NRF: Retail marks 22 consecutive months of growth

May 15, 2012

Unseasonably warm weather in February and March and an early Easter holiday shifted consumers' spending appetite last month, though retailers in April still…

Research reveals behaviors of cost-conscious grocery shoppers

May 15, 2012

A new research report sponsored by MaxPoint Interactive revealed the changing behavior among cost-conscious grocery shoppers as they move through the path to…

Location, location, location: Where to put digital signage in retail

Retailers have to get smart when it comes to digital signage placement.

You can trust the experts to be wrong

by Harvey Mackay — Author, Mackay Mitchell

There are two types of experts, and it's very important to distinguish between them: There is the expert who can make something happen, and there is the expert…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 89: RFID in retail

May 14, 2012

Postea teams with NCR to deliver '21st-Century post office'

May 14, 2012

Postea Inc., a technology provider for the postal, mailing and logistics industry, and NCR Corp. are partnering to "bring the post office into the 21st…

MRI turns c-store coolers into digital signage displays

May 14, 2012

Atlanta-based Manufacturing Resources International announced that it has introduced its first full-size transparent digital LCD door for convenience and…

Alaskan CU goes online with PaySecure Internet PIN debit

May 14, 2012

Acculynk, Alaska USA FCU and Alaska Option today announced that Alaska USA will add Internet PIN debit through Acculynk's PaySecure network. This will allow…

Checkout on Demand offering multi-channel payments

May 14, 2012

Checkout on Demand, a provider of multi-channel retailing software, has teamed up with SecureTrading to provide online payment processing for its latest retail…

Is Walmart losing out on deeper loyalty by not offering loyalty cards?

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

Walmart remains one of the few giant retailers which does not yet offer a customer loyalty card. In the new book, Walmart: Key Insights and Practical Lessons…

Steam Wallet comes to GameStop

May 14, 2012

All U.S. GameStop locations are now offering customers the use of Steam Wallet, a platform for the delivery and management of PC and Mac games with more than…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 90: Electronic shelf labels

May 13, 2012

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 91: Tesco

May 10, 2012

Another nail in the coffin of big box stores?

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

You don't need to look very far to see another article on the growth of online retailing. The phenomenon of online shopping is truly worldwide. While Amazon…

What does Facebook's app store mean for retailers?

The bottom line for retailers is this: Now, the way Facebook works can be customized to lift sales.

NYC to welcome first Piperlime retail location

May 10, 2012

Piperlime, the e-retailer that launched in 2006, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location this fall in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City.

Why customers seem scarce - part 2

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

Last week we discussed how to grow your revenues, profits and customer bases when facing the challenges of industry overcapacity or a dying industry. Both…

Retailers beware of Amazon's focus on high-end fashion

May 10, 2012

Amazon.com's move into the high-fashion business is bad news for traditional retailers, who are sure to get "a spanking similar to the one Best Buy got from…

Will Apple succeed in Walmart?

May 10, 2012

Forbes recently ranked Apple as the 17th largest corporation in the United States, a huge leap from when it finished 35th on last year's list. Part of the…

Where Best Buy went wrong

Experts discuss why the retail giant is shrinking and whether it can stage a comeback.