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Study: Consumers easily fooled by discounts, freebies
July 2, 2012
Math is hard; just ask the numerous shoppers who struggled with fractions in a study recently completed at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of…
read nowControlCase authorized to certify PCI Compliance
June 29, 2012
ControlCase, a PCI-compliance company headquartered in McLean, Va., recently received authorization to validate the full range of payment applications and…
read nowDick's launches retail catalog via app
June 29, 2012
Dick's Sporting Goods has released 2012 Football, a Digital Publishing Suite app for the iPad that is basically a retail catalog selling football cleats…
read nowRetail trade organizations voice concern over health care ruling
June 29, 2012
Retail stocks deepened their loss on Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, according to Christine Pollack…
read nowRCE Podcast episode 2: ACA upheld, nude grocery shopping and Obama's gift registry
June 29, 2012
The National Retail Federation reacted very strongly to yesterday's Supreme Court decision to uphold the legislation commonly known as "Obamacare," and our…
read nowGoogle unveils 'Save-to-Wallet'
June 29, 2012
Internet search giant Google has unveiled a new "Save-To-Wallet" API for the Google Wallet at its I/O conference in San Francisco, according to NFCworld.com.
read nowVirgin Mobile opening first retail stores
June 28, 2012
Sprint Nextel's Virgin Mobile, the pay-as-you-go carrier, is opening its first 10 retail stores tomorrow in Chicago, becoming the second U.S. prepaid service…
read nowNew technology brings 'ease of online shopping' to brick-and-mortar stores
June 27, 2012
A new product to enable interactive cross-selling via iPads in retail stores is now available from software company LightSpeed. The solution will arm retailers…
read nowMokiTouch creates Android kiosks with remote management
June 27, 2012
The trend of transforming tablets into kiosks and digital signs seems to be hotter than ever, a fact not lost on MokiMobility, a provider of cloud-based mobile…
read nowDevice cuts cost of running iPad POS solutions
June 27, 2012
Business owners can now run their iPad POS systems without additional Internet connection hardware or wiring with the launch of Revel Systems' new Router. The…
read nowStudy: Background noise inspires innovative purchases
June 26, 2012
A new study shows that moderate background noise may inspire consumers to buy more innovative products.
read nowRedbox closes deal to buy NCR's DVD kiosks
June 26, 2012
Coinstar's Redbox has completed the acquisition of NCR's DVD kiosk business, including DVD kiosks, DVD inventory, intellectual property and certain retailer…
read nowGroupon pushing deals with street-side touchscreens
June 26, 2012
Groupon is hoping the multitouch displays it's deploying in Chicago this week will entice passersby to purchase deals. The Chicago-based deal company partnered…
read nowSupermarket offers free groceries ... if you shop nude
June 25, 2012
Bumping into an old friend at a grocery store is always awkward, but now imagine if you were both naked. That was a likely scenario last week at Priss, a new…
read nowObama campaign uses gift registry to raise funds
June 25, 2012
Consumers no longer just register for baby showers and weddings — they're also making lists for their birthday and graduation gifts. So why shouldn't…
read nowPlans for Amazon retail store moving ahead
June 25, 2012
Amazon's new retail store in Seattle, where the company is based, will be on the ground retail level in one of the three towers its constructing, according to…
read nowHome Depot happy with decision to give employees mobile devices
June 22, 2012
Home Depot's Jennifer Smith discussed Wednesday at Motorola's product launch in New York City the success of the retailer's mobile device deployment.
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