

Chip Wilson, the controversial co-founder and chairman of Lululemon, has resigned from his position. Laurent Potdevin, recently the president of TOMS Shoes…

Nearly 70 percent of consumers under age 30 consider social issues before buying

Study also finds increasing demand for conflict-free gifts.

Nordstrom named shoppers' favorite apparel retailer

December 10, 2013

Nordstrom is North America's overall favorite fashion retailer for the second consecutive time, according to a new study of more than 6,800 consumers conducted…

Fairfield University professor delves into 'acquisitive buying behavior'

December 10, 2013

Most people have a "Santa Claus moment" this time of year, when they're knee deep into the "physical hunt" of shopping and "boasting" about nabbing that good…

Walls + Forms introduces wireless retail kiosk

December 10, 2013

Walls + Forms, Inc. announced that it now has a wireless retail kiosk that is designed for cell phone and accessories display. Interchangeable units allow…

Digital signage and the 'Store of the Future'

by Christopher Hall

A digital signage integrator offers a look ahead to the future of omnichannel and brick-and-mortar retail.

Jeopardy-winning computer Watson coming to retail apps

December 10, 2013

Watson, the IBM supercomputer that beat the two winningest Jeopardy contestants at their own game in 2011 is headed to your smartphone.

Pricing tips from the Oracle of Omaha

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

The following quote appeared in an Andrew Frye and Dakin Campbell, February 17, 2011 Bloomberg article "Buffett Says Pricing Power More Important Than Good…

Meet the new and improved Square card reader

December 9, 2013

Square has launched the latest version of its mobile card reader, which it said performs better, is more accurate and uses less power than previous versions.

Early store openings jumpstart retail holiday spending

December 6, 2013

First Data Corporation, a provider of payments-processing and electronic-commerce solutions, has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for…

NRF: Holiday return fraud will cost $3.4B

December 6, 2013

As one of the most serious, but often most misunderstood, retail loss prevention issues, return fraud costs retailers billions of dollars every year. According…

Apple Stores turning on iBeacons today

December 6, 2013

Earlier this week, The Associated Press got a demonstration of how Apple is going to use its iBeacon technology inside its retail stores. Those iBeacons are…

Lamborghini dealership accepts Bitcoin for car purchase

December 5, 2013

In what might lend a small bit of legitimacy to the controversial digital payment scheme, a Lamborghini dealership in Costa Mesa, Calif. announced yesterday…

Robert Reich: Holiday bargains are hurting the country

December 5, 2013

Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and prolific author and filmmaker, has written a blog post in which he suggests the great…

NRF applauds 'patent troll act'

December 5, 2013

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President David French on House passage of H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act…

New report reveals frustrations of older shoppers

December 5, 2013

The latest report from Shoppercentric, an independent agency specializing in shopper research, has been launched today. The research entitled: "WindowOn…The…

How to win with holiday shoppers, in-store and online

by Gary Edwards — Chief Customer Officer, Emathica

Fourth-quarter retail sales can make or break a brand, since anywhere from one-third to seventy percent of annual retail sales occur between Thanksgiving and…

Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday both died on Nov 28, 2013

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Black Friday was notoriously the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. It was a cultural phenomenon that coerced otherwise sane Americans to…

Harman Kardon upgrades Madison Avenue flagship location

Harman Kardon has upgraded its U.S. flagship location. The two-story Madison Ave. store transforms the way customers interact with and experience audio and…