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Fairfield University professor delves into 'acquisitive buying behavior'
December 10, 2013
Most people have a "Santa Claus moment" this time of year, when they're knee deep into the "physical hunt" of shopping and "boasting" about nabbing that good…
read nowWalls + Forms introduces wireless retail kiosk
December 10, 2013
Walls + Forms, Inc. announced that it now has a wireless retail kiosk that is designed for cell phone and accessories display. Interchangeable units allow…
read nowJeopardy-winning computer Watson coming to retail apps
December 10, 2013
Watson, the IBM supercomputer that beat the two winningest Jeopardy contestants at their own game in 2011 is headed to your smartphone.
read nowMeet the new and improved Square card reader
December 9, 2013
Square has launched the latest version of its mobile card reader, which it said performs better, is more accurate and uses less power than previous versions.
read nowEarly store openings jumpstart retail holiday spending
December 6, 2013
First Data Corporation, a provider of payments-processing and electronic-commerce solutions, has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for…
read nowNRF: Holiday return fraud will cost $3.4B
December 6, 2013
As one of the most serious, but often most misunderstood, retail loss prevention issues, return fraud costs retailers billions of dollars every year. According…
read nowApple Stores turning on iBeacons today
December 6, 2013
Earlier this week, The Associated Press got a demonstration of how Apple is going to use its iBeacon technology inside its retail stores. Those iBeacons are…
read nowLamborghini dealership accepts Bitcoin for car purchase
December 5, 2013
In what might lend a small bit of legitimacy to the controversial digital payment scheme, a Lamborghini dealership in Costa Mesa, Calif. announced yesterday…
read nowRobert Reich: Holiday bargains are hurting the country
December 5, 2013
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and prolific author and filmmaker, has written a blog post in which he suggests the great…
read nowNRF applauds 'patent troll act'
December 5, 2013
The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President David French on House passage of H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act…
read nowNew report reveals frustrations of older shoppers
December 5, 2013
The latest report from Shoppercentric, an independent agency specializing in shopper research, has been launched today. The research entitled: "WindowOn…The…
read nowFood Lion unveils new store format
December 4, 2013
Food Lion is unveiling its new store format today at the grand reopening of its Union Street store in Concord, N.C. According to a press release, the format…
read nowMasterCard says electronics retailers were smart to open on Thanksgiving
December 4, 2013
In a blog post today, MasterCard announced that electronics retailers enjoyed a triple-digit increase in sale on Thanksgiving Day over last year. The post…
read nowAmerican Eagle, The Gap, TopShop ranked top mobile fashion retail apps
December 4, 2013
Plastic Mobile, a mobile marketing agency, announced today the findings from its new Mobile X Retail App Report, where a team of mobile experts examined the…
read nowUS holiday e-commerce projected to rise 15% this year
December 4, 2013
Retail consultancy eMarketer has released its forecasts for this holiday season for both the U.S. and the U.K.
read nowLUX Beauty Boutique rolls out in-aisle checkout app
December 4, 2013
Toronto-based company Digital Retail Apps announced the roll-out of its mobile app SelfPay at LUX Beauty Boutique in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With SelfPay…
read nowSurvey: 77% of shoppers likely to purchase at least 1 digital gift card this holiday season
December 4, 2013
InComm, a prepaid product and transaction services company, has released research highlighting consumer shopping trends for purchasing digital and physical…
read nowVisa releases holiday online spend data, infographic
December 3, 2013
Visa has today released its e-commerce sales data from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. According to the company, e-commerce sales from all U.S. devices…
read nowTarget Canada's French-only self-checkouts cause controversy
December 3, 2013
A Target shopper in Montreal has called attention to the apparent lack of English on the retailer's self-checkout kiosks.
read nowFormer Sears CEO gives holiday predictions
December 3, 2013
Former Sears Canada chairman and CEO Mark Cohen, currently a professor at Columbia Business School, has released a set of predictions for the retail industry…
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