Cisco Retail Demonstration at VoiceCon 2010

Tony Bates and Jim Grubb of Cisco demonstrate collaboration in a retail enterprise through Cisco's Quad Platform, which combines the power of social networking…

77kids by American Eagle unveils interactive retail experiences

August 3, 2010

77kids, the kids brand from American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., announced it has partnered with R/GA to create engaging, interactive experiences for the…

Rebuttal to Mary Hunt in Woman's Day Magazine: Retailers Don't Trick Customers

by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor

Mary Hunt takes aim at retailers by telling Amiable personalities they are all wrong and should become like her, an Analytical. I hate this type of X-files…

NRF unveils STORES' 2010 Hot 100 Retailers list

August 2, 2010

SYMS, Fresh & Easy, rue21 have been ranked among the nation's hottest retailers.

Limelight Networks acquires online video publishing company Delve Networks

August 2, 2010

Limelight Networks Inc. has announced the acquisition of Delve Networks, a privately held provider of cloud-based video publishing and analytics services. "As…

Greatness: Accelerating the Recovery, Part I

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

Terrain

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

B&N expanding in-store NOOK presence

August 1, 2010

Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world's largest bookseller, announced that it is expanding its in-store NOOK displays to full-service eReading NOOK Boutiques.

AT&T remodels 2,200 stores

July 28, 2010

AT&T has announced the completion of a store redesign across more than 2,200 retail locations nationwide — a research-driven initiative to provide a more…

Shopatron sees 15% growth in second quarter

July 28, 2010

San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based Shopatron has announced that second quarter same-stores sales have increased by an average of 15 percent across all client stores…

Opinion: Why mobile coupons are not the answer

One expert says displaying a barcode coupon on a smart phone is a poor way to address consumer desire for value.

If the Culture Fits

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

In the humorous commercials from California’s Milk Advisory Board, viewers are told that "great cheese comes from happy cows." Whether or not cheerful bovines…

Matalan installs merchandising optimization tools

July 27, 2010

Quantum Retail, a merchandising optimization software provider, has announced that Matalan, the United Kingdom fashion and homeware retailer with more than 20…

RFID Security Alliance: Walmart tagging plan is no threat to privacy

July 27, 2010

With more than 250 million RFID (radio frequency identification) tags being put into Walmart's men's basics across the retailer's 3,750 U.S. stores, the RFID…

ShopNBC gets into social commerce

July 27, 2010

Bazaarvoice has announced that ShopNBC is successfully using its social commerce platform. ShopNBC uses Bazaarvoice's Ratings & Reviews to connect and…

Carrefour adding photo-product kiosks from Kodak

July 27, 2010

Kodak has announced that it has signed a new partnership agreement with Carrefour, a leading European and the world's second largest retailer. According to a…

Survey: Outlook for back-to-school shopping season improving

July 26, 2010

Shoppers are putting down their pencils and turning to social networks and mobile phones this back-to-school shopping season, according to a new consumer…

The Children's Place launches Facebook shop

July 26, 2010

Conversation, an independent full-service agency specializing in emerging channels, and The Children’s Place have announced the launch of an e-commerce…

Seven requirements for becoming customer-centric

Retailers are trying to embed customer orientation into their culture, but most are struggling to make real progress.

Competition, What Competition?

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