55. Palin/Obama and women’s fashion

The history-making 2008 presidential election made waves in the fashion world, too. Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin turned heads with her rimless Kazuo…

RAMA Research reveals habits, preferences of social media users

March 2, 2010

The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, a division of NRF, released new research today at NRF’s Retail Innovation & Marketing Conference on the…

Pricing and Name Awareness

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

Viewpoints adds blogs, content publishing to reviews platform

March 1, 2010

Viewpoints Network, a social technology and media company, today announced the addition of a new Blogs & Content Publishing module to The Viewpoints…

Retailer Migros moving to electronic shelf labels

March 1, 2010

Migros, Switzlerland’s leading retailer, has selected ZBD’s e-paper solution as part of a major pilot project that will see the company move away from…

Swedish retail giant relaunches its e-commerce site

March 1, 2010

TrueAction, a GSI Commerce company, has announced in a news release the expansion of its portfolio into international markets with the redesign and launch of…

Lawrence Metal to introduce new queue management system

March 1, 2010

Lawrence Metal Products will unveil its latest version of the SLQ3000 single line Electronic Call Forward and In-Queue merchandising systems to the U.S market…

Wall + Forms intros compact display for GPS, MP3 products

March 1, 2010

Walls + Forms announced it has introduced an attractive display that enables retailers to showcase the latest in GPS and MP3 technology. This compact display…

Paperless-coupon service OfferIQ launches

March 1, 2010

OfferIQ, a new electronic coupon service for retailers, announced that it launched today. Using proprietary technology, OfferIQ enables the redemption of…

56. Kroger

This regional supermarket chain is giving customers what they want — and what they can really use. According to The Washington Post, Americans redeem only …

Is Technology Just Ahead--Or Is Retailing Behind?

by Mike Wittenstein — Customer Experience and Service Designer, Storyminers

It’s time for retail business design to catch up with technology.

New Orleans - The Ultimate Customer Experience?

by William Cusick — President, Customerspectives

I just got back from three days on a business junket of sorts in the Big Easy. I've been to NOLA a few times and the after-effect is always the same: I need…

Emporos launching cloud-based POS for hospital retail

February 28, 2010

Emporos is announcing e2, a SaaS-supported point of sale solution at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference in Atlanta…

Preview: GlobalShop 2010

February 28, 2010

In today's challenging retail environment, stores must constantly reinvent themselves to capture the hearts and dollars of skittish, Internet-dependent…

Changing consumer mindsets call for new approaches

New trends in technology and social media allow grocers to create a differentiated shopping experience.

Versatile Mobiquity facilitates fast in-store credit apps

February 28, 2010

Versatile Systems Inc. today announced that Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, has become a new financial services partner.

Welcome to the new Retail Customer Experience!

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Let me be the first to cordially welcome you to the relaunched, revitalized, reloaded Retail Customer Experience web site!

Opinion: Retailers, take back your shelves

A retail marketing expert argues for more differentiation, and less advertising, in the aisles.

Kodak brings Facebook, Picasa photos to in-store kiosks

February 25, 2010

Eastman Kodak Co. recently announced the availability of what it’s calling "the most flexible connected solutions ecosystem in the industry, providing…

The Discount Economy and its Implications for the Future

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

We’ve been in a discount economy for several decades. There are a number of factors contributing to this reality: