Cabela's announces plans for two new stores

October 27, 2014

Locations to open in League City, Texas, and Lexington, Kentucky.

Security companies form pact for mobile authentication

October 27, 2014

The Feedzai and Encap Security announce partnership is designed to support banks and merchants in making modern banking and commerce safe.

Elavon expands services into Ireland

October 27, 2014

The company's online payments gateway is now available in the country for small and-medium-size businesses.

CardFlight inks pact with Anovia for customized mobile products

October 24, 2014

As part of the partnership, Anovia will leverage CardFlight's SwipeSimple product as their preferred mobile POS solution.

Webinar on text analytics for retail data now available on demand

October 23, 2014

The webinar covers the basics of text analytics and offers some case studies on how retail brands can use the technology to mine the massive amounts of data…

Learning from an amazing sales experience

by Doug Fleener — President and Managing Partner, Dynamic Experiences Group, LLC

What makes a great retail salesperson? Sometimes it's what you'd least expect.

First Data launches Perka retail beacon platform

October 23, 2014

Merchants placing the beacon near the store entrance or point of sale can sync the beacon with their Perka mobile loyalty program.

SpinDing launching game-based marketing platform for retailers, brands

October 23, 2014

The game was originally launched in 1992 on a kiosk network that reached more than 4,000 supermarket locations. The company said it is relaunching the game and…

Neiman Marcus partners with POPSUGAR on luxury box

October 23, 2014

Media firm POPSUGAR has announced its second annual collaborative holiday gift box with specialty retailer Neiman Marcus. According to the companies, the…

RetailNext adds new features to in-store analytics platform

October 23, 2014

According to the company, new features in this version include multiple video stream export, Micros XBR integration, Japanese-language support, security…

Staples investigating possible data breach

October 23, 2014

Has POS malware become an 'easy button' for payment card data theft and counterfeiting?

Visa champions nationwide chip card education campaign

October 23, 2014

The company will work with public- and private-sector partners in an effort to educate merchants, policymakers, civic leaders and consumers about EMV.

Venuelabs launches free social listening tool for small businesses

October 22, 2014

AboutLocal lets small retailers listen to and engage with their customers in real time across hundreds of disparate online channels.

Retail in 2015: The age of uncertainty

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Results of a new survey show a disconnect between what customers say they want, and what retailers think they want.

QVC promotes Mary Campbell to executive vice president, commerce platforms

October 22, 2014

Campbell, who reports to Mike George, president and chief executive officer of QVC, Inc., is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the company's…

Target announces plans for 2014 holiday season

October 22, 2014

In addition to free shipping on all online orders through Dec. 20, Target said it now has more than 65,000 items available for "buy online, pickup in-store.…

Report says most retailers are lagging on omnichannel

October 22, 2014

Overall, the majority of retailers are struggling to implement technologies now regularly expected by consumers, which prevents them from exploring future…

Retail Digital Signage: Do You Buy It?

Brands looking to keep up with the digital age are turning to retail digital signage to power their internal and external communications. Learn more about the…

Jumio intros new scanning tech for mobile retailers

October 21, 2014

BAM Checkout's embeddable product is intended to provide a simple checkout experience by enabling users to bypass nearly all manual key entry when completing a…

Half of US POS terminals will be chip-enabled by end of 2015

October 21, 2014

Massive data breaches in the past year seem to have prodded retailers to take action to curb their potential exposure to losses from fraud.