Google charges ahead in the 'device race'

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

Top 100: 40. AT&T Wireless

As part of an ongoing effort to drive customer engagement, AT&T is trialing high-definition telepresence videoconferencing kiosks in several of its retail…

Top 100: 41. Kiosks

Investment in Web-enabled kiosk technology is paying dividends for retailers such as Art Van Furniture, allowing the Michigan retailer to reduce store sizes…

Retailers' venture into F-commerce is an uphill battle

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Overcoming security and privacy issues and defining value are major challenges. 

Bass Pro Shops, Walgreen's among retailers surpassing 1 million Facebook 'Likes'

June 2, 2011

Media Logic, an agency specializing in marketing for social media, released the May update to its Media Logic Retail Marketing Report. The latest installment…

Top 100: 42. Macy's

Feeling flush after a major restructuring effort and a stronger-than-expected 2010, the venerated department store expects to regain its investment grade…

Retail Case Study: Store Ops Analytics

This solution, featuring Cisco video surveillance integrated with SCOPIX Solutions data analytics and dashboard tools, helps a large sporting goods chain…

Webinar: Americans with Disabilities Act - Compliance for Financial Institutions

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a final ruling on new accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which pertains…

MarketLive offers merchants profile-driven remarketing suite

June 1, 2011

MarketLive Inc., an eCommerce software and solutions provider, has announced it will offer a remarketing suite built for the MarketLive eCommerce platform and…

Commentary: Merchants must be involved to make mobile payments a reality

For mobile payments to work, millions of payment devices in the field need to either be retrofitted or replaced with NFC capabilities.

SortPrice version 2.0 offers retailer-specific customization

June 1, 2011

Comparison search engine SortPrice.com today rolled out an updated version of its Store Application for Facebook. SortPrice’s Store Application 2.0 adds…

A Bulldog in Ferragamo

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Luxury retail chain Saks Fifth Avenue held its annual meeting June 1 and at the gathering – just as in every annual meeting since 2002 – it included a…

Price gouging: Is it possible?

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

There have been reports of price gouging on sales of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf with dealers charging $10,000 or more over the manufacturer's suggested…

Raymark acquires customer solutions provider Retaligent

May 31, 2011

Raymark, a retail software solutions company, has announced its acquisition of Retaligent Solutions Inc., a customer centricity solutions provider in the…

Multidev releases ecommerce back office solution

May 31, 2011

Multidev Technologies Inc., developers of fully-integrated ERP solutions for retail and wholesale, announced the release of its new software developed…

Audiobrain joins Red Chariot's retail collaborative

May 31, 2011

Red Chariot, a Minneapolis-based retail collaborative, has announced that Audiobrain, a sonic-branding firm, has joined the collaborative. Audiobrain's role is…

Safe, affordable power protection for digital signage and other peripherals

The Digital Signage Power Filter provides surge protection, noise filtering, and power management for three devices.

Minimize digital signage hardware with this modular video extender receiver

The economical HD View NEC Integrated Receiver plugs into an NEC® LCD’s expansion slot to extend VGA, audio, and serial control signals over CATx cable.

Kodak photo kiosks now connected to the social web

May 31, 2011

Eastman Kodak Co. recently announced that it has now introduced social network connectivity to the Kodak Picture Kiosk. With this new offering, consumers can…

Commentary: Why digital signage & mobility are the future of marketing

Multichannel marketing's future is in proximity marketing, combining digital signage and mobile tech.