iQmetrix, Planar Systems partner on solution for mobile retailers

September 20, 2011

iQmetrix, a provider of retail management software for the North American wireless industry and Planar Systems, provider of specialty display technology, have…

Angry Birds crashing into Starbucks?

September 20, 2011

If you're one of the 350 million people that have purchased and played the game "Angry Birds," you may soon be incentivized to make a trip to Starbucks to play…

Saying goodbye to Borders … on Facebook

An analysis of the late bookseller's social media stats provides some interesting insights.

Google+ is now open to all - what that means for retailers

Video chats will inform retailers about the emotional side of the buying experience.

Opinion: Service providers should opt for self-serve bill payment

September 20, 2011

A growing number of utility, wireless and other service providers have identified self-serve bill payment kiosks as an innovative solution to improve…

Make smart merchandising choices to avoid discounting

by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor

Retailers are trying to keep up with the price-cutting frenzy of competitors, extreme couponers and daily deal sites.

Sofia Vergara for Kmart

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

Sunday night was The Emmy Awards, and although she didn't win the award for which she was nominated, the big winner was Sofia Vergara.

Retail readies for advent of tight pockets at Christmas

by Laurel Tielis — Author and Professional Speaker, Laurel Tielis & Associates

It's not a fashion statement, but an economic one. According to a survey commissioned by the London-based global news agency Reuters, American shoppers will…

Why dynamic pricing is a trap you must avoid

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

Last week we discussed the airline industry's use of dynamic pricing and its impact on us, as consumers. Two other well known organizations, Ticketmaster and…

Customer satisfaction with personal computers, appliances and electronics hits a wall

September 19, 2011

Customer satisfaction across three durable goods industries stalls in 2011, with the majority of companies staying almost exactly where they were in 2010…

Three reasons you should not sell your products through Amazon

Merchants who sell their products through Amazon complain that it's very hard to kick the habit.

Local.com releases local rich-media ad platform

September 19, 2011

Local.com Corp., an online local media company, has released what it claims is the industry's first rich-media ad platform to incorporate dynamic, in-store…

New i Shelf 2 now hitting shelves (Video)

September 19, 2011

London-based digital signage display company i Display recently announced the launch of i Shelf 2, the latest version of the company's interactive retail…

Tesco stores add to fleet of NCR self-checkout systems

September 19, 2011

Tesco customers throughout Central and Eastern Europe can now scan, bag and pay for goods themselves.

IBM expands cloud delivery of its Smarter Commerce initiative

September 19, 2011

IBM today announced new cloud and on-premise offerings that will help organizations respond automatically to shifting consumer and business trends. The new…

RAMP: Mobile couponing and daily deals

Saiful Khandaker from FreebeePay used the recent mobile payments conference in Chicago to talk about his company's solution for mobile couponing and daily…

RAMP: NFC and mobile loyalty programs

Mohammad Khan, president and founder of ViVOtech, talked about the convenience of combining NFC technology with loyalty programs at the RAMP mobile payments…

RAMP: Growth of direct-carrier billing

Consumers are increasingly turning to their phones for purchases, with the carrier billing charges to the customer directly. Kolja Reiss of mopay talked about…

Netflix to split into two separate companies. Wait, what?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

I awoke this morning to a friendly, "personal" email from Reed Hastings, the co-founder and CEO of Netflix. "I messed up. I owe you an explanation," he says…

Facebook Lists: Are marketers checking them twice?

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Has Facebook just made it easier for marketers to book face time?