Roses, Maxway complete POS upgrade

May 6, 2010

Variety Wholesalers (VW) has successfully completed the roll-out of RTC's StoreMS POS solution on 1,300 IBM registers in their Roses and Maxway divisions.RTC's…

Top 100: 26. Retail health clinics

Though many people still prefer to go to their family physician when they become ill, retail health clinics continue to grow in number, offering an affordable…

Managing brand bashing on social media

For retailers, the best defense against online negativity may be your best customers.

Redbox has banner year, plans for the future

by Matt Cunningham — Editor, NetWorld Alliance

Coinstar reaping more than just financial fruit from its DVD-rental kiosk investment.

The Moment of Truth: The 4 P's of Retail

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

All retailers use vast amounts of data to make decisions – whom to target, how to target, when to target, what to sell, how to sell, where to sell, etc.  But…

Do You Know What You're Selling?

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

Are you sure? Are you really, really sure? Here’s a test.  Can you tell me what these well-known businesses are selling? Mercedes Benz? JCPenney, Macy’s and…

Hey, Retailers: Who's Got The Monkey?

by William Cusick — President, Customerspectives

There was an article in the Harvard Business Review quite a few years ago that's become something of a classic, entitled "Management Time: Who's Got The…

Walmart and the dawn of retail digital signage

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

A former Walmart executive gives the history of the chain's digital signage network, and looks into the future.

Blockbuster Express DVD-rental boxes coming to Xtra Mart stores

May 4, 2010

NCR Corporation has announced a partnership with Xtra Mart convenience stores to deploy Blockbuster Express DVD-rental kiosks in 80 Xtra Mart locations in the…

Study: Satisfaction with online retailers reaches all-time high

May 4, 2010

Satisfaction with Top 100 e-retailers rebounded from a dive this time last year, to an all-time high score of 78 points out of 100, a five-point increase.

SkyMall launches Blackberry shopping app

May 4, 2010

In-flight catalog company SkyMall has announced the release of SkyMall Mobile for BlackBerry. The downloadable application was developed in partnership with…

Top 100: 27. Shopper measurement

Rautakesko Ltd., the fifth-biggest do-it-yourself retailer in Europe, uses a Wi-Fi-based real-time location solution for retail store customer behavior…

Growth in digital out-of-home 'overwhelmingly retail'

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

DOOH aggregator and strategy firm ADCENTRICITY on Monday released its inaugural quarterly Digital Out-of-Home Market Review — what it calls "a compilation of…

Four lessons to learn from the success of Miracle Mile Shops

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The Vegas shopping destination has posted double-digit growth for four consecutive months. Here's how.

Converging the retail experience to connect with the changing shopper

Retailers must be more attuned than ever before to customers, tailoring the shopping experience accordingly.

Top 100: 28. Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market continued to help the green ovement in 2008 by halting the use of disposable, plastic grocery bags in all of its stores in the United…

MasterCard upgrades network, reduces transaction time

May 2, 2010

MasterCard Worldwide today announced the introduction of multiple innovative enhancements to the MasterCard Worldwide Network that will offer its…

Report: Moms win out over the economy

Good news for Mom. Jewelry gifts for Mom showed the most improvement as More than nine of 10 consumers (93 percent) plan to celebrate Mother's Day, with total…

Top 100: 29. IKEA

IKEA continues to maintain a strong customer following, with customers understanding that with this brand, lower price doesn’t automatically translate to lower…

Food Lion kiosks create coupons based on shopper habits

April 28, 2010

According to Colloquy.com, Food Lion is deploying kiosks that will generate and print coupons for customers based on their shopping habits. The kiosks were…