eBay and PayPal take out their digital wallet

by James Wester

eBay and PayPal revealed their mobile payments plan to analysts and investors.

Survey: Majority of consumers resist registering online, prefer social sign-in

75 percent of consumers will alter behavior when faced with traditional website registration.

Vivid digital signage network expands into Atlanta metro

February 9, 2011

Ohio-based digital signage franchisor Vivid Digital Concepts announced today the opening of a new digital signage advertising network in the Atlanta…

Cellfire introduces location-driven grocery coupons

February 8, 2011

Cellfire Inc. has announced a partnership with Location Labs, a provider of mobile location-as-a-service infrastructure and applications, for its Store Alerts…

A missed opportunity to add loyalty value?

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

At COLLOQUY, we regularly discuss the benefits of using loyalty program data to improve customer relationships and targeted customer communication. But can a…

Report: Airports to lead the way in global retail recovery

February 7, 2011

Retail sales at the world's airports are taking off.

Scala digital signage enhances first HP store in Canada

February 7, 2011

Scala and 10net Managed Solutions today announced the successful installation of their innovative digital signage solution at the first HP Store in Canada…

Creative Realities releases "2011's Critical Five: Top Digital Strategies for Revolutionizing the In-Store Experience"

February 7, 2011

Creative Realities, a digital brand-experience company that has helped major brands bridge the physical and virtual worlds of digital marketing, has released…

Are Apple Stores eliminating boxed software?

February 7, 2011

Apple's App Store has been an overwhelming success by anybody's standard, recently surpassing the 10 billion download mark. But does that success spell the end…

JCPenney stores display online products via kiosks

February 7, 2011

JCPenney is helping customers find more products with its "Find More" technology throughout 120 of its stores.

Mobile Monday: Abercrombie & Fitch app

The A&F iOS app comes up short in a critical area: Actually selling product.

Prime drivers for item-level RFID tagging: footwear and fashion

February 6, 2011

RFID item-level tagging (ILT) is being deployed very rapidly in apparel and footwear markets because of its acceptance by major retailers. Macy's, JCPenney…

Penetration pricing: Good strategy or self-inflicted wound?

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

Penetration pricing is a strategy in which a company offers lower prices to garner market share. Is this a viable strategy? If so, when will it work?To answer…

National Retail Federation Announces Reorganization

February 3, 2011

The National Retail Federation has announced changes to its organizational structure to achieve new priorities outlined in a strategic plan recently approved…

Buy.com launches social shopping platform

February 3, 2011

Buy.com said its ShopTogether Community is a platform that allows shoppers to "virtually" share shopping experiences in real-time.

Tune in, turn on: Best Buy's new in-store digital signage ad network

Industry vets Paul Flanigan and Ken Goldberg co-wrote this commentary on a potential game changer for retail DOOH.

Don’t Discount the Effects of Snow

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Much of the country is buried under snow banks. America's retailers, meanwhile, are trying to dig out from a pile of inventory.

RedPrairie aquires Escalate Retail

February 1, 2011

RedPrairie Corp., a productivity solutions provider, announced it has finalized the acquisition of Escalate Retail, a leading provider of all-channel commerce…

OpinionLab adds auto-translate feature to VOC platform

February 1, 2011

OpinionLab, developer of voice-of-customer (VOC) listening technologies, has unveiled a major enhancement to its feedback-translation tool, enabling companies…

Retail Exec Q&A: Steve Swasey of Netflix

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The entertainment giant discusses streaming media, and its plans for a DVD-free future.