Gestural-interactive digital signage interacts with shoppers (Video)

STRATACACHE's new gestural-interactive solution lets customers dance with your digital signage.

Retailers on trend with mobile technology

March 19, 2012

Retailers are following the old adage of "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" when it comes to mobile technology. Instead of fighting it, they are arming their…

The dangers of competitive pricing intelligence

by Dale Furtwengler — President, Furtwengler & Associates, P.C.

Many businesses, particularly larger businesses, feel that competitive pricing intelligence is essential to their success. Is that true? Or will their…

Biometrics makes tanning quick, easy at NY salon

March 19, 2012

Customers of Zoom Tan, a tanning salon chain in New York and Florida, can pay for sessions and sign in with a touch of a finger now that the salon has…

Frank Mayer, Mizuno come out swinging with new modular displays

March 16, 2012

Frank Mayer & Associates has teamed up with Mizuno to design and produce a line of modular sporting goods displays to showcase their products. The displays…

GlobalShop 2012: Vislogix intros EZ Touch Window

Vislogix discusses its EZ Touch Window, a transparent solution that can be put on any existing glass, including a window, allowing patrons outside to interact…

GlobalShop2012: Gesture Interactive digital sign

At GlobalShop 2012 in Las Vegas, STRATACACHE CEO Chris Riegel demonstrates the company’s new Gesture Interactive digital solution that gives retailers a way…

PayPal Here to Square Mobile Payments: 'It's on!'

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

First the square, now the triangle. Which will corner the mobile payments market?

Digital payments: Can't generate loyalty without making change

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Remember the quaint old days when retail competition merely meant vying for a portion of the consumer's wallet? Well today that competition is literally over…

Are independent hardware stores ready for a comeback?

by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor

Do you remember being at a bowling alley or supermarket and seeing the old claw game? The one where you navigate the joystick in hopes of manipulating the claw…

Is Klout the new credit score?

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

Celebrities have long been known to receive special treatment. The best seats in the house, front of the line access to the hippest clubs and healthy discounts…

Deadline for NRF 'This is Retail' video contest is Friday

March 15, 2012

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is hoping its video contest will spark interest in the retail industry, which supports one in four American jobs.

Museums increasing branding with upscale stores

March 15, 2012

The gift shop inside New York's Museum of Arts and Design feels more like a trendy place to shop than a museum store, thanks to Franci Sagar's creativity…

Video game retailers merge to dominate Canadian market

March 15, 2012

Play N Trade, the world's largest video game retail franchisor, is expanding in Canada through a merger with Canadian-based Dimensions Games Corporation.

Why timeliness and responsiveness are crucial for retail

The best time for anything is the time that is best for the customer.

GlobalShop 2012: Kiosk recognizes age, gender

Alan Foshay, vice president of business development for Rapid Displays, discusses the company's debut of its new intelligent shopper recognition software…

GlobalShop 2012: DSA|Phototech launches LCD Digital Bundle

Tom Hernandez, the digital media marketing director for DSA|Phototech, chats about the company's new bundled digital signage solutions designed for easy…

Follow-up for success

by Doug Fleener — President and Managing Partner, Dynamic Experiences Group, LLC

A few years ago I presented a seminar to around one hundred retailers. These people run stores whose products have a fairly high price point; they often offer…

Gap's marketing strategy may be a mistake

March 14, 2012

Gap, which successfully marketed to young adults in the 1990s with classic khakis and swing-dancing ads, is hoping that demographic will again buy into its…

Nielsen: Shoppers prefer mobile web over apps

March 14, 2012

Retail websites are more popular than retail apps, according to a recent Nielsen survey, but no matter how consumers prefer to reach their favorite online…