KAON hardware gives insight to pre-purchase behavior

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Kaon Interactive Inc., creators of 3-D interactive sales and marketing solutions, has announced the analytical capabilities of the Kaon v-OSK, a…

StoreXperience converts mobile phones into personal shopping assistants

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — StoreXperience, a provider of mobile shopping solutions for retailers, brands and consumers, has introduced a new solution, the StoreXperience easy…

Wegman's eyeing RFID for prescription management

January 13, 2008

RFID Journal: Wegmans Food Markets, a $4 billion supermarket operator based in Rochester, N.Y., thinks RFID can add a dose of organization and speediness to…

Kroger testing paperless coupons

January 13, 2008

Forbes: Some grocery chains are trying paperless, or digital, coupons. Kroger Co. is partnering with Procter & Gamble Co. to offer paperless discounts for…

IBM unveils results of new retail loyalty survey

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — IBM unveiled a new survey of 19,000 U.S. consumers which found that across multiple retail segments, only 21 percent of consumers are advocates for…

ARTS releases SOA blueprint for retail

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The Association for Retail Technology Standards, the standards division of the National Retail Federation, announced the release of the SOA…

Wincor Nixdorf and DigitalPersona Partner for retail POS systems

January 13, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas - Wincor Nixdorf has formed a partnership with globally-recognized biometric authentication solutions provider DigitalPersona to set new…

NRF 2008 opens in New York

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation's 97th Annual Convention & Expo opened this morning at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Approximately 60…

Target and Screenvision added as OVAB members

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau has announced the addition of Target and Screenvision as members to the organization. Target is the…

Wincor Nixdorf bringing retail IT platform to the U.S.

January 10, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas — Wincor Nixdorf, supplier of IT solutions for the retail and banking industries, announced the U.S. introduction of its TP.net software…

Home Depot moving staff to days to improve customer service

January 10, 2008

Wall Street Journal: Home Depot Inc. plans to reassign overnight-shift employees to days at its lower volume stores, a change that puts more workers on the…

Kiosk made from organic waste coming to NRF

January 10, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Olea Inc., a designer and manufacturer of interactive self-service kiosks, announced it has produced a "green" kiosk that is made from an organic…

Is in-store TV an ad overload?

January 10, 2008

Promo Magazine: Networks like BordersTV and eckoTV have been cropping up in retail as marketers experiment with in-store video networks. About 630,000 TV…

Rent-A-Center signs with Diebold for cash recyclers

January 9, 2008

NORTH CANTON — Rent-A-Center, a rent-to-own company with more than 3,300 stores, has partnered with Diebold Inc. to install seven Diebold Express Cash…

Marketers experimenting with digital signage

January 9, 2008

Promo: Borders is not the only retailer discovering what behemoths like Wal-Mart already know: In-store TV is a smart way to talk to customers. The networks…

Celerant announces retail RFID solution

January 9, 2008

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Retail software provider Celerant Technology Corp. announced the release of RFID for POS, to be launched at the upcoming NRF Show at the…

IBM unveils new retail software architecture

January 9, 2008

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM announced the IBM Retail Integration Framework, an enterprise software architecture designed to help retailers accelerate the…

LaneHawk bottom-of-basket security tool now works with Windows

January 9, 2008

PASADENA, Calif. — Evolution Robotics Retail Inc. announced that its LaneHawk Visual Scanner solution to prevent bottom-of-basket (BOB) losses is now…

Loungewear retailers targeting tweens

January 9, 2008

Boston Globe: Abercrombie & Fitch will unveil its latest concept store later this month. Called Gilly Hicks Sydney, it's an intimate apparel store aimed…

Retail designers to converge at NRF DESiGN STUDiO

January 9, 2008

WASHINGTON — During NRF's BIG Show next week, attendees will be able to meet the people behind some of the world's most well-known retail store designs. The…