Device lets shoppers scan as they go

January 9, 2008

SouthCoastToday.com: A new way of grocery shopping has been introduced at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairhaven, Mass. It's called easySHOP. Customers carry…

Digital signs, original content coming to Wal-Mart Canada

January 8, 2008

LONDON, Ontario — EK3 Technologies Inc., a digital merchandising firm, has announced an original in-store program recently launched in Wal-Mart Canada stores.

Circuit City testing smaller stores

January 8, 2008

This Week in Consumer Electronics: Circuit City has seen the future of CE retailing, and it may very well be found in its new store format, The City. The…

Commentary: RFID and brand protection

January 8, 2008

Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility: In September 2007, Dole Fresh Vegetables issued a voluntary recall of salad mixes that might be…

AccuPOS earns Intuit Gold Developer status

January 7, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Attitude POSitive, provider of POS, inventory management and time clock software for the retail and hospitality industries, announced that its…

Stores use live DJs to lure shoppers

January 7, 2008

Marketplace: Department-store entertainment used to be a guy in a tuxedo tinkling the ivories. But with a stronger focus on young consumers, big retail shops…

Sears accused of violating fraud law

January 7, 2008

Reuters: Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers…

New NCR self-checkout can go anywhere in the store

January 6, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR announced a new solution that allows retailers who have deployed NCR FastLane self-checkout at the front of the store to extend it to…

Self Service Excellence Awards open for submissions

January 6, 2008

TRUMBULL, Conn. — KioskCom announced it is accepting entries for the 2008 Self Service Excellence Awards. Winners will be recognized at the Self Service…

NRF to focus on tech beyond the store

Show looks at relationship between retail, emerging technology.

NCR introduces contactless, mobile payment suite for retail

January 3, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless payment terminals for the point of sale. These solutions enable…

NCR introduces contactless, mobile payment suite for retail

January 3, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp., in partnership with ViVOtech, has introduced a suite of contactless payment terminals for the point of sale. These solutions enable…

Tommy Hilfiger Denim launches interactive storefront

January 2, 2008

LONDON — Customers at selected Tommy Hilfiger Denim stores can now join the Hilfiger Hall of Fame by adding their pictures to an interactive storefront…

Top source of retail shrink: employees

January 2, 2008

Progressive Grocer: Retailers suspect that their own employees are the main source of retail shrink, according to a new Retail Systems Research Benchmark…

Kroger, University of Cincinnati testing mobile payments

January 2, 2008

CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati announced the launch of a mobile payment program for UC Mobile student clients with merchants on the UC campus and in…

Mall of the Emirates wins 'Best Design and Innovation' award

January 2, 2008

Go Wealthy: Mall of the Emirates, the first shopping and leisure resort in Dubai, has been awarded the "Best Design and Innovation" award at the ICSC…

U.S. retail sales rise 14 percent after the holidays

January 2, 2008

Reuters: Post-holiday discounts and shoppers redeeming gift cards helped boost retail sales 14 percent for the last full week of December, according to data…

Forecast: RFID supply chain adoption not likely to boom in 2008

January 1, 2008

Modern Materials Handling: Think RFID is going to explode in the supply chain in 2008? Think again, suggests Michael J. Liard, research director for RFID…

M-commerce sites raise retail eyebrows

January 1, 2008

Internet Retailer: M-commerce sites and services are popping up, and many e-retailers and other e-commerce players such as comparison shopping sites are…

Major design buzzword for 2008: green

January 1, 2008

Furniture Today: People want things they wear and things they use now to look "green," no matter what color they are. In 2008, looking stylish means looking…