Blockbuster to test digital kiosks

May 22, 2008

Home Media Magazine: Blockbuster Inc. said it is beginning pilot tests of digital kiosks that will let consumers download movie rentals to portable devices…

Macy's expands automated retail program

May 22, 2008

NEW YORK — On the heels of a successful two-year pilot of personal electronic automated retail shops with ZoomSystems, Macy's announced the rollout of this…

Shoppers expect high-tech options in coming years

May 21, 2008

Media Post: According to the New Future In Store by TNS, 60 percent of shoppers across the globe believe that they will be able to pay for purchases using…

PMA releases shopper marketing survey results

May 21, 2008

NEW YORK — The Promotion Marketing Association (PMA) revealed that better collaboration is critical to the success of shopper marketing for both retailers and…

RFID to become $9.7 billion industry by 2013

May 20, 2008

NEW YORK — New forecasts released by ABI Research indicate that the total RFID market will turn over approximately $9.7 billion by 2013, representing roughly a…

Shopping bags become sophisticated branding vehicles

May 20, 2008

HT Media: Indian retailer Shoppers Stop Ltd. has been well-served by its signature black-and-white wave-patterned shopping bags. Over 17 years, the bag has…

Online shoppers actively seeking alternate payment methods

May 19, 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The 2008 Alternative Payments Survey, sponsored by TrialPay, found that 75 percent of online shoppers have used an alternative payment…

Biometric tools check for underage drinkers

May 18, 2008

Computer Weekly: Facial recognition technology has been tested in convenience stores to help stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. The system has been…

Tesco's all-self-checkout approach a hit with shoppers

May 18, 2008

The Retail Bulletin: Tesco's Fresh & Easy chain has uniquely adopted an all-self-checkout model that was initially questioned but is gaining increasing…

For Microsoft Surface, retail applications will be key

May 18, 2008

Adweek: Microsoft's Surface interface was unveiled a year ago, around the same time that Apple launched the iPhone, which uses a similar "natural-user…

PCATS, 5 years later

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

C-store tech standard has big innovations on the horizon.

Survey: consumers doing more online window-shopping

May 15, 2008

CHICAGO — ShopLocal, provider of multi-channel shopping and marketing services, announced that the ShopLocal Retail Index was up 30 percent for the month of…

Australian retailers slow to adopt e-commerce

May 14, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corp.: One of the fastest growing sectors of the Australian economy is Internet retailing, which has gone from being worth nothing to…

Sterling Commerce, ChoiceStream partner on personalized merchandising

May 14, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — ChoiceStream Inc., a leading personalization service provider, announced that it is partnering with Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc.

Retail therapy is not just psychological - it's chemical

May 14, 2008

Wall Street Journal: Research shows that people often get a high from shopping — the brain releases chemicals such as dopamine or serotonin when a person is…

Less is more

May 14, 2008

A minimalist approach to retail design sets the stage for a full brand experience.

Game on!

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

May 13, 2008

What retailers can learn from the explosion of video game stores.

One too many

May 13, 2008

Know the difference between a good e-mail marketing campaign and spam.

Balancing act

May 13, 2008

Retailers must juggle staff and technology to give shoppers an optimal experience.

No silver bullet

May 13, 2008

Six myths of customer satisfaction.