Digital River's online merchants now can accept bitcoin

June 16, 2014

Digital River Inc., a global provider of commerce-as-a-service solutions, today announced it has added bitcoin as a payment option for merchants that are…

Groupon adds Freebies to its iOS app

June 16, 2014

Groupon has announced the launch of Freebies on iOS devices, which the company said creates the most widely distributed mobile coupon destination in the United…

How to use technology to make a real impact on shoppers

by Francesca Nicasio — Retail Blogger, Vend

Don't implement technology just for the sake of doing so. Always go back to the basic needs of your customers.

Like, friend or tweet: Reaching Millennials with digital signage

Millennials are, literally, the wave of the future; how can digital signage help retailers and brands reach this valuable demographic?

Paypal launches website detailing retail trends and holidays around the world

June 13, 2014

PayPal has announced the launch of PassPort, a website designed to educate and empower small businesses with free tools to expand their global sales.

Ibotta adds 'Social Saving' to its mobile shopping app

June 12, 2014

Ibotta, a mobile shopping app that offers users cash back on purchases, has launched the latest 2.4 version of its app, which includes a new Social Saving…

Motorola upgrades mobile personal shopping device

June 12, 2014

Motorola has launched the fifth generation of its MC18 Personal Shopping device, which enables shoppers to scan items in a store and receive offers. Once they…

Study says 98% of shoppers buy private-label products

June 12, 2014

More shoppers are purchasing private label (store brand) products this year compared to last year, according to a recent study of more than 6,200 consumers by…

Galleria, Attraqt come together to offer omnichannel merchandising tool

June 12, 2014

Galleria, a provider of retail category planning, automation and optimization solutions, and online merchandising firm Attraqt announced they have formed a…

Mindshare and Empathica become InMoment, introduce Experience Hub

June 11, 2014

Mindshare Technologies, which acquired Empathica in September 2013, announced that the two companies have united under a new corporate identity and mission…

MarketLike offers 'Responsive Commerce' with latest update

June 11, 2014

According to the company, this update features the new Responsive Commerce technology, which includes responsive design templates to enable streamlined design…

Speed Commerce launches e-commerce Oracle accelerator for midsize retailers

June 11, 2014

Speed Commerce Inc., a vertically integrated, omni-channel platform of e-commerce services, has announced the launch of SARA X, a pre-configured accelerator…

Survey says consumers still prefer shopping on a desktop to a mobile device

June 11, 2014

Digital analytics firm comScore and UPS have released their third annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study. According to the companies, the survey asked…

May sees spending growth of 4.2%, up slightly from April

June 11, 2014

First Data Corp. has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for May 1 through May 30, 2014, compared to May 2 through May 31, 2013. SpendTrend tracks…

Tesco extending 'Scan-as-you-shop' program to 100 more stores

June 11, 2014

Self-service technology provider Re-Vision has announced that after completing a successful 200-store rollout during 2012–13, Tesco have made the decision to…

Loyalty Builders launches analytics tool for catalog marketers

June 11, 2014

Software-as-a-service firm Loyalty Builders has announced a new analytics and marketing tool for retailers who sell via catalogs.

Ken Blanchard on giving 'legendary service'

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The key is to create a culture in which employees truly care, says one of the world's most respected authorities on leadership.

More than half of mobile app users opt in to push notification

June 10, 2014

Branding and marketing firm Urban Airship has released its latest Good Push Index data study, which tracks user behaviors on more than 70 apps that ask users…

Shopatron unveils free inventory visibility API

June 10, 2014

Shopatron, a provider of cloud-based distributed order management solutions, today announced the release of a free inventory visibility API.

Shopzilla combines three retail marketing services under Connexity brand

June 10, 2014

According to the company, Connexity will uniquely combine consumer insights and media buying within the same programmatic platform, helping marketers learn…