NRF: 60 percent of shoppers are buying themselves gifts this holiday

October 18, 2011

Armed with savvy shopping skills and a renewed focus on value, consumers this holiday season will shop at a variety of locations and channels as they scope out…

Digital signage expands at Mall of America

October 17, 2011

Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minneapolis-based marketing technologies provider, has announced that it will expand its RoninCast digital signage…

Independent DVD kiosk operators fight for market share

DVDNow helps hundreds own their own kiosk businesses.

California bans self-service alcohol sales

October 16, 2011

According to the Los Angeles Times, California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law a bill that prohibits the sale of alcohol via self-service or…

Wireless Ronin expands digital signage/kiosk reach in Mall of America

October 16, 2011

Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc., a Minneapolis-based marketing technologies provider, announced today that it will expand its RoninCast digital signage…

Digital signage helps JCPenney open new Dallas store

October 13, 2011

National retailer JCPenney recently held the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art store in Dallas, and used 144 square feet of digital signage to help.

NRF: Better-than-expected 5.8 percent September retail sales increase 'just what the economy needs right now'

October 13, 2011

Despite an economy that has many Americans on pins and needles, consumers were spending in September. According to the National Retail Federation, retail sales…

A week later, we're still thinking about Steve

by Jeff Weidauer — Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, Vestcom International, Inc.

It's been a week since the world lost Steve Jobs. That sounds like a typical, dramatic and overblown statement from the media, but this is the rare case in…

How smart is PetSmart?

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

According to Dow Jones newswire today, PetSmart Inc. raised its third-quarter and full-year guidance, citing better-than-expected same-store sales growth.

Kodak enhances picture kiosk technology

October 12, 2011

Eastman Kodak Company has enhanced its Picture Kiosk software to allow consumers to use images from their own, as well as from their friends' shared photo…

Target: We will sell only sustainable, traceable seafood by 2015

October 12, 2011

Target Corp. today announced it is committed to selling only sustainable and traceable seafood in its stores by 2015. This initiative will be achieved through…

Is gathering your competitors' pricing information a worthwhile endeavor?

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

Conventional wisdom is that you need to know your competitors' pricing. My question is, "Why?"

Bridgelux ultra-high color rendering index LED arrays

Bridgelux has launched its Decor line of ultra-high color rendering index LED arrays. The arrays enable lighting designers to truly render a full palette of…

Xterprise unveils RFID solution for footwear retailers

October 11, 2011

Xterprise has announced a released configuration of its Clarity Mobile product targeting the footwear-retail market, aimed at helping retailers increase sales…

Toys"R"Us to donate $1 to Make-A-Wish Foundation for every wish list created

October 11, 2011

Toys"R"Us today announced that through November 5, for every Wish List created in-store or online, the company will donate $1 in Toys"R"Us gift cards, up to…

President Bill Clinton to keynote National Retail Federation 101st annual convention

October 11, 2011

The National Retail Federation has announced that President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd president of the United States…

LevelUp adds mobile payment feature, expands its footprint

October 11, 2011

In a press release brimming with cheek, LevelUp, a start-up from Cambridge, Mass.-based SCVNGR, announced that it's doubling the number of cities where the…

Five ways to make in-store digital media more engaging

by Paul Flanigan — Founder, The Preset Group

You're hanging screens, building apps for mobile devices, and you're leveraging platforms of all kinds in an effort to reach out to both current and potential…

Is the age of 'more' and 'faster' replacing 'the customer is king'?

by Harry Friedman

I admit it. I am a lot older physically than I think I am mentally. As Dr. Evil said so eloquently to his newfound son in the Austin Powers movie, "I'm hip."

Survey: Online advertising lifts in-store CPG sales

October 10, 2011

Online metrics company comScore Inc. and brand consultancy dunnhumbyUSA have released results of multiple studies measuring the offline sales impact of online…