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ShopSavvy releases new, improved version of its mobile shopping app
November 16, 2011
Fresh off a round of $7 million in Series A funding, mobile shopping assistant ShopSavvy released an updated version of its popular app for both iOS and…
read nowStore employees balk at early Black Friday openings
November 15, 2011
Black Friday is quickly approaching as major retailers kick of the holiday shopping season earlier each year, hoping to be the first stop for Thanksgiving…
read nowThe Body Shop deploys RedPrairie solution to streamline operations
November 15, 2011
RedPrairie Corporation, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, today announced that The Body Shop has gone live with RedPrairie Execution…
read nowGift card kiosks going into 100 Malls
November 14, 2011
Self-Service Networks is deploying 100 of its GiftWise kiosks in 100 malls owned by General Growth Properties. The gift card-vending solutions will be up just…
read nowQR codes allowing customers to take surveys on mobile devices
November 14, 2011
Mindshare Technologies today announced the addition of its Quick Response (QR) code feature to the company's feedback management platform. The new QR code…
read nowSears changes strategies with hopes of overcoming low sales
November 14, 2011
Edward Lampert, chairman of Sears Holdings Corp., is changing everything about the department store that Americans have shopped since the 1890s.
read nowNRF: Consumer spending on discretionary categories boosts October retail sales
November 14, 2011
Led by discretionary purchases, October retail sales saw impressive growth across the board, an encouraging sign for retailers as the holiday season gets…
read nowRecycling kiosks give funding to vets
November 13, 2011
PepsiCo has made its second $500,000 donation to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), through its Dream Machine recycling kiosks.
read nowDrug Mart extends deal to carry Kodak kiosks
November 13, 2011
Eastman Kodak Company recently announced the renewal of its agreement with Ohio-based Discount Drug Mart Inc. to be the drug-chain's exclusive supplier of…
read nowRestoration Hardware makes big opening in Houston
November 13, 2011
Houston's Restoration Hardware Gallery in Highland Village opened its 14-foot doors Friday, revealing a European-flavored residential setting that looks more…
read nowHMV opens consumer technology store in London
November 13, 2011
HMV tech is now selling consumer technology products including Apple iPads and iPods, headphones, and a small selection of CDs, DVD/Blu-ray and games in its…
read nowWalmart buys mobile company built in Aussie garage
November 13, 2011
Walmart has bought Grabble, a mobile shopping technology start-up company created in an Australian garage.
read nowIBM launches improved self-checkout system
November 13, 2011
IBM has launched a checkout solution allowing retailers to provide customers with third-party products and services at checkout.
read nowNRF: Return fraud to cost retailers $3.5 billion this holiday season
November 9, 2011
While still a tremendous problem, fewer retailers are expecting return fraud rates to grow this holiday season, thanks in part to enhanced return policies and…
read nowMICROS launches mobile POS
November 8, 2011
MICROS-Retail, a division of MICROS Systems, Inc., and a provider of retail technology for the specialty and general merchandise retail industry, has announced…
read nowHFA and Retail Radio announce licensing arrangement for in-store music
November 8, 2011
The Harry Fox Agency Inc. (HFA), provider of rights management, licensing and royalty services for the music industry, and Retail Radio, one of the fastest…
read nowU.S. households plan to spend an average of $497 this holiday season
November 8, 2011
U.S. households are expected to spend an average of $497 on gifts this holiday season, The Conference Board reports today. Only 7 percent of consumers said…
read nowGap mobile coupon program now to include Banana Republic, Old Navy brands
November 8, 2011
Retailer Gap Inc. said it will be expanding its Gap Mobile4U program to include its other brands Banana Republic (BR mobile 4U) and Old Navy (Old Navy 4U).
read nowOld Navy joins location-based shopping app shopkick
November 8, 2011
Today shopkick, the location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers for walking into stores, announced Old Navy has joined its Partner Alliance. According to…
read nowSurvey: Retailer digital marketing spending to increase across all channels in 2012
November 7, 2011
While traditional digital channels such as search and email continue to dominate retailer marketing spending, social and mobile channels are growing in…
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