Webinar: Optimizing HR and Payroll Effectiveness for Retail and Restaurants

Investing in an HRM application has proven to be one of the most effective ways for businesses to reduce costs, improve productivity and increase employee…

Mobile Monday: Ralph Lauren

This retail app has no instructions ... because it doesn't need any.

Top 100: 52. CVS/Caremark

CVS Caremark Corp was forced to lower the high end of its expected 2010 earnings range as a result of increased spending to streamline its ailing pharmacy…

Kiosks make it easy to buy hard liquor

April 21, 2011

Pennsylvanians can already buy wine from grocery-store kiosks, but the state's Liquor Control Board announced Thursday that some of the kiosks will also stock…

5th Finger announces mobile trial with JoS. A. Bank Clothiers

April 21, 2011

5th Finger, a mobile-marketing technology firm, has announced plans to bring in-store mobile trials to another major retail partner, JoS. A. Bank Clothiers.

Intuit's GoPayment for iPads available through Apple App Store

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April 21, 2011

Intuit Inc. announced that its GoPayment mobile point-of-sale application optimized for the iPad is now available through Apple's App Store. The version…

Why should anyone work for you?

by Harry Friedman

The nightmare of finding people to work on the selling floor continues. It seems like it's been a problem forever. But the last 25 to 30 years it's been…

Microsoft Store, Mall of America

Several scenes from inside the Microsoft Store located in the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN. (Photos taken April, 2011)

PlaceWise expands Shoptopia launch to include Madison Marquette

April 20, 2011

Madison Marquette is the next shopping center developer and operator to join Forest City Enterprises in the launch of the Shoptopia Network, PlaceWise Media…

Canadian retail sales increased in February

April 20, 2011

According to Bloomberg.com, Canadian retail sales increased 0.4 percent in volume terms in February to C$37.3 billion (U.S. $39.1 billion), compensating a…

Shopatron receives A+ rating with BBB

April 20, 2011

Shopatron Inc., a technology company that provides eCommerce solutions to branded manufacturers and retailers of consumer goods products, recently announced…

Visa launches mobile coupon program with Gap

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April 20, 2011

Credit card brand Visa Inc. announced it is moving into mobile coupons and is working with retailer Gap to deliver real-time discounts and promotions to…

Lo Siento, Taco Bell

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Forget about burritos, Taco Bell may be saving its best beef for the law firm that tried to charge it with false advertising.

Top 100: 53. Marshalls

Cynics may be leery of buying trendy designer clothing at up to 60 percent off, reasoning that if it is too good to be true then it probably is. But because…

Three steps to a successful retail rollout

Retailers must continuously test, measure, refine and communicate change throughout the rollout process.

Report: Falling home prices, rising energy costs weigh on consumer purchasing power

April 19, 2011

The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index tumbled in March due to a drop in real home prices and a decline in real wages driven by rising energy prices. The Index…

Digital Screenmedia Association announces 2011 Industry Excellence winners

April 19, 2011

The Digital Screenmedia Association has announced the winners of its inaugural DSA Industry Excellence Awards, which honors the best digital signage, mobile…

Body-scanning kiosks a perfect fit for retailers (video)

Mybestfit is a kiosk that measures shoppers' bodies to predict what brands and styles of clothing will fit best.

At Retail: Looking Good, Buying More

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

Oscar Wilde phrased it beautifully in "The Picture of Dorian Gray." He wrote, "It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances." Right or wrong, most…

Imitating your competitor's prices? Here's why that's a bad idea.

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

How do you decide what price to charge? How well is that working?As I sat down to write this post the lyrics of an old Johnny Lee song, "Lookin' for Love,…