French retailer Orchestra looks down the endless aisle

The children's specialty retailer turned to touchscreen kiosks to solve its out-of-stock issues.

Samsung's Singapore flagship resembles Apple store design

June 27, 2013

Samsung may be taking another page from the Apple playbook with its latest Samsung Experience Store at VivoCity in Singapore. According to psfk.com, the store…

Stride Rite intros new store design in Ohio

June 27, 2013

Stride Rite Children's Group has announced the opening of its newest retail store at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio, marking the launch of the new…

Motorola shows off retail kiosk at Innovation Showcase

June 26, 2013

Motorola Solutions Inc. held its annual Innovation Showcase last week, touting its latest inventions to technology analysts and the press, dailyherald.com…

Thumbvista launches new location-based messaging platform

June 26, 2013

Thumbvista Mobile Marketing has announced its new geofencing and location-based messaging platform that gives retailers the ability to target potential…

MICROS introduces commerce platform

June 26, 2013

MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has introduced the new MICROS Commerce Platform…

Square offers easier online commerce with new virtual marketplace

June 26, 2013

Square is expanding its services to the online world. The company has announced its new Square Market, an online marketplace that will let businesses sell…

Western Union invests in data tech

June 25, 2013

The Western Union Company announced an internal Big Data initiative designed to help define and capture growth opportunities within the company's digital…

Staples takes a page from the omnichannel playbook (Video)

The office supply chain's recent prototype stores aim to blend online with in-store.

For retail, 'Big Data' means big benefits

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

The benefits of predictive analytics in retail could outweigh the potential for consumer concern.

Staples tacks on digital signage, kiosks to omnichannel stores

Office supply chain Staples recently announced the launch of its omnichannel prototype stores that feature endless-aisle kiosks and digital signage. The…

Seneca integrates Intel RCM into 3 digital signage media players

June 24, 2013

Seneca, a manufacturer and integrator of purpose-built media players and servers, announced that three of its media players now feature Intel Corp.'s Retail…

Asda pilots in-store kiosks, fulfillment lockers

June 24, 2013

Asda, Europe's version of Walmart, recently introduced self-service kiosks that allow shoppers to browse and order a wider range of its non-food products. The…

Merchant Warehouse, e-Nabler team up to enhance the mobile POS

June 24, 2013

Payment technology and processing provider Merchant Warehouse recently announced a partnership with mobile POS provider e-Nabler. The companies will bring…

How Intel is tackling omnichannel with digital signage

by Christopher Hall

The company's latest platform helps retailers keep pace with new technologies.

Staples goes omnichannel with new prototype stores

June 20, 2013

The office supply chain Staples today announced the launch of its omnichannel prototype stores that feature endless-aisle kiosks and consultation areas for…

Survey highlights consequences of mobile shopping mishaps

June 20, 2013

Survey results released today by Skava, a provider of mobile, tablet and in-store technologies to Internet retailers, identify customer pain points in relation…

Digital imaging scanner released by Datalogic

June 20, 2013

Datalogic, providers of retail checkout scanning technology, has announced the availability of the Magellan 9800i scanner-scale, a fully digital, multiplane…

Commentary: Is showrooming like restless leg syndrome?

The showrooming epidemic may turn out to be just a bunch of hype.

Experian launches site analytics to track consumer behavior

June 19, 2013

Experian FootFall, a provider of visitor analytics, announced the launch of its Site Analytics software which provides retailers with the tools to obtain a…