Life Fitness takes personal approach to shopping

November 23, 2008

SCHILLER PARK, Ill. — Step into an Apple store or a neighborhood Whole Foods and consumers are greeted with texture, color and movement that's highly sensory.

Retail bringing layaway back to life

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Layaway making a comeback, thanks to a tightening credit market.

Study: Retailers underperforming on customer service

November 20, 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — eGain Communications Corp., provider of multichannel customer service and knowledge management software, published its 200…

'Internet of things' will connect products, people

November 20, 2008

RFID Journal: CASAGRAS (Coordination and Support Action for Global RFID-related Activities and Standardization), an 18-month E.U.-funded project being carried…

Eyewear retailer features smart mirrors, environment simulator

November 20, 2008

SAN MATEO, Calif. — N3L Optics announced the grand opening of its sport performance sunglass store at Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo, Calif. today. N3L Optics…

Convenience still the top reason people shop online

November 20, 2008

Adweek: American consumers will continue to shift their gift buying online this holiday season, citing convenience, time saving and price, according to…

Cellfire wins mobile marketing innovation award

November 20, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cellfire Inc., a nationwide mobile coupon and discount offer service, was honored by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) with the MMA…

Marketing show heavy on innovation

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Fresh ideas from the In-Store Marketing Expo in Las Vegas.

NEC receives 2008 global digital signage award from Frost & Sullivan

November 19, 2008

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America, a provider of commercial LCD displays and projectors, announced it is the recipient of the 2008 Frost &…

ISME 08: Interactive entertainment from Ecast

Bob Cooney, Ecast's vice president of business development, walks attendees through the features of the Ecast entertainment and digital merchandising system.

ISME 08: Springboard Concierge smart cart

Sylvain Perrier demonstrates Springboard Retail Networks' Concierge smart cart, which recently began a pilot installation at Food Lion.

ISME 08: Audience.tag personal digital signage

Staffers at the Capital Networks booth all wore the Audience.tag personal digital signage device, a 2.5-inch high-brite screen designed for use in retail…

ISME 08: ShelfCast interactive shelves from Madix

Madix Store Fixtures demonstrated its ShelfCast interactive branding shelves, which integrate small touchscreens into traditional retail shelving. Content on…

ISME 08: 3D digital signage from Encore

Las Vegas-based Encore Productions stopped traffic with its three-dimensional digital display, which renders each frame of each image eight different times …

ISME 08: Microsoft Multi-Touch Natural Kiosk

At the Microsoft FutureVision Gallery, crowds gathered around the large Multi-Touch Natural Kiosk, which allows users to browse product assortments through…

ISME 08: Media Cart smart cart

At the Microsoft FutureVision Gallery, Media Cart vice president Ed Gross explains his company's smart cart, which tracks shopper movement and offers relevant…

ISME 08: Interactive projection mannequin

At the Epson booth, Barry Wise of Wise Retail Consultants demos a touchscreen kiosk/projector system that allows shoppers to mix and match outfits that are…

ISME 08: Virtual Beauty Consultant from Digital Aisle

Peter Guenther, chief executive officer of Digital Aisle, demonstrates the interactive Virtual Beauty Consultant, which helps shoppers explore selected…

ISME 08: 360-degree displays from DynaScan

DynaScan's 360-degree displays are traffic-stoppers on their own - but put four of them together in a single booth, and you've got a major head-turner.

Smart carts coming to Food Lion

November 18, 2008

Progressive Grocer: Food Lion banner Bloom plans to deploy interactive touchscreen computer consoles on the shopping carts at its Fort Mill, N.C. store to…