AT&T deploys info kiosk in new store

June 14, 2010

According to stltoday.com, AT&T's new 5,900-square-feet store in Brentwood, Mo., will feature a new guided selling kiosk, which includes a rate-plan…

Why Your Best Managers Have To Drink

by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor

Driver personalities are the natural leaders.  When they are second-guessed, their motives and methods questioned and they are not allowed to shine, or made to…

Flying Blind

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

Hannaford's new website offers shopping list, product recall info

June 10, 2010

Hannaford Supermarkets, which operates more than 170 stores in the northeast, has rolled out a new website that not only includes an interactive shopping list…

The Hershey Experience lets shoppers create their own candy bar

June 10, 2010

The Hershey Co. and Hershey's Chocolate World attraction have announced the grand opening of their newest experience, Hershey's Create Your Own Candy Bar, an…

Top 100: 12. Walmart

Retail giant Walmart has spent a great deal of energy recently testing smaller store formats and different branding. The chain launched a new logo and design…

After two-month shopping spree, consumers hold back in May

June 10, 2010

The spur in economic activity hit a small speed bump last month as the latest retail sales report shows evidence of a more timid shopper. According to the…

Unified Grocers selects Agilence’s POS video auditing solution

June 9, 2010

Unified Grocers, the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the western United States, now recommends its retail customers consider Agilence’s POS video…

Organized retail crime still growing problem for industry

June 9, 2010

Industry partnerships, concerned law enforcement officers and resilient retailers have done their part in making a small dent in the growing problem of…

Five reasons retailers should look to mobile video

With past technological barriers now down, mobile video is a fertile playground for retail marketers.

Top 100: 13. iTunes store

Apple and its iTunes store pleased a lot of customers in 2008 when it finally dropped its digital rights management (DRM) restrictions on most of its song…

How FTD lost a customer for life

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

My heart sank yesterday morning when I went to check my Facebook feed and saw this message from a friend:

TradeStone, First Insight bring social media to the product design process

June 8, 2010

TradeStone Software, developer of solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of private label and branded goods, and First Insight, a…

New enterprise m-commerce platform helps retailers unify their channels

June 8, 2010

Venda, an on-demand e-commerce provider, has introduced its Venda Advanced Mobile Platform (A.M.P.) powered by Digby, an enterprise mobile commerce offering…

Why customers abandon shopping carts online

In 2009, 88 percent of U.S. online customers abandoned at least one shopping cart, 136 million people in total.

Jewelry retailer adds sparkle to merchandise with LEDs

June 8, 2010

What makes a piece of jewelry stand out from others doesn't just have to do with the four C's (cut, color, clarity and carat). Sometimes it has everything to…

The Mayor of Starbucks, or just your average coffee addict

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

Drink a lot of Starbucks? Now you can become the “Mayor” of Starbucks in your town, thanks to the popular Foursquare application — and as a loyal customer…

Dollars and Sentiments. The Real R.O.I. on Social Marketing

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

With the rush to social marketing, some companies are falling prey to a few common pitfalls that are ultimately derailing their success.  In this article…

Jewelry retailer adds sparkle to merchandise

As one of the largest independent jewelers in the U.S., The Diamond Cellar in Dublin, Ohio is known for its expertise in service, selection and, now, its…

Report: Affluent customers driving the retail recovery

Findings include an uptick in affluent consumer spending and optimism, and shifting online commerce expectations.