Report: More holiday shoppers will pay with debit, cash

November 16, 2009

It's the year for a little more green and a little less plastic. According to NRF's 2009 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions survey, conducted by…

Report: Four ways Millennials will impact retail in coming years

November 16, 2009

Millennials — Americans born between 1979 and 1989 — are one of the largest demographics in the country and will soon be entering a strong growth period in…

Kroger kiosk lets shoppers try wines before they buy

November 16, 2009

Progressive Grocer reports that an innovative new program being tested at a Kroger in Columbus, Ohio. The WineStation kiosk is a temperature-controlled system…

Xsilva to showcase Mac-based POS at NRF

November 16, 2009

Xsilva Systems Inc., maker of LightSpeed, a comprehensive suite of tools for retailers, is set to become the first company to present a Mac-based…

NRF announces top ten retailers for customer service

November 15, 2009

The NRF Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation, has announced the top 10 finalists selected by shoppers in the annual…

RFID-based loyalty card tracks shopper movement

November 15, 2009

Sydney, Australia-based Ramp has announced what it calls the "world's first customer tracking and loyalty system," an RFID-based loyalty card that contains…

E-tail Clinic: BestBuy.com

The electronics retailer's site has properly integrated in-store pickup, but less-than-relevant cross-sell intelligence.

Photo gallery: GreenbergFarrow redesigns the Manhattan Mall

November 12, 2009

GreenbergFarrow, a nationally recognized architectural, planning, development and consulting firm, served as architect for the renovation and repositioning of…

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Retalix to integrate Windows 7 with its retail, supply chain software

November 12, 2009

Retalix today announced that it will integrate Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system with its retail and supply chain software.

Bobbi Brown's video wall and touchscreen project

Josh Kampel of YCD Multimedia walks us through an installation of digital signage at Bloomingdale's in New York City for Bobbi Brown cosmetics.

Urban Outfitters adds cross-channel tools from Sterling

November 11, 2009

Sterling Commerce, an AT&T company, today announced that Urban Outfitters Inc. has selected Sterling Order Management and Sterling Managed File Transfer as…

MarketLive Mobile lets retailers build mobile storefronts

November 11, 2009

MarketLive Inc., an e-commerce solutions provider for mid-sized retailers, today unveiled MarketLive Mobile, a mobile commerce application for the MarketLive…

Five things any retailer can learn from Apple

While most retailers can't lean on Steve Jobs for help with reinvention, there are lessons that all can learn from the Apple/Disney partnership.

Five things any retailer can learn from Apple

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

Walt Disney Company announced last month that in an effort to reverse the ill fortunes of its 340 U.S. and European retail stores they would undergo a…

The Digital Signage Show: Inside Target's digital signage network

Target's interactive media team reveals some success factors of the company's Channel Red in-store digital media network.

Forecast: Smaller inventories, more price cutting for the 2009 holidays

November 10, 2009

The line between outlet stores and mainstream retail is blurring this holiday season as even upscale and luxury chains ratchet back their inventories and slash…

Gallery: In Japan, barcodes can be beautiful

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 10, 2009

Blog The Dieline has run a gallery of barcodes designed by the firm D-Barcode, and they truly beg the question of why more brands aren't doing this. After all…

Report: Social media, mobile phones are key retail influencers this year

November 10, 2009

Digital advancements continue to drive a new approach to shopping, with social media and mobile phones emerging as key influencers this holiday season…

After last year's tragedy, Walmart prepares for traffic on Black Friday

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 10, 2009

With Black Friday on the horizon, Walmart is taking steps to make sure last year's tragic trampling death doesn't happen again.