Digital Signage Today publishes guide to digital signage ROI

March 26, 2012

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Digital Signage Today, the daily news and information portal devoted to the digital signage industry, has just published the 2012 edition of…

Best Buy kiosks landing soon in Toronto airport

March 26, 2012

Best Buy Canada is deploying six Best Buy Express kiosks Friday at Toronto Pearson International Airport in both terminals this month with plans for expansion…

MODIA partners with Apple

March 26, 2012

MODIA Home Theater Store is now officially an Apple Authorized Reseller and will feature Apple products in its seven MODIA Home Theater Stores located in…

CETW 2012: A sneak peek of what's on display

CETW rolls into the city by the bay this week, showcasing kiosks, digital signage and customer-engaging tech.

Will poster shopping change the face of retail?

March 23, 2012

Since Tesco's poster retail experiment in a Korean subway station last June, the idea of using QR codes and NFC tags to let consumers make purchases from…

NRF 2012: Tools to get more from the retail floor

SMS (Store Management System) believes retailers overestimate floor traffic and the percent of it they sell. Analytics and resulting strategies can increase…

J.Crew launching global e-commerce site

March 22, 2012

J.Crew is expanding its international distribution from 29 to 107 countries, reaching customers throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South…

Gamers must shop Walmart for full Angry Birds Space experience

March 22, 2012

Players of the newest Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Space, must go through Walmart to unlock the game's first round of bonus content, according to a story on…

Undressing an online loyalty trend

by Phaedra Hise — Senior Editor, COLLOQUY

Flash-sales online retailer Gilt recently announced that it would be offering discounts based on users' Klout scores. It's all very sexy, using online media to…

Neiman Marcus targeting China

March 22, 2012

Neiman Marcus is moving into China's fast-growing luxury retail market via the Web, according to a story on Reuters.

For retail, honesty is the only policy

Misleading customers leads to far worse problems than telling them something unpleasant they need to hear right now.

Angry Birds crashing into retail shelves

March 21, 2012

Angry Birds will be flying to retail shelves nationwide, now that the game’s creator Rovio has partnered with a major U.S. retail chain to put its branded…

Holographic Greeter taking POP advertising to next level

March 21, 2012

Owners of big-box to mom-and-pop stores understand the value of having a location or display that stands out in the crowd of saturated advertising messages.

Coinstar counting on new kiosk concepts to expand footprint

Movie rentals and coin counting aren't the only markets Coinstar hopes to dominate.

NRF: Easter sales to exceed $16 billion

March 20, 2012

Americans will shell out an average of $145.28 on everything from apparel and candy to food and decorations this year, up 11 percent from $131.04 last year…

Starbucks opens store built from shipping containers

March 20, 2012

Starbucks has opened a drive-thru location built out of recycled shipping containers. The store opened in December in Tukwila, Wash., and features four…

Amazon buying Kiva Systems for $775 M

March 20, 2012

Amazon.com Inc. is buying logistics technology company Kiva Systems Inc. for about $775 million in cash, according to a story on MarketWatch.

Walmart customers now shopping Amazon.com

March 20, 2012

Although most of Walmart’s customers were latecomers to online shopping, they are now trolling for deals at Amazon.com and putting pressure on the retail giant…

Smart Stickers rolled out with NFC technology

March 20, 2012

Smart Poster Ltd. this week launched Smart Stickers featuring NFC technology, doubling the company's NFC product offering following the launch of the…

Harrods store windows using transparent digital signage

March 20, 2012

U.K. retailer Harrods, in partnership with Crystal Display Systems Limited, has announced what Crystal Displays said may be "the first major window display…