What if Best Buy charged admission?

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

O.K., suspend your disbelief just for a moment and hear me out…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 14: Facebook

January 21, 2013

M-commerce still small as retailers focus on the basics

January 21, 2013

A new report by Forrester Research for trade group Shop.org shows that smartphones generated only a small portion of online sales last year — about $5 billion…

Blog discusses the psychology of sales resistance

January 21, 2013

The next time consumers struggle to resist clearance sales, they could be taking a few tips from a Psychology Today blog that gives insight into the…

App hopes to make shopping 'more fun than Angry Birds'

January 21, 2013

Tuesday will mark the launch of The Hunt — a beta Web app that gamifies retail, sfgate.com reported.

Elo targets retail digital signage

January 21, 2013

Elo Touch Solutions, a global supplier of touch-enabled technology, has launched new interactive digital signage and mobile touch-computing…

STRATACACHE makes its play for retail digital signage

January 21, 2013

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

Latest Voxware study examines consumer return habits

January 18, 2013

Voice solution provider Voxware released research this week on consumer product returns. The findings highlight why consumers return items purchased online or…

IBM collaborates with jewelry chains for multichannel redesign

January 18, 2013

IBM and Signet Jewelers Ltd. recently announced a collaboration on an e-commerce strategy and digital marketing redesign for Signet's national U.S. store…

Receipt surveys offer few benefits to retailers

January 17, 2013

Although till receipt surveys (TRS) began as a highly attractive engagement tool for retailers, a recent blog on research-live.com revealed that the practice…

NRF: Walmart CEO's three-part plan for change

Local sourcing and a guarantee of jobs for veterans are at the core of the retail giant's 2013 strategy.

Study: Luxury brands have more mobile shoppers, less satisfaction

January 17, 2013

Luxury shoppers are more likely to use mobile channels when shopping but are slightly less satisfied with e-commerce overall, according to the Luxury E-Retail…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 15: Mobile POS

January 16, 2013

Chipotle's Jessica Harrison talks Fast Casual Summit

Jessica Harrison, marketing programs director for Chipotle Mexican Grill, gives her impressions of the Fast Casual Executive Summit.

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 16: In-store web access

January 15, 2013

NRF: 3 ways to thrive in the global arena

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

NRF: Execs from MANGO, McMillanDoolittle and Delhaize share how to succeed globally.

NCR's PayPal partnership makes 'everyday easier'

PayPal brings its digital wallet to NCR's broad footprint of retailers and restaurants.

NRF: Tyco announces alliance with RetailNext

January 15, 2013

Tyco Retail Solutions, a global provider of retail performance and security solutions, today announced a key alliance with RetailNext, a provider of in-store…

STRATACACHE intros Retail Cache for faster in-store browsing at NRF BIG show

January 15, 2013

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

Walmart CEO: We will hire any honorably discharged veteran

January 15, 2013

NEW YORK — At this morning's keynote at the NRF show, Walmart CEO Bill Simon announced that beginning Memorial Day, Walmart will offer a job to any honorably…