Mannequins may soon be the eyes and ears of retail

November 20, 2012

It sounds like a scene from the 1980s movie "Mannequin": The pristine face and absent eyes of the life-size model doll hiding some inner life, following people…

Guitar Center POS integrates PayPal

November 20, 2012

PayPal will appear at another physical retail location as AJB Software Design Inc. today announced that it has integrated the platform into the point-of-sale…

Fred Segal to dominate retail at Vegas resort

November 20, 2012

SANDOW and sbe today announced an exclusive partnership between SLS Las Vegas and Fred Segal. Through the relationship, SLS Las Vegas will be home to seven…

T-Mobile Global Design Concept redesign

It has been one year since T-Mobile announced its Global Design Concept and began rolling it out to its fleet of retail stores, providing customers with a…

Report: For mobile shopping, personalization outweighs privacy concerns

November 19, 2012

Nearly three out of four (72 percent) of consumers aged 20-40 in the United States and the United Kingdom use mobile devices while in-store to compare prices…

Economist: 2012 will end with a disappointing holiday season

November 19, 2012

Retailers will not be getting a lump of coal during the 2012 holiday shopping season, but Santa won't be stuffing their stockings full either, says a Ball…

Four in ten retailers offering free shipping on Cyber Monday

November 19, 2012

Shoppers won't have to go too far to find great deals Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday; in addition to the plethora of in-store promotions, many companies…

Target and Walmart announce very different Q4 earnings

November 16, 2012

This week discount giants Walmart and Target announced fourth-quarter earnings, giving insight into how Americans will spend this shopping season.

The one simple thing your retail associates should be doing, but probably aren't

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

As Dale Carnegie's sixth principle teaches us, the sound of a person's name is the sweetest and most important sound to that person. It is an immutable truth…

Minnie Mouse does the catwalk at Barneys NY (Video)

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

Barneys flagship store in NYC installs an eye-catching electronic window display for the holiday shopping season.

Could Santa steal from your store?

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

While running errands with my children this past weekend the topic of shoplifting came up. When I said that just about anyone could be a shoplifter, my…

Malls to offer VIP perks to lure more Black Friday shoppers

November 16, 2012

Black Friday shoppers at certain malls will get the VIP treatment as more retail establishments seek to offer a "white glove" experience to those willing to…

PayPal enters physical shopping market on Amsterdam high street

November 16, 2012

A high-end shopping district in Amsterdam has implemented round-the-clock window shopping with a 24/7 mobile commerce platform utilizing QR codes and PayPal.

Fast Casual Executive Summit 2012: NEC

Fast Casual editor Cherryh Butler visits with NEC's Rich Ventura, to talk about menu and branding trends, at the 2012 Fast Casual Executive Summit.

Report finds most retailers do not have tablet-optimized websites

November 15, 2012

Skava, a provider of multi-touchpoint retail technology, today announced the results of "The Impact of Tablet for Retailers 2012." The study confirms that only…

Walmart launches Goodies doorstep delivery service

November 15, 2012

Shoppers looking to have unique seasonal foods delivered to their doorstep need look no further than the latest brainchild of Walmart Labs: Goodies.

The 'NeoFace' of window shopping

November 15, 2012

Facial recognition technology is making its way from retailers in Japan to North American shopping malls, according to an article on cba.ca.

I Saw Mommy Googling Santa Claus [Infographic]

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

U.S. holiday retail sales are expected to reach $586 billion in 2012. Online and mobile sales will account for larger portion of those sales than ever before.

NRF: 147 million shoppers expected for Black Friday

November 15, 2012

Not since 2007 has Thanksgiving come this early, but the calendar creep won't keep millions of eager holiday shoppers from visiting their favorite stores and…

American Marketing Association, PRI hosting webinar on omnichannel

November 15, 2012

Platt Retail Institute Director and Research Fellow Steven Keith Platt is scheduled to join Rick Chavie, vice president of omni-commerce for hybris software…