Foursquare and American Express

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

I think a new day may just be beginning for location-based social media. Late last week Foursquare announced a new partnership with American Express…

Federal Reserve issues final rule on Durbin Amendment

June 29, 2011

Yesterday, around 3:30 p.m., the Federal Reserve issued its final rule on the Durbin amendment. The rule fixes the price of debit interchange at 21 cents per…

Boomtownrack.com now offers local apparel shopping by neighborhood and zip code

June 29, 2011

Boomtownrack.com is a local online marketplace focusing specifically on independent apparel boutiques in the Chicago area. Boomtownrack.com uses location based…

The Gap to place first stores in North Africa

June 29, 2011

Gap Inc. announced it will open its first stores in Africa. The company will open a Gap store in Egypt in July and Gap and Banana Republic stores in Morocco in…

Dassault Systèmes announces new release of 3D design software

June 29, 2011

Dassault Systèmes announced it has made available Release 2012 of its Version 6 Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA). The new…

OpinionLab adds mobile, QR support to VOC program

June 28, 2011

OpinionLab, provider of voice-of-customer (VOC) listening technologies, has extended its mobile customer feedback tools to make it even easier for consumers to…

Beauty retailer Ulta to launch in-store men's boutiques

June 28, 2011

According to a Reuters story, discount beauty retailer Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc. announced it will be rolling out men's grooming boutiques inside…

US Airways suing for lower prices

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

A recent Miami Herald headline - "US Airways sues Sabre over pricing." According to the article US Airways isn't the only airline, American has a suit pending…

Meet the NuWallet

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Startup NuWallet is pushing a simple message to attract merchants and consumers.

Bicycle retailer Jenson USA selects Junction Solutions for multi-channel

June 27, 2011

Junction Solutions, a provider of vertical, market-specific on-premise and on-demand software applications and services for the multi-channel retail, food and…

Walgreens unveils web pickup service

June 27, 2011

Walgreens has combined the convenience of online shopping with its neighborhood stores by introducing its new Web Pickup service at locations throughout the…

Belk taps Oracle to transform its operations

June 27, 2011

Belk, the nation's largest privately owned mainline department store, has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising System to transform its business operations and…

Abe's of Maine integrates customer feedback with site search

June 26, 2011

SLI Systems announced today that online camera and electronics retailer Abe's of Maine has improved its e-commerce site usability by integrating customer…

Sunflower Farmers Market launches mobile shopping program

June 26, 2011

Grocery Shopping Network (GSN) announced the launch of a new mobile apps program for Sunflower Farmers Market. This new mobile shopping program is compatible…

Big Y Foods pioneers Groupon use for grocery marketing

Retailer says there is 'big power' in store-specific coupon deals.

Golden State Warriors re-launch online fan shop

June 23, 2011

Dreams, Inc., a technology driven, multichannel retailer focused on the licensed sports products industry, has partnered with the Golden State Warriors to…

Customer experience lessons from Red Bull

Here are four ways the energy drink brand uses unconventional thinking to stand apart from its competition.

ARTS announces release of new digital receipts standard

June 23, 2011

The National Retail Federation's Association for Retail Technology Standards today announced the release of Version 2 of its Digital Receipts standard. Digital…

Rocket Creative develops pop up store for South African brands

June 23, 2011

South African merchandising and display agency Rocket Creative recently worked with Mac Cosmetics, a division of Estee Lauder Group, to create a pop-up retail…

Best Buy to sublease space, shrink stores

June 23, 2011

Big box retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. is planning to sublease parts of its stores to smaller retailers, according to StreetInsider.com.