Brazil: Retail lessons from the land of beef

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

While in much of the world economies and retail are still in recovery mode, Brazil is a bull of an economy. Brazil is bold, brazen and the land of where "beef…

Commentary: Lessons learned from mystery shopping

Mystery shopping has helped c-stores protect their bottom lines by ensuring attentiveness to the shopper.

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 76: Ann Taylor

June 4, 2012

Fujifilm Australia exploring 3-D printing via photo kiosks

June 1, 2012

As the price of 3-D printing comes down, it may become more common in the consumer marketplace, and Fujifilm is looking at kiosks as one way to bring it to…

New retail solution supports Google's shopping experience

June 1, 2012

Mercent has released new and expanded software to help retailers drive sales and profits on the new Google Shopping program powered by Google Product Listing…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 77: Macy's

June 1, 2012

Mobile POS in the age of omni-channel

by John Kenney — SVP, Business Development, Stella Nova Technologies

Five years from now, the least likely place a transaction will be completed is at the cash wrap. In the past, customers and retailers have experienced a single…

3-D gaming technology to help grocer compete with Tesco, Amazon.com

May 31, 2012

Video game software that was first used to portray 3-D warriors and dungeons is now helping U.K. online grocer Ocado Group Plc compete with retail giants…

Grocers offering fresher produce via on-site greenhouses

May 31, 2012

BrightFarms LLC, a New York-based firm that creates greenhouses, said its first greenhouse built for a retail location — McCaffrey's Markets in Pennsylvania …

Modell's ups its online game with new e-commerce provider

May 31, 2012

Modell's Sporting Goods has chosen e-commerce provider Shopatron as the order management solution to deliver sports gear to fans via Modells.com. Modell's will…

Survey: Consumers using Pinterest to engage with retailers more than Facebook, Twitter

Good deals still the leading reason for visits, but deals and promos are losing their luster.

Mobile check-in kiosks to drive store sales

May 31, 2012

Software designer Solekai Systems has partnered with a mobile solutions start-up called Raging Mobile to develop a prototype for a mobile phone check-in kiosk…

Study: Consumers want choice of manned, self-service checkout

May 31, 2012

Consumers want a choice of service options with manned checkout (60 percent) and self-service (21 percent), according to a recent survey conducted by TNS on…

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 78: TJ Maxx

May 30, 2012

New BlueSnap solution helps online merchants offer 'high-margin commerce'

May 30, 2012

BlueSnap, a provider of Open Commerce technology and services has a collection of solutions to help merchants increase average revenue per sale and lifetime…

You had me at hello, but: What neuromarketing and Big Data miss

I'm a geek. I love big data and ferreting out patterns. Nothing fascinates me more than the burgeoning field of neuromarketing.

Retail Top 100 2012, No. 79: Dollar General

May 30, 2012

Coinstar testing photo kiosk

May 30, 2012

Coinstar is at it again. No longer satisfied with ruling the coin-counting and the DVD kiosk industries, it's been piloting several new kiosk projects…

MyDealerLot providing RFID technology for Mercedes-Benz USA

May 30, 2012

MyDealerLot is now part of the Mercedes-Benz USA Preferred Vendor Status Program to provide Automated Customer Recognition, Targeted Messaging and Asset…

NRF announces winners of 'This is Retail' (videos)

Nearly 1 million votes were cast during the contest.