Like ketchup, but sweeter! The customer experience and customer taste

by Micah Solomon — president, four aces inc

My son and I were eating barbecue together recently. The restaurant in question is one of those excruciatingly cheerful, homogenized theme restaurants. Not my…

Boston menswear boutique serves booze with custom suits

October 8, 2012

At the soon-to-open Boston store Alton Lane, men can enhance their shopping experience by sipping bourbon at the in-store bar.

Move over Netflix, Toys 'R' Us is now streaming movies

October 8, 2012

Toys 'R' Us Inc. announced last week that it has opened a new digital entertainment service called Toys 'R' Us Movies. The online store includes 4,000 titles…

Interactive storefront could redefine window shopping

October 8, 2012

Window shopping just got a new meaning with the latest technology implemented by Adidas. A six-week pilot is taking place at the Adidas NEO Label in Nuremberg…

Microsoft Internet Explorer compromise highlights POS issue

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

The key to good security is more than just technology. It starts with an attitude and culminates in a corporate environment designed to keep sensitive data…

Augmented reality: A growing force in retail

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

From cereal boxes to lingerie, augmented reality is cementing its place in retail.

Tesco to deploy 'scan as you shop' at more locations

October 5, 2012

The U.K. chain store Tesco is planning a national rollout of scan-as-you-shop devices after a successful trial, according to a recent article on…

Benefits of One-to-One Marketing for Digital Signage Using Customer Recognition

How customer-identification technology can increase content targeting accuracy and ROI.

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 38: REI

October 4, 2012

Starbucks announces Square, Passbook support

October 4, 2012

Starbucks provided additional details on the company's recent deal with Square and updates to its mobile payment app at the company's annual Leadership…

SAP intros products at Dallas forum

October 4, 2012

SAP announced its new solutions for real-time analytics that help retailers achieve visibility across channels, according to a company press release.

Target launches QR codes for holiday toy shopping

October 4, 2012

In line with the holiday shopping fervor among retailers, Target announced it is adding QR codes in stores for the season's 20 most popular toys. The Target…

Who is the master of your company's destiny?

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

Who's controlling your business's destiny? Here are some simple questions to assess how much control you have over your business.

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 39: Pop-up shops

October 3, 2012

Survey: retail CFOs not concerned with showrooming

October 3, 2012

An annual poll by financial consulting firm BDO shows that the majority of retail CFOs are not concerned with the showrooming phenomenon. 

Hybris study finds consumers prefer to purchase direct from retailer, instead of via social media

October 3, 2012

The communication software provider Hybris announced the results of its U.S. 2012 Social Media and Shopping Survey which analyzed U.S. consumers' attitudes…

Walmart exec says no to Google Wallet, NFC

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

October 3, 2012

Mike Cook has been called the most powerful man in payments. As vice president and assistant treasurer for Walmart Inc., Cook is tasked with running the…

These Target training videos are a joke. I think.

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

We've all got that one family member who thinks he's hilarious, but he is not. Let's call him Uncle Kevin. At any family gathering, Uncle Kevin can be counted…

Merchant Customer Exchange adds new merchants

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Among the new group of merchants joining MCX are Gap, Dillard's, Bed Bath & Beyond and Dunkin' Brands.

Target app to support Passbook in iOS 6

October 2, 2012

Target announced yesterday its support for Passbook in iOS 6 on the iPhone and iPod touch, according to a company press release.