Survey: Kohl's is America's favorite fashion retailer

November 7, 2011

Kohl's is the nation's favorite fashion retail chain, according to an annual consumer survey conducted by Market Force Information, a provider of customer…

Young America short-term rewards result in 10 percent sales lift

November 7, 2011

Loyalty programs that are structured like promotions may generate significant short-term sales lift, according to Young America, an incentive marketing firm.

Best Buy grows its business IT services with acquisition of mindSHIFT

November 7, 2011

Best Buy announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire mindSHIFT Technologies Inc., a managed service provider (MSP) for small and mid-sized…

Big Y selects AisleBuyer mobile shopping platform

November 7, 2011

Big Y Foods, Inc. and AisleBuyer LLC have announced a partnership to provide Big Y's customers with a mobile application for iPhone and Android devices that…

Sir Richard Branson backs Square with multimillion dollar investment

November 7, 2011

Sir Richard Branson of Virgin fame announced via his Twitter feed that he's investing in mobile payment start-up Square.

Coupon Express expanding despite loss of funding

November 6, 2011

Coupon Express today announced a number of recent corporate updates as a follow up to last week's announcement of the closing of key funding.

Target giving free shipping to its cardholders

November 6, 2011

Target today announced that it is giving free shipping for all orders placed at Target.com when shoppers use their branded REDcard. The company also announced…

Apple reopens in Big Apple

November 3, 2011

Apple's highest-profile store in New York is open today after a five-month remodel.

Study: Annoying music drives customers away

November 3, 2011

Half of Britain's shoppers have left a store because they were annoyed by the music, according to a study by Immedia Plc, a company that develops music…

Data analytics start-up receives $5.8M investment

November 3, 2011

Euclid Elements' data analytics platform is now publically available to retailers and merchants at euclidelements.com.

Blockbuster Express kiosks to increase prices

November 3, 2011

NCR Corp.'s Blockbuster Express is doubling the price of some of its movies to $2 effective Nov. 8, following similar moves by redbox and Netflix.

FDM launches DVD kiosks

November 3, 2011

Freestyle Digital Media is launching its new platform for digital distribution, cable and video-on-demand.

Reflect, CBS Outernet to present at CETW

November 3, 2011

Reflect, the a rich media solution provider that delivers customer experiences through technology and integrated services, and CBS Outernet, an outdoor media…

Baynote, TouchCommerce partner to personalize consumer engagement

November 2, 2011

Baynote, a provider of e-commerce personalization solutions, and TouchCommerce, a conversion marketing solutions provider, have partnered to personalize online…

HP debuts mobile POS solution

November 2, 2011

HP has launched a mobile point-of-sale solution for retailers. The HP Retail Mobile Point-of-Sale Case attaches to the HP Slate 2 Tablet PC, adding an…

Mobile shopping assistant ShopSavvy secures $7M in series A funding

November 2, 2011

"Shopping assistant" ShopSavvy announced it has received $7 million in Series A funding led by Facebook co-founder and investor Eduardo Saverin. Along with the…

Middle Eastern telecommunications Co launches bill-pay kiosks

November 2, 2011

Zain Bahrain, a telecommunications operator in the Middle East, has now added self-service payment solutions company Sadad to its roster of customer service…

Amazon opens Kindle Owners' Lending Library

by James Bickers

November 2, 2011

Amazon's quest to make its Kindle the "one media device to rule them all" got a little bit more aggressive today: It opened its Kindle Owners' Lending Library…

Transition-driven marketing should be done at local level

November 1, 2011

Cardlytics is deploying transaction-marketing specialists nationwide to work directly with leading local retailers.

Adidas installs virtual footwear wall

October 31, 2011

Adidas has installed a virtual footwear wall at its flagship London store, according to a story published on Fashion United.