IdentityMine's Retail Map on Microsoft Surface

The Retail Map by IdentityMine is an application on Microsoft Surface that allows customers to browse, find out more about products and finally locate items on…

Green Room Retail CEO chimes in on pop-up shop phenom

February 3, 2010

Provider of retail solutions including retail design, point-of-purchase, shop-in-shop and flagship store design, Green Room Retail founder and CEO Richard Ash…

StoreFixture launches new line of retail display elements

February 3, 2010

StoreFixture.com, a DisplayShops specialty site, has launched its newest line of retail displays and display counters, called The Essentials Line. These…

66. Zoom Systems

Zoom Systems, the San Francisco-based provider of luxury-good vending machines, is poised to increase its U.S. and Japanese market presence. Customers can't…

Syncsort announces clickstream data integration tool

February 2, 2010

Syncsort has announced availability of its clickstream data integration solution. The solution dramatically reduces the time, cost and effort required for…

Video game buy-back company e-Play halts operations

February 2, 2010

Less than a year after a trial rollout in northeastern Wal-Marts, e-Play LLC appears to have gone defunct.

67. American Eagle Outfitters

From humble origins as an outdoor gear store, AE continues to soar as a top fashion destination for teenagers and young adults aged 15-25. They're drawn to the…

Focus on Escalate Retail's new Pocket Kiosk

Escalate Retail is offering a novel approach to all-channel commerce, using shoppers' own smartphones as a "Pocket Kiosk."

What the iPad means for booksellers

Apple's new iPad device could shake up the book market. Here are five ways to sell more traditional books during the upcoming e-book wave.

New Sony store takes aim at Apple

February 1, 2010

Geek.com reports on a new Sony retail store coming to Japan, with a planned opening date of March 13. It reportedly will have two floors, with the upstairs…

Best Buy set to debut new in-store concept

February 1, 2010

Best Buy is getting ready to unveil a new store-within-a-store concept at its Metro Pointe store in Costa Mesa, Calif. The Magnolia Design Center will open on…

Retailers target younger shoppers with mobile coupons

February 1, 2010

Recent tests of mobile coupon programs from J.C. Penney, Target, 7-Eleven and other retailers are attempting to reach younger shoppers where they live — on the…

Study: Valentine's Day spending to hold steady

February 1, 2010

Despite the general perception that the economy is slowly recovering, most consumers anticipate spending a similar amount on their significant other this…

NRF reports best year ever for Big Show

February 1, 2010

An email from Mike Gatti, senior vice president of communications for the National Retail Federation, reports that last month's 99th Annual Convention &…

Benchmark in-store experiences to define, measure and boost results

Customer experience programs established in the first quarter can pay dividends year round.

68. CVS/Caremark

Now that CVS gobbled drug middleman Caremark in 2007 and West Coast regional Longs Drug Stores in 2008, the new CVS/Caremark is not only the largest U.S.

Nielsen study: DOOH increases revenue at the point of sale

January 28, 2010

According to a new consumer survey by the Nielsen research firm on "Awareness and Effectiveness of Digital Display Screens Installed In Grocery Stores,…

Web-based POS tool adds inventory management features

January 28, 2010

Imonggo POS Software announced it has optimized the inventory management features in its Web-based, SaaS POS tool. New features include instant stock card or…

NRF: Nanonation Frameworks DS signage software

Zac Rustad of Nanonation describes the company's new software launch geared toward small and medium businesses.

NRF: Intel's Smart POS self-checkout

Megan Walsh of Intel shows the Smart POS self-checkout at NRF 2010.