ROAM adds chip-and-PIN to its mobile POS

February 24, 2014

ROAM, an Ingenico company and a mobile commerce platform provider, announced it has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip-and-PIN acceptance with the…

Report reveals strong growth in mobile and tablet shopping traffic

February 24, 2014

In its latest Influence & Impact report, e-commerce provider ShopVisible found that site traffic from mobile devices and tablets significantly increased …

Report says US consumer well-being is improving

February 24, 2014

Temkin Group has released its Temkin Well-being Index (TWI), which measures the well-being of U.S. adult consumers. The TWI is based on surveys of 10,000 U.S.

Five unique ways containers can add 'pop' to retail sales

Selling goods is just one way to leverage the power of a pop-up location.

Five ways to rev up your retail staff

by Barbara Crowhurst — Retail Business Coach, Retail Makeover

Perhaps the biggest challenge retailers face is finding good people to staff their stores. In today's environment, it's hard to find skilled people who are…

Loyalty limelight: Vail Resorts' smart passes lead to peak engagement

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

In a nutshell: In 2007, Vail Resorts began embedding RFID chips into its passes so it could more quickly and easily check tickets at airlifts. The single- and…

PCI SSC makes sure nothing gets 'lost in translation'

February 21, 2014

Today, the PCI Security Standards Council, an open global forum for the development of payment card security standards, announced that the PCI Data Security…

Sonata launches hyper-local mobile ad platform in NYC

February 21, 2014

Sonata, a mobile advertising solution focused on driving foot traffic to traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, has announced the launch of its first U.S.

APG Cash Drawer releases Bluetooth interface for cash drawers

February 21, 2014

APG Cash Drawer LLC, manufacturer of mobile cash drawer solutions and other POS related products, has announced the release of the BluePro Bluetooth interface…

Clicks to bricks to clicks: Bringing curated commerce back into the store

Three ways retailers can imitate the online product curation model to create a boutique shopping experience.

The myth of motivation in retail and the customer experience

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

Years ago I had an incredibly talented retail associate working for me. He was smart, charming, a fast learner, and one of the best salespeople I ever met.

Clash of the titans: Alibaba vs. Amazon

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

There are some predictions that 50 percent of major U.S. retailers will be gone by 2020. While it is too early to predict the demise of bricks and mortar, it's…

Container project for Gameday Merchandising

Producing what could be called a pop-up retail store, Ikoniq developed a portable container for Gameday Merchandising to take to races in 2014.

Cibo acquires customer experience agency HYDRANT

February 20, 2014

Integrated brand experience agency Cibo recently announced the acquisition of HYDRANT, an established customer experience agency based in San Francisco. The…

Survey says: Data breaches not changing shoppers' behaviors

February 20, 2014

Despite concerns over the security of their personal information in the wake of massive retail security breaches, many American shoppers still aren't taking…

SLI Systems launches product recommendation engine

February 19, 2014

SLI Systems has announced the launch of its Learning Recommendations product, an add-on to its Learning Search site search solution, to give e-commerce…

Austin pharmacy testing iBeacon marketing

February 19, 2014

Shelfbucks Inc., provider of an iBeacon-based promotion platform for retail stores, announced it has finalized the roll out of its solution in Austin's…

Lowe's to hire 25K seasonal employees

February 19, 2014

Lowe's announced today it plans to hire approximately 25,000 seasonal employees at its stores in the United States during spring, the busiest time of year in…

Opt-out registry takes aim at location-based marketers

February 19, 2014

The Future of Privacy Forum, a Washington-based think tank seeking to advance responsible data use and consumer privacy, and The Wireless Registry Inc., a…

Fashion retailer using traffic tech to study customer behavior

February 19, 2014

Tyco Retail Solutions has announced that FJ Benjamin, a group of global luxury and lifestyle brands across Asia, has successfully implemented Tyco’s Traffic…