US retailers getting closer to mobile payments with Ingenico's new POS system

March 6, 2012

POS-maker Ingenico has launched a first in NFC payments: The first contactless payment system that allows users to pay with their phones across card brands.

Delta offering free in-flight access to Amazon

March 5, 2012

Delta Air Lines today announced the addition of free access to shop Amazon.com and Amazonwireless.com onboard all Delta and Delta Connection flights with…

Four common mistakes in interactive screen deployment

by Paul Flanigan — Founder, The Preset Group

Recently, I was asked to offer up some insight about digital media and interactive digital signage. One of the questions was, "What are some of the common…

Loyalty Limelight: Bloomingdale's rewards customers without credit

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

The program: Bloomingdale's Loyallist Program

GlobalShop 2012 round-up

In case you missed it, here's our coverage of this year's GlobalShop, in one convenient place.

The fundamentals of employee feedback

by Peggy Carlaw — VP, Impact Learning Systems

Giving feedback to your employees is one of the most important things you can do for each of them individually, and your team as a whole. Oftentimes, managers…

Isis announces support of major POS vendors

by James Wester

Isis Mobile Wallet to be enabled at the point of sale on equipment from VeriFone, ViVoTech, Ingenico and Equinox.

Tech start-up to help college bookstores increase revenues

March 5, 2012

HubEdu.com has officially launched today with the goal of helping college bookstores increase sales. HubEdu's College Bookstore Initiative provides a…

UNIONBAY looking to increase online sales

March 5, 2012

UNIONBAY recently selected Mercent Retail to help accelerate its 2012 e-commerce sales growth, according to a company press release.

Supermarkets changing strategies to compete with ecommerce

March 5, 2012

Large supermarkets are changing strategies as customers begin to shop online instead of going to hypermarkets.

NFC coming on strong

March 5, 2012

Near Field Communication (NFC) is moving out of the realm of the hypothetical and into the realm of reality for retailers. As a result, it is now necessary for…

Scala intros analytics to help boost retail sales

March 5, 2012

Scala Inc. has unveiled Scala Advanced Analytics, a cloud computing-based predictive analytics application for retailers that transforms market data and live…

Square rethinks the register

by James Wester

POS company introduces new app for brick-and-mortar retailers to accept credit cards, mobile payments.

GM: A premature celebration?

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

GM reported a record $7.6 billion profit for 2011. Politicians hailed this is as proof positive that the bailout worked. Is it truly a cause for celebration?

GlobalShop 2012: 5 consumer trends that retailers can't ignore

High gas prices and aging populations are changing how retailers market to consumers.

GlobalShop 2012: 8 ways the smartphone can help your customers love you

Mobile technology is not the brick-and-mortar retailer's enemy.

InComm patents 'Value Insert' solution for more effective RFID

March 2, 2012

InComm, a prepaid product and transaction services company, has announced that InComm Japan has received a patent for its "Value Insert" Radio Frequency…

DSE 2012: Show and tell

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

The annual DSE show is both a trade show and educational series for the digital signage industry.

Report: Major retailers teaming on their own mobile wallet

March 1, 2012

The Wall Street Journal is reporting a group of about two dozen retailers, including big box retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp., have been working…

GlobalShop 2012: Why leveraging social shopping will lead to better sales

Retailers need to use social shopping trends to their advantage.