Solidcore 'runtime control' secures the POS

August 17, 2008

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., provider of software to detect and prevent unwanted change, has released POS Check and Control for easily securing…

Cameras move beyond loss prevention

Video systems earn greater role in merchandising.

Culturing a customer-friendly environment

August 17, 2008

How sensitive are you to differences in ethnicity?

Grocers shift strategy to fight discounters

August 14, 2008

Business Week: Executives at mid-market grocery giants such as Safeway, SuperValu and Delhaize Group have cut their growth projections recently amid slowing…

Polo Ralph Lauren launches mobile shopping

August 14, 2008

Reuters: Is the tech-savvy fashionista ready to shop by mobile phone? Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. hopes so. Polo is the first luxury retailer to launch a mobile…

Smart shopping carts gain momentum

August 13, 2008

The Canadian Press: Smart-cart technology — shopping carts with attached interactive video consoles — is gaining momentum in the United States and Europe.

Retail Anywhere upgrades POS solution with signature capture

August 13, 2008

ATASCADERO, Calif. — Retail Anywhere, provider of integrated software and services for mid-size retailers, has announced integration of Ingenico products with…

Home and garden center adds interactive digital signage

August 13, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc., a Minneapolis-based digital signage provider, announced that Bachman's Inc., a Minneapolis-based floral, home…

Madden 09 draws midnight crowd

Food, games and a live band used to get gamers to stay up late and shop.

MICROS acquires e-commerce firm Fry

August 12, 2008

COLUMBIA, Md. — MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, announced the acquisition of Fry…

LSG introduces LED-based retail display line

August 11, 2008

NEW YORK — Lighting Science Group (LSG), a global developer and integrator of intelligent and efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, has announced…

Nine West pilots item-level RFID

August 11, 2008

NEW YORK — Jones Apparel Group Inc. announced that it has initiated a program to evaluate RFID technology in select Nine West retail locations. The goal of…

Circuit City expands social commerce platform

August 11, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. — Circuit City announced renewed and expanded alliances with ConsumerReports.org, Popular Photography and Sound & Vision magazines and the…

Traditional retailers gain online ground

August 10, 2008

Chicago Tribune: Retailers that operate both brick-and-mortar stores and Web sites accounted for 50 percent of e-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2008…

Expert: Shoppers can't afford to be loyal

August 10, 2008

The Globe and Mail: Shoppers cannot afford to remain loyal, according to retail guru and "true-life sixties-era Mad Man" Don Watt. "They will remain loyal if…

China shop boosts customer service with real-time location system

August 10, 2008

RFID Journal: When a customer is ready to make a purchase at high-end china retailer William Ashley, a salesperson runs an inventory check for the items via…

Future Shop unveils quadrant-based layout, central hub

August 10, 2008

The Vancouver Sun: Future Shop has unveiled its first new store format in eight years with a feature that has taken a firm grip on the interior design world …

Organic Motion debuts public motion capture experience

August 10, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Organic Motion, makers of the only commercially available markerless motion capture systems, has announced that the first general public motion…

Retailing to the digital native

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

A new type of shopper requires a new level of engagement.

Apparel retailer adds item-level garment tracking

August 6, 2008

MORGAN HILL, Calif. — Alien Technology Corp., provider of RFID products and services, and systems integrator STS Technology recently implemented a garment…