Kate Spade to partner with eBay for high-tech NYC pop-up shop

May 1, 2013

During this week's TechCrunch Disrupt New York, eBay CEO John Donahoe hinted at an upcoming pop-up shop partnership that will enable the long-standing Internet…

Opinion: How social media is changing retail

The traditional path to purchase has been disrupted by the convergence of websites, kiosks, tablets, smartphones and social media.

What's new, and what's not, about giving great customer service

Customers have changed in ways that will profoundly impact how you deal with them.

Research on 'sequential' pricing shows strategy can boost sales

April 30, 2013

Researchers at the University of Arkansas revealed results of an in-depth study of "sequential" pricing of retail products in both online and brick-and-mortar…

With Presence, retailers can set the mood

April 30, 2013

Mood Media announced today the launch of Mood Presence, a mobile marketing technology that utilizes its music network to connect retailers and marketers…

Checkpoint intros hardware for RFID transition

April 30, 2013

Checkpoint Systems, a supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry, today announced the launch…

Following online success, Fab moves to brick-and-mortar

April 30, 2013

What began as a flash sales site aimed at gay men is now hoping to turn into the world's largest store for furniture and home goods design.

Origin Displays grows in tandem with Long Island drive-thru supermarket chain

April 29, 2013

The last two years have been busy for The Barn, a chain of drive-thru supermarkets on Long Island, N.Y. And as the family-owned chain has grown through…

Thanks to mobile, consumers can track the lifecycle of what they buy

April 29, 2013

Before the horsemeat scandal that rocked European businesses, a growing number of consumers had been questioning the origin of their food and clothing…

Monolith offering analytics for offline advertising

April 29, 2013

The startup Monolith is now working on building hardware and software for gathering data about shopper behavior in retail stores, according to thenextweb.com.

Key considerations for digital signage and omnichannel retail

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

New store designs should incorporate digital signage when planning for an omnichannel strategy.

Why you need to 'multiculturize' your brand

by Arturo Nava — Managing Partner & Co-founder, Marketealo

There is a huge emerging Latino wave “Multiculturizing” America that will also change the mainstream market in the U.S. Latinos represent a massive $1.…

Study: Millennials still spending despite economy

April 26, 2013

The National Retail Federation analyzed data gleaned from Prosper Insights & Analytics' April Consumer Survey in order to gain a better understanding of…

STRATACACHE exhibits at Retail World Asia for first time

April 25, 2013

STRATACACHE, a provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, exhibited its…

Samsung Experience Shop opens in NYC Best Buy

April 25, 2013

Samsung Electronics celebrated the launch of the Samsung Experience Shop with the grand opening of their newest location in New York's Union Square Best Buy…

LightSpeed launches new data-driven interface

April 25, 2013

The software company LightSpeed today announced the launch of StoreMaster, a re-engineered interface for the Mac that provides retailers with complete control…

It's 10:00 o’clock. Do you know where your profits are?

by Dale Furtwengler — President, Furtwengler & Associates, P.C.

When I began my consulting practice 24 years ago I’d go into companies and ask “What’s making money?” Most of the owners/CEOs would shrug, indicating that they…

Technology shows its reach in retail design

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

Exhibitors of interactive technology find value in attending retail shows like GlobalShop.

Supermarket chain taps Ping HD digital signage to improve shopping experience

April 24, 2013

When the Philadelphia-based supermarket chain The Fresh Grocer opened its first New Jersey store, near the campus of Rutgers University, it wanted to upgrade…

Frustrated mother creates Swift Shopper mobile shopping app

April 24, 2013

Naomi Wilson, a mother of four who became frustrated with the grocery store experience, created a mobile shopping application that she says simplifies the…