Topshop launching secret pop-up stores in two locations

May 24, 2011

According to My Fashion Life, two Topshop clothing retail stores in New York and London will launch a secret pop-up shop hidden within each store tomorrow.

Xterprise releases RFID item-level auditing enhancement

May 24, 2011

Xterprise, a company specializing in RFID item-level inventory management and enterprise-class software applications for the retail market, today announced the…

Second Time Around taps Retail Anywhere for new POS, management solution

May 24, 2011

Retail Anywhere, a provider of point of sale and retail management systems for midsize retailers, today announced that Second Time Around of Boston has…

Top 100: 45. Trader Joe's

Trader Joe’s continues to enjoy a near cult status for making healthy, organic and locally-produced food accessible to shoppers on a budget, and for providing…

Google to announce NFC payment program, partners include Sprint, MasterCard and Citi

May 23, 2011

(UPDATED) Sources familiar with plans say the much rumored Google mobile payment product using near field communication (NFC) technologies will finally be…

Wowing Customers Doesn’t Come With A Groupon

by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor

I was reading a blog about using Groupon for a restaurant and a posted comment stood out, "... the key is adding value, so that when they use their Groupon at…

Ideas to retain service quality in a growing company

by Mike Wittenstein — Customer Experience and Service Designer, Storyminers

Small companies often deliver a higher-quality customer experience than larger companies. But as small companies grow, it becomes more difficult to stay close…

American Express Social Currency

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

I've been speaking a lot lately about how social media can transform a brand. Either give it a voice for the first time, give it thought leadership status…

Guy Kawasaki on enchantment in retail

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

I caught up with author, speaker and investor Guy Kawasaki to discuss his new book Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions. Specifically, I…

Best Buy expands Shopkick app nationwide

May 22, 2011

Best Buy has announced that it is rolling out the location-based shopkick app to its stores nationwide. Smartphone users who download the app will be eligible…

RedPrairie developing mobile solutions for supply chain, stores

May 22, 2011

According to Retail Info Systems News, RedPrairie, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, has announced that its mobile solutions group is…

Disney Store ramps up 2011 store opening schedule

May 22, 2011

Disney Store today announced it plans to open its interactive concept stores in more than 40 locations in 2011. The announcement was made at the Global Retail…

UniteU releases Retail API for ecommerce functionality

May 22, 2011

UniteU Technologies, an ecommerce provider, has released its web-services Retail API, which provides an open integration path for merchants and third-party…

Square announces mobile POS system for brick-and-mortar merchants

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Square sets sights on brick-and-mortar merchants

Mobile Retail Monday: The Tour Wrist app

Our expert says the new panoramic image tool is a killer app for retailers.

Iconic NYC men's clothier Rothman's relocating, updating

May 22, 2011

Rothman’s Men’s Clothing, the iconic New York City menswear retailer, is moving. After 25 years at Union Square Park, the store announced it has signed a new…

Media Logic helps Cabela's celebrate its anniversary

May 22, 2011

Cabela’s, the world's largest direct marketer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise, is having a birthday party and has retained Media…

Action West Group selects Aldata planning software

May 22, 2011

Aldata Solution, a retail and distribution software provider, has announced a new customer for its Apollo Space Optimization solution. According to Aldata…

Survey says 60 percent of factory outlet shoppers are "cross shoppers"

May 19, 2011

Due to increased interest recently in the factory outlet segment of the industry, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs (GS…

NFC in the UK

Orange and Barclaycard introduce U.K.'s first contactless payment product