National Retail Federation Announces Reorganization

February 3, 2011

The National Retail Federation has announced changes to its organizational structure to achieve new priorities outlined in a strategic plan recently approved…

Buy.com launches social shopping platform

February 3, 2011

Buy.com said its ShopTogether Community is a platform that allows shoppers to "virtually" share shopping experiences in real-time.

RedPrairie aquires Escalate Retail

February 1, 2011

RedPrairie Corp., a productivity solutions provider, announced it has finalized the acquisition of Escalate Retail, a leading provider of all-channel commerce…

OpinionLab adds auto-translate feature to VOC platform

February 1, 2011

OpinionLab, developer of voice-of-customer (VOC) listening technologies, has unveiled a major enhancement to its feedback-translation tool, enabling companies…

Landaal, Poptech bringing quick-to-assemble POP displays to the U.S.

January 31, 2011

Landaal Packaging Systems has entered into a strategic international partnership to represent and manufacture Poptech’s patented corrugated merchandising…

Pexco unveils AisleSmart line of merchandising tools

January 31, 2011

Pexco, a manufacturer of point-of-purchase merchandising solutions, has introduced AisleSmart, a family of six products that meet strict criteria for labor…

RichRelevance unveils open-source retail personalization testing tool

January 31, 2011

RichRelevance, a provider of e-commerce personalization for retail, today introduced RecLab, a new open-source project designed to spur innovation in retail…

Big boxes add kiosks to help low-income Americans cash checks

January 31, 2011

Millions of low-income Americans who don't have bank accounts are finding an alternative to check-cashing stores at kiosks inside big-box retailers, according…

Certona Product Recommendations drove 1 percent of all Cyber Monday purchases

January 31, 2011

Tallying the numbers from a positive 2010 holiday shopping season, multi-channel personalization firm Certona reported more good news in its post-2010 holiday…

Kraft unveils mobile retail concept for Toblerone

January 25, 2011

According to The Moodie Report, Kraft Foods World Travel Retail has unveiled a new retail prototype for chocolate brand Toblerone.The flexible unit is flanked…

NFC developer Proxama acquires proximity-marketing company Hypertag

January 25, 2011

U.K.-based Proxama, a developer of mobile contactless payments and near field communications (NFC) technologies, announced earlier this week it has acquired…

Next gen iPhones, iPads to support NFC

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

January 24, 2011

According to Bloomberg, Apple Inc. will ship the next generation of its iPhones for AT&T Inc. and the iPad 2 with support for near-field communication…

JCPenney shutting down catalog operations

January 23, 2011

In an effort to "focus on its highest potential growth opportunities by reducing investment in areas of the business that no longer contribute meaningfully to…

Kwik Trip selects Radiant Systems technology for its convenience stores

January 23, 2011

Radiant Systems today announced a new agreement with Kwik Trip, a Wisconsin-based petroleum and convenience store retailer with 425 locations, to equip its…

Report: Consumer goods, apparel, electronics are top targets for retail RFID

January 18, 2011

Forty percent of 125 survey respondents said a pilot store is part of their RFID roll-out strategy, according to a study released by Aberdeen Group.

You are what you eat: Kiosk predicts favorite recipes based on consumers' looks

January 18, 2011

Ever wonder if your appearance screams chicken or fish? Now you can find out, at kiosks developed by Intel and Kraft. The grocery store kiosk scans a person's…

Usablenet enables PayPal Mobile Express Checkout

January 18, 2011

Usablenet today announced integration with PayPal's mobile payments product, Mobile Express Checkout, to enhance payment offerings on clients' mobile websites…

Checkpoint intros open EPC number management solution for apparel retailers

January 17, 2011

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a global supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry and its supply…

AisleBuyer, Alliance Companies announce partnership

January 17, 2011

AisleBuyer LLC, provider of mobile checkout solutions, announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Alliance Companies, a leading expert and…

NRF: Retailers learn about C-tailing from NCR (VIDEO)

January 16, 2011

NCR Corp representatives were at the National Retail Federation's Big Show last week in New York City to sell retailers on C-tailing, a solution that converges…