7-Eleven using smartphones to launch interactive campaign

May 7, 2012

Thailand 7-Eleven customers can now use their smartphones to interact in real time with television, online and radio commercials. Powered by technology from…

Technology upgrades helping Victoria's Secret exceed sales expectations

May 7, 2012

Doubling its technology infrastructure investments on inventory management and point-of-sale systems may have helped Limited Brands, owner of Victoria's Secret…

Converse opens largest mall location in Jersey

May 7, 2012

Converse Inc. has opened the doors to its first mall-based location in Westfield Garden State Plaza, the brand's fourth inline retail location in the United…

Why small retailers must work harder on customer service

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

This is a tale of two retailers, one of them a single-location local boutique shop, the other a major multinational corporation. One of them recently gave me…

Kiosks 'Going Postal' in North Virginia stores

The U.S. Postal Service is testing shipping kiosks in retail settings.

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 95: Gymboree

May 6, 2012

How to help shoppers increase spend this Mother's Day

Mother's Day shopping can be big bucks for retailers, but there are still a few ways to get shoppers to spend even more.

Study: Adoption of contactless payments shows 30% lift in total spend

May 4, 2012

MasterCardAdvisors has released the results of its first PayPass Adoption Study, a quantitative analysis of the changes in U.S. account transaction behavior…

Target to debut home collection from Nate Berkus

May 4, 2012

Nate Berkus, probably best known as Oprah's design guru, is Target's latest design partner.

IBM acquiring Tealeaf Technology to help retailers create 'seamless' mobile, online experience

May 4, 2012

If predictions come true about global online commerce hitting $1 trillion by 2014, and mobile commerce climbing to $200 billion by 2015, retailers must find a…

Amazon to create original programming

May 4, 2012

Being the world's largest online retailer isn't enough for Amazon.com. The company recently announced plans to make and sell its own comedy and children's…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 96: AutoZone

May 3, 2012

Brick-and-mortar's inherent advantage: In-store relevance

Smart retailers make customers feel that their preferences, wants and needs are a priority from the minute they walk into the store.

Brand attachment: The Barefoot Bandit and our sense of self

What an 18-year-old on a crime spree teaches us about branding.

Why Customers Seem Scarce - Part 1

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

Far too many sellers suffer believe that customers are scarce and that they can't raise prices for fear of losing the customers they have.

This Mother's Day, say it with plastic?

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Every year we spend billions of dollars trying to find a way to thank our mothers for labor pains and unconditional love, but it turns out our primary display…

NCR's Silver is 'more than a mobile POS solution'

NCR is confident that independent retailers will quickly adopt its new "total retail solution."

RedFin Network, TenderCard partner for Gateway compatible gift cards

May 3, 2012

RedFin Network Inc., a provider of mobile transaction solutions, POS software and hardware, is partnering with TenderCard, a provider of stored value card…

Retail spending down in April

May 3, 2012

Although Americans were shopping in April, they spent less than retailers expected, according to the Associated Press.

Retail Genie to increase conversion rates, sales

May 3, 2012

SMS has released Retail Genie, a software program designed to increase store conversion rate and sales, SMS President Michael Bunyar said in company press…