North American consumers embrace mobile payments and virtual currency

November 6, 2014

Accenture survey finds that 40 percent of consumers in Canada and the U.S. have used their smartphone to make a payment at a merchant location.

Six tips for becoming EMV compliant

by Laura Miller — Director of Marketing, Kioware

With the liability shift now less than a year away, it's time for retailers to get serious about their compliance plans.

Electronic gift cards gaining popularity, especially among millennials

November 5, 2014

Fifty-nine percent of gift cards are now offered electronically, up 18 percentage points from 2010.

How retailers can turn Big Data into real insights

Most of the data you're looking for is already in place; it's just a matter of going beyond spreadsheets to find it.

Three-quarters of consumers plan to use their mobile for holiday shopping this year

November 5, 2014

According to a new survey, 82 percent plan to spend the same amount or more on holiday spending as compared to last year, while just 18 percent plan on scaling…

IBM releases holiday shopping forecast, predicts 15-percent growth

November 5, 2014

The biggest increase in online sales is expected on Cyber Monday, predicted to grow 15.8 percent, followed closely by Thanksgiving with a projected increase of…

Walmart Asia names Scott Price president and CEO

November 5, 2014

Walmart Asia operates more than 850 store units in China, Japan and India.

Vantiv prepped to roll out Durbin-compliant EMV card solutions

November 4, 2014

Having completed the first US Common AID-enabled EMV debit transaction with US merchants, Vantiv will begin production of Visa- and MasterCard-certified cards…

Mood Media Enables Presence Signal at an Additional 100,000 Locations

Experience Design leader Mood Media has expanded its location-based marketing capabilities for retail, hospitality and financial services customers across the…

US households plan to spend an average of $538 on holiday gifts

November 4, 2014

About 8 percent of consumers say they plan to spend more this year on holiday gifts, while approximately 32 percent plan to spend less. The remaining 6…

First Data unveils Clover mobile POS

November 4, 2014

Armed with Clover Mobile, merchants can place orders, take secure payments, scan inventory, clock in employees, sync sales data with their accounting packages…

Retailers report 550-percent increase in the use of social media for merchandise planning

November 4, 2014

According to a survey released by Boston Retail Partners, retailers are focused on expanding their use of social media and technology solutions to deliver the…

Bitpay intros NFC-based merchant POS app

November 4, 2014

Bitcoin Checkout is available today and can sit alongside existing systems.

Webinar to cover mistakes retailers make with mobile during the holidays

November 4, 2014

In this webinar, we'll discuss five common problems that shoppers encounter in the mobile shopping process, and how retailers can remove the friction that is…

Best Buy names Domino's Pizza CEO to its Board

November 4, 2014

J. Patrick Doyle, 51, joined Domino's Pizza in 1997, serving in a variety of leadership roles across its domestic and international businesses. He has been…

Digital Signage as Part of a Seamless Customer Experience

Digital displays can serve as the glue that holds an omnichannel experience together.

Presented by HP Inc.

Amazon adding unlimited photo storage for Prime members

November 4, 2014

Online retail giant Amazon has just added another perk for members of its Prime program: Free unlimited photo storage.

Should your stores have a lifetime return policy?

by Nandini Jammi — Chief Storyteller, Kayako

How Trader Joe's, Nordstrom and others benefit from offering this extremely generous policy.

Leggett & Platt divests its store fixtures division

November 3, 2014

The division manufactures custom-designed, complete store fixture packages for major retailers, including metal and wood shelving, counters and showcases.

Kohl's overhauls merchandising, inventory and pricing operations

November 3, 2014

Value-oriented specialty department store Kohl's is transforming many of its core retail operations to accommodate recent growth and ensure that both its store…