Digital download tech takes aim at DVD rental kiosks

Warner Bros. and Paramount have become the first major studios to allow retail digital delivery. Does the agreement signal a new business model for movie…

Village Pantry revamps employee training system

January 25, 2009

Convenience Store News: Indianapolis-based Village Pantry sought to revamp its on-the-job training with a solution that provided consistent, high-quality…

Costco calls shoppers to warn them about recalled products

January 25, 2009

MSNBC: Jon Lowder usually disdains computer-generated telephone calls — "robo-calls," he grumbles — but when he got two this week from Costco Wholesale Corp.…

New Pioneer retail display encourages hands-on experience

January 25, 2009

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division, introduced its Pioneer Pro DJ Retail Experience (Pro-DJ6S and…

Basics of a POS solution

Michael Glenny of Dell explains the different components of a retail POS system.

Interactive storefront window at Elle MacPherson, NYC

At the Elle MacPherson Intimates store in New York, passersby are drawn in by an interactive application running inside the window that allows them to shape…

Study: Retailers should pay more for top-notch workers

January 22, 2009

Innovations Report: As resources become tighter, managers in the retail service sector are searching for ways to be more efficient and one place they should…

NRF: Stu Armstrong on in-store digital media

At retail Big Show, the president of the Digital Signage Association delivered 11 reasons to deploy in-store media.

WINCOR: Wincor Nixdorf offers outsourced debit, credit processing for retailers and FIs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 21, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — An ability to provide a more comprehensive package of services and solutions for retail and banking is something Wincor Nixdorf AG…

Localization, not standardization, the new winning retail strategy

January 21, 2009

Wall Street Journal: With consumer confidence eroding and retailers seeing sharp declines in sales, Edeka is one of several Western European grocers taking…

NRF exhibitors, part 3: Self-service, transactions

In this last of three special looks at NRF Big Show 2009 exhibitors, we focus on providers of self-service and transaction solutions.

NRF: MetTel combines invoices to save retailers money

MetTel, in addition to offering full telecom inventory management at the store location, provides single-point-of-contact bill management services. A retailer…

NRF: IBM presents the Virtual Mirror

IBM presented an application of its kiosk produced by one of its partners, EZface, called the Virtual Mirror. The kiosk snaps a photo of the user and presents…

How bad is the out-of-stock problem? Worse than retailers think

January 20, 2009

Supply Chain News: The consumer goods-to-retail supply chain has been battling the out-of-stock problem for decades, with various initiatives from Efficient…

E-tailers becoming more sensitive to the needs of disabled shoppers

January 20, 2009

Internet Retailer: Retailers including Canadian Tire Corp. and Home Hardware Stores Ltd. are making their e-commerce sites more accessible with innovative…

Payments processor uncovers what might be biggest breach ever

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 20, 2009

Heartland Payment Systems has learned it was the victim of a security breach within its processing system in 2008. The company believes the intrusion is…

NRF exhibitors, part 2: Point of sale, point of decision

POS and POD innovations on display at retail's Big Show.

NRF: Point-of-decision signage from MicroSigns

At NRF 2009, MicroSigns introduced its 3.5-inch Microplayer interactive color displays. The small screens enable cell phone retailers to manage planograms and…

Shop.org Forum to highlight e-tail opportunities

January 19, 2009

WASHINGTON — At Shop.org's Strategy & Innovation Forum this February, experts and guest speakers will discuss how retailers can use economic downturns as a…

Loyalty 360, PCATS announce partnership

January 19, 2009

ALEXANDRIA, Va., and CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) and Loyalty 360, the Loyalty Marketer's Association…