Retail Top 100 2012, No. 2: Apple

February 14, 2013

AT&T flagship wins retail design award

February 14, 2013

AT&T's flagship store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile took home top honors during the 42nd Retail Design Institute Design Awards Gala. The AT&T Michigan…

MokiMobility intros app directory for tablet solutions

February 14, 2013

MokiMobility announced yesterday the launch of the MokiMobility Solution Center, an app directory for purposed tablet solutions, providing a centralized…

Tesco digital pilot brings online experience to in-store shopping

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Insight from Cisco helps Tesco 'catch and keep' digital shoppers.

Mood Media to rebrand retired Muzak

February 13, 2013

Muzak, the music service that gets piped through the speakers at shopping malls and office buildings, will undergo a rebranding effort by its parent company…

Article: With in-store and online offerings, its okay to be different

February 13, 2013

With the rise of omnichannel, a retailer must reformulate in order to integrate all of its shopping channels. Part of this undertaking includes finding the…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 3: Discounting

February 13, 2013

German company intros new anonymous facial-recognition tech

February 13, 2013

Dresden, Germany-based Cognitec Systems has released an advanced version of its FaceVACS-VideoScan, a video screening and analysis technology to …

Apple CEO announces store closures, likens retail experience to Prozac

February 12, 2013

Apple CEO Tim Cook told attendees at the Goldman Sachs investor conference that Apple plans to close 20 of its retail locations in order to relocate and…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 4: The economy/unemployment

February 12, 2013

FMA designs product display for Mizuno shoes

February 12, 2013

Frank Mayer and Associates has teamed up with Mizuno USA to design and produce an athletic shoe display to showcase their products at retail locations.

Stage, actors, script: Great theater and retail

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

One only needs to peruse the retail headlines to see the wide ranging discussion on the importance of customer experience in retail. In IMS Retail University…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 6: M-commerce

February 11, 2013

JC Penney arms employees with mobile checkout

February 11, 2013

JCPenney's roving employee checkout system is up and running at several locations, according to an article on bellinghamherald.com.

Study: Retail experience hinges on new technology

February 11, 2013

A recent study by The Control Group reveals new details about the evolution of retail technology. As agbeat.com reported, retail technology "will drive…

NRF 2013: Honeywell Sled Devices

Steven Lane from Honeywell Scanning and Mobility shows off sled devices for Apple products that create a mobile POS for retailers.

Direct Source unveils Hardware-as-a-Service

With tablet and mobile technology constantly changing, retail and restaurant operators face a risk in their investments, as five years from now, their devices…

IBM study says showroomers should be targeted

Although the notorious showroomer makes up only 6 percent of all buying traffic, they're young, active and influential.

Giving shoppers what they don't know they want

by Jeff Weidauer — Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, Vestcom International, Inc.

The National Grocers Association and Supermarket Guru released some teaser facts from their Consumer Panel Survey that will be released at the annual…

Canadian pharmacy chain deploys digital signage network

February 7, 2013

Canadian pharmacy chain Medicine Shoppe Canada has begun establishing a digital signage network that connects their pharmacies across Canada and presents…