Digital signage increases revenue by 50 percent for Virgin

November 11, 2008

LAS VEGAS — Epson, a supplier of value-added point of sale (POS) solutions, announced that Virgin Megastores, its showcase customer, has recapped the results…

Escalate integrates with Where 2 Get It for 'buy anywhere, fulfill anywhere' retail

November 11, 2008

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Where 2 Get It announced its partnership with Escalate Retail, a company that offers software that simplifies the challenge of cross-channel…

Amazon sending daily deals to mobile phones, with instant-buy feature

November 11, 2008

SEATTLE — Amazon.com announced it is now allowing customers to sign up to receive its "Daily Deal" offers via SMS.

Samsung releases 2,000-nit 70-inch high-brightness LCD

November 11, 2008

NEW YORK — Samsung Electronics Co., a provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs), announced that it has developed a 70-inch diagonal…

Thomson bringing interactive merchandising to ISME

November 9, 2008

LAS VEGAS — Thomson's Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN), provider of digital media solutions at retail, announced details of a new interactive multi-product…

One-fifth of online retailers offer a mobile microsite

November 9, 2008

The Retail Bulletin: A fifth of online retailers have used mobile microsites to push specific promotions, according to new research by mobile marketing agency…

FutureVision Gallery coming to In-Store Marketing Expo

November 9, 2008

DALLAS, Texas — Reflect Systems, a provider of digital signage software and services, will present new capabilities for interactivity and rich-media user…

Study: Multi-channel marketing drives new sales

November 6, 2008

LONDON — Hybris, a vendor of multi-channel commerce and communication software, announced research carried out at its e-Commerce Summit in Switzerland which…

Kraft reinventing the cheese aisle

November 5, 2008

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Display Boys, a full-service, premium retail display specialist, is partnering with Kraft Foods to reinvent the cheese aisle. The…

VeriFone launches contactless pinpad for self-service POS

November 5, 2008

PARIS — VeriFone Holdings, Inc., has introduced a contactless version of its popular PINpad 1000SE, further expanding the industry's broadest line of…

HANDS-ON VIDEO: Amazon Windowshop

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 5, 2008

NFC mobile phone payments come to Latin America

November 4, 2008

PARIS — Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech announced that its provisioning software for Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments is being used in the first…

Study: Electronics retail gets high marks for customer satisfaction

November 3, 2008

ARLINGTON, Va. — Consumers are very satisfied when shopping online and at traditional retail outlets for consumer electronics, according to new data from the…

National Grocers Association endorses Pan-Oston tech

November 2, 2008

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Pan-Oston, a designer, developer and manufacturer of retail checkout products, including lanes, counters and self-checkout solutions, as…

Hardware chain adds customer behavior analytics from Quantivo

November 2, 2008

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Quantivo, a provider of customer behavior analytics technology, announced that Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) has deployed Quantivo Retail…

Helius releases PowerPoint plug-in for digital signage content

November 2, 2008

LINDON, Utah — Helius, a Hughes company, announced the availability of MediaAuthor 2.0, a software application that works as a plug-in to Microsoft PowerPoint…

COVER: Telling the story with color

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 2, 2008

Designer and television host Christopher Lowell on how retail design and the colors it uses communicate a narrative and build a shopping experience.

Top five tools retailers need to survive

November 2, 2008

Think good service is the surefire way to customer satisfaction? It is - but the rules are changing to include far more than 'may I help you?'

Leveraging loyalty

November 2, 2008

Key ways you can use data to create an unforgettable experience

Editor's letter: Give the people what they want

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 2, 2008

Our editor ponders the phenomenon of "crowdsourcing"