Bass Pro Shops, Walgreen's among retailers surpassing 1 million Facebook 'Likes'

June 2, 2011

Media Logic, an agency specializing in marketing for social media, released the May update to its Media Logic Retail Marketing Report. The latest installment…

Top 100: 42. Macy's

Feeling flush after a major restructuring effort and a stronger-than-expected 2010, the venerated department store expects to regain its investment grade…

Retail Case Study: Store Ops Analytics

This solution, featuring Cisco video surveillance integrated with SCOPIX Solutions data analytics and dashboard tools, helps a large sporting goods chain…

MarketLive offers merchants profile-driven remarketing suite

June 1, 2011

MarketLive Inc., an eCommerce software and solutions provider, has announced it will offer a remarketing suite built for the MarketLive eCommerce platform and…

Commentary: Merchants must be involved to make mobile payments a reality

For mobile payments to work, millions of payment devices in the field need to either be retrofitted or replaced with NFC capabilities.

SortPrice version 2.0 offers retailer-specific customization

June 1, 2011

Comparison search engine SortPrice.com today rolled out an updated version of its Store Application for Facebook. SortPrice’s Store Application 2.0 adds…

A Bulldog in Ferragamo

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Luxury retail chain Saks Fifth Avenue held its annual meeting June 1 and at the gathering – just as in every annual meeting since 2002 – it included a…

Price gouging: Is it possible?

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

There have been reports of price gouging on sales of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf with dealers charging $10,000 or more over the manufacturer's suggested…

Raymark acquires customer solutions provider Retaligent

May 31, 2011

Raymark, a retail software solutions company, has announced its acquisition of Retaligent Solutions Inc., a customer centricity solutions provider in the…

Multidev releases ecommerce back office solution

May 31, 2011

Multidev Technologies Inc., developers of fully-integrated ERP solutions for retail and wholesale, announced the release of its new software developed…

Audiobrain joins Red Chariot's retail collaborative

May 31, 2011

Red Chariot, a Minneapolis-based retail collaborative, has announced that Audiobrain, a sonic-branding firm, has joined the collaborative. Audiobrain's role is…

Kodak photo kiosks now connected to the social web

May 31, 2011

Eastman Kodak Co. recently announced that it has now introduced social network connectivity to the Kodak Picture Kiosk. With this new offering, consumers can…

Commentary: Why digital signage & mobility are the future of marketing

Multichannel marketing's future is in proximity marketing, combining digital signage and mobile tech.

NRF: Father's Day spending jumps considerably this year

May 30, 2011

Faced with tough budgeting decisions, consumers have put Father's Day on the back burner for years, but this year Americans seem intent on showering dad with…

CORESense partners with Social Candy to offer online shopping via Facebook

May 30, 2011

CORESense, an SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) provider of end-to-end ecommerce and retail software solutions, announced a partnership with Social Candy to provide…

Debenhams in talks with Sears to expand into U.S. market

May 30, 2011

According to The Telegraph, Debenhams, a department-store retailer operating in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, with franchise stores in other countries, is said…

Kroger offers $1 per gallon fuel discount to loyal shoppers

May 30, 2011

According to the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, the Kroger Co. is expanding its fuel discount program, in which regular shoppers can get up to a $1-per-gallon…

Create customer engagement through relevant assortment

Customer-first retailers approach product assortment as a form of storytelling.

New mobile coupon and loyalty programs announced by Street Savings

May 30, 2011

Mobile marketing company Street Savings announced two new closed-loop mobile couponing and loyalty rewards products — Street Savings Mobile Coupons and Mobile…

Retail Success in the Sunshine State

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

What makes a store a local favorite in Florida? Knowing the Florida customer and addressing her lifestyle needs is the answer to Bealls’ success in the…