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ShopRite grocery chain pilots in-aisle scanning app
February 5, 2014
ShopRite, a grocery chain with stores around Connecticut and New Jersey, has launched a pilot program to test the ShopRite Mobile Scan app, an in-aisle…
read nowInternational sales from US retailers to jump to $50B by 2020
February 5, 2014
Global strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants released a report today in collaboration with Google, entitled "The Global Retail e-mpire." The…
read nowCVS Caremark to stop selling tobacco products
February 5, 2014
CVS Caremark announced today that it will stop selling all tobacco products at its more than 7,600 locations by Oct. 1 of this year. It is the first major…
read nowSlyce acquires York U imaging tech for e-commerce
February 4, 2014
Visual search technology firm Slyce today announced that it has acquired a computer vision technology developed at York University that quickly analyzes and…
read nowNGA launches digital media center
February 4, 2014
The National Grocers Association has announced a new partnership with Media Solutions Corp. to launch the NGA Digital Media Center. According to the companies…
read nowGas customers evolve in how they shop for price
February 4, 2014
Price remains the dominant reason why consumers buy gas at a particular location, but how consumers shop for that price is shifting, according to the results…
read nowGallery Furniture to refund $7M to customers after Seattle Super Bowl win
February 4, 2014
Seattle's Super Bowl XLVIII win meant a great deal to more than 1,000 Houston families who purchased furniture from Gallery Furniture leading up to the game.
read nowCaribou Coffee installs larger-than-life Pinterest board at Mall of America
February 4, 2014
To celebrate the launch of its new Real Inspiration blend, Caribou Coffee has installed a 64-foot-tall "Living Pinterest Board" in the rotunda of the Mall of…
read nowKodak extends photo partnership with Bartell Drugs
February 4, 2014
Kodak Alaris announced that it has renewed a multi-year agreement with Bartell Drugs, the oldest family-run drug store chain in the nation. According to the…
read nowConsumers likely to be frugal for Valentine's Day
February 4, 2014
On the heels of a healthy yet modest holiday shopping season, cautious consumers aren't quite ready to splurge on Valentine's Day this year, continuing to keep…
read nowShoppers increasingly want in-store experience to mirror online
February 3, 2014
Even as online shopping continues to grow, more U.S. shoppers are planning to make purchases from physical stores, according to the results of the latest study…
read nowLexisNexis report says mobile fraud threats loom for retailers
February 3, 2014
As retailers increasingly look to mobile as a way to generate revenue, mobile fraud threats are affecting merchants to the tune of $283 for every $100 of…
read now89 percent of moms are regularly prompted by coupons to buy new food items
January 31, 2014
A study of more than 2,200 moms who primarily buy food for their family at supermarkets reveals that an overwhelming majority (89 percent) are regularly…
read nowBarix introduces next-gen in-store radio solution
January 31, 2014
In-store radio provider Barix has introduced SoundScape, a comprehensive solution to manage audio distribution over IP networks, offering a centralized…
read nowMindshare Technologies announces text analytics tool for customer comments, reviews
January 31, 2014
Mindshare Technologies, a provider of cloud-based Voice of the Customer (VoC) technologies, has announced the general availability of Comment Poster, a new…
read nowCard data from Target breach used in counterfeit card spending spree
January 30, 2014
A Mexican man and woman arrested early this week on charges of credit- and debit-card fraud were carrying 100 counterfeit cards striped with data stolen in the…
read nowUrban Outfitters selects TXT Integrated Retail Planning solution
January 30, 2014
Specialty retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. announced it has selected TXT MAPLE LAKE to support end-to-end retail planning across regions, brands and channels…
read nowAmazon to offer Kindle-based POS systems
January 30, 2014
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is looking at getting into the mobile POS business, by possibly providing brick-and-mortar retailers with in-store…
read nowGetlowfees.com launches online credit card processing marketplace for merchants
January 29, 2014
Get Low Fees LLC this week announced the launch of its new website, getlowfees.com. Intended to help business owners lower their credit card processing rates…
read nowModell's uses interactive tech to welcome Super Bowl fans to Times Square store
January 29, 2014
Tensator, provider of queue management and customer journey solutions, today announced that Modell's CEO Mitchell Modell is welcoming Super Bowl XLVIII fans to…
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