Paymo aims to make mobile payments a reality in the U.S.

March 11, 2009

Fortune: The mobile phone has yet to become a tool for payments in the United States, largely because the different players in the mobile payment ecosystem …

Lunds, Byerly's supermarkets deploy two-sided receipt printing

March 10, 2009

DAYTON, Ohio — Lund Food Holdings Inc., parent company of Lunds and Byerly's supermarkets, is deploying a new point-of-sale solution featuring two-sided…

Luxury brands respond to tough economic times

Given the worldwide economic decline, the once seemingly recession-proof luxury sector is under siege.

Complimentary passes offered for KioskCom, The Digital Signage Show

March 10, 2009

TRUMBULL, Conn. — JD Events, the company behind KioskCom Self Service Expo and The Digital Signage Show, announced that it will provide qualified end-users…

Jeweler lets shoppers share their personal stories online

March 9, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas — Bazaarvoice, provider of hosted social commerce applications, today announced that Zale Corp., a leading specialty retailer of fine jewelry in…

CEO: Retail entering a new era

March 8, 2009

Retail Solutions Online: Green Hills Market CEO Gary Hawkins offers an intriguing premise in a series of new position papers. He feels the retail industry is…

Study: Windows POS terminals steal market share from Linux

March 8, 2009

Progressive Grocer: POS terminals running Microsoft Windows operating systems increased from 71 percent of shipments to nearly 76 percent in 2008, taking share…

Ask the Experts: What is the latest in audience measurement for digital signage?

March 8, 2009

We asked Brian Dusho, president and chief strategy officer of BroadSign International, to talk about the state-of-the-art in audience measurement technology…

Digital Signage Expo Featured Exhibitors: The solutions providers

All-in-one digital signage providers and aggregators showed a distinct focus on the small-to-medium business.

Digital Signage Expo Featured Exhibitors: The software and content providers

As content was a focus of the pre-show day and expo, we highlight the featured content providers and the software that drives it.

Ask the Experts: Which digital displays are best for in-window?

March 5, 2009

We asked Mike Zmuda, director of business development at NEC Display Solutions, which type of display is best when it comes to in-window digital signage.

iCongo version 8 adds dynamic catalog creation, enhanced merchandising

March 4, 2009

MONTREAL — iCongo, provider of e-commerce and cross-channel systems, today announced a set of new features to its retail e-commerce and cross-channel system.

IBM: Few retailers taking advantage of supply chain transparency

March 4, 2009

RFID Journal: Supply chain leaders at companies around the world share similar challenges: They want to improve supply chain visibility, manage risks, know and…

Store closings spell big opportunities for the survivors

March 4, 2009

The Associated Press: Retailers left standing amid the carcasses of their competitors are going after orphaned customers. They're using aggressive mailers…

Digital Signage Expo Featured Exhibitors: The hardware providers

DSE '09 in Vegas showed the industry some of the latest in hardware developments including 3D screens, video vending machines and huge displays.

Software vendor adds real-time text analytics to customer feedback reporting platform

March 3, 2009

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Customer experience management software vendor ResponseTek has introduced a set of new text analytics features as part of its Winter '0…

Blog: All Virgin Megastores to close by summer

March 3, 2009

MSNBC: It's the end of days for Virgin Megastore, a leading business and entertainment blog reports. The Wrap says all five remaining Virgin Megastores in the…

Retail Theater

As we track the moves of successful retailers, a consistency emerges in categories of communication used which effectively assists the customer in finding…

7 Billion People unveils Web personalization software at DEMO 2009

March 2, 2009

PALM DESERT, Calif. — 7 Billion People Inc., a provider of Web personalization software, has announced at DEMO 2009 the availability of WebLegend, a software…

First Gamer Doc video game store in Delaware celebrates grand opening

March 2, 2009

BEAR, Del. — Gamer Doc, the retail video game store franchise that delivers a new and interactive customer experience, will be celebrating the grand opening of…