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IBM unveils back-to-school online shopping numbers
September 8, 2014
Overall, U.S. retail online sales for August were up more than 11 percent as compared to the same period last year.
read nowNearly a quarter of shoppers choose to go to a competitor due to dissatisfaction with their retail experience
September 8, 2014
46 percent of shoppers who have unsatisfactory retail experiences do not let the retailer know and almost a quarter of these opt to shop at a competitor when…
read nowMobile payments must be relevant, useful, study confirms
September 5, 2014
Young adults are especially interested in wearable mobile technologies that they can use for banking and making payments.
read nowStaples updates its omnichannel experience
September 4, 2014
The enhancements include the ability to buy products online and pick them up in-store within hours; an easier way to pay online via Visa Checkout; new in-store…
read nowMCX reveals its mobile payments network, CurrentC
September 4, 2014
CurrentC has been launched in private pilot mode in select locations across the country. The private pilot will expand through 2014, with regional and national…
read nowStudy: Prepaid card users highly likely to adopt mobile payments
September 4, 2014
The greater the number of features -- such as mobile payments -- associated with a card, the greater the likelihood of customer retention.
read nowTalbots selects Mi9 Retail merchandising solution
September 2, 2014
Software provider Mi9 Retail has announced that Talbots has selected Mi9 BI, Mi9 Merchant, and Sales Audit with Loss Prevention software products to replace…
read nowTarget also adding shopping via Instagram
August 29, 2014
Just days after Nordstrom announced that it was partnering with Curalate to allow its customers to shop via the social network Instagram, Target announced that…
read nowHome Depot names new CEO, continues shift to e-commerce
August 27, 2014
Home Depot Inc. recently named longtime company executive Craig Menear as its new CEO, effective Nov. 1, according to The Wall Street Journal.
read nowSquare updates Cash app; seeks more funding
August 27, 2014
Users can now send funds via text or email as company redesigns service with better transaction notifications.
read nowNordstrom adds Instagram shopping
August 26, 2014
Nordstrom Inc. announced that it is partnering with Curalate as the first company to launch Like2Buy, a platform that it says will enable a more seamless…
read nowFreedomPay unveils PCI-certified P2PE tech for merchants
August 26, 2014
Commerce platform FreedomPay has unveiled what it says is North America’s first PCI certified fully functional, point-to-point encryption payment technology as…
read nowArtisan expands mobile marketing automation capabilities
August 26, 2014
Mobile marketing firm Artisan has announced the availability of in-app messaging capabilities, which it says are integrated into its Mobile Experience…
read nowAmazon acquiring streaming service Twitch
August 26, 2014
In July, more than 55 million unique visitors viewed more than 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch produced by more than 1 million broadcasters, including…
read nowAOPEN showcases digital signage at Gen2 Australian Retail Lab
August 26, 2014
Digital signage specialist AOPEN Inc. is opening a multimillion-dollar lab in Melbourne aimed at showcasing "the future of shopping and retail technology, from…
read nowCompanies partner to expand WordPress e-commerce capabilities
August 22, 2014
WooThemes and 2Checkout collaborate to offer online payment technology in nearly 200 countries to accept payments in 26 currencies.
read nowDiane von Furstenberg testing 'clickable/actionable' videos on Facebook
August 21, 2014
The shopping-via-video experience allows customers to make a purchase by clicking on individual items within the video.
read nowTyco updates retail RFID tools
August 21, 2014
The new features enable retailers to maximize existing investments in iOS devices for RFID inventory transactions and to support in-store mobility strategies.
read nowChannelAdvisor publishes new Multichannel E-Commerce Study
August 20, 2014
Study finds that 90 percent of retailers surveyed are selling on marketplaces, 64 percent are using digital marketing.
read nowBack-to-school shoppers still wrapping up shopping lists
August 20, 2014
Coupon usage is growing among back-to-school and college shoppers.
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