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Consumer optimism inches upward
February 11, 2014
Consumer optimism about the economy continues to inch upward after bottoming out in October 2013, according the latest monthly NACS Consumer Fuels Survey that…
read nowShopgate acquires Magento e-commerce development team
February 10, 2014
Mobile commerce platform provider Shopgate has acquired MagCorp, a four-person team developing applications for open-source e-commerce platform Magento.
read nowGuitar Center adds pricing and assortment tool from 360pi
February 10, 2014
Price and product intelligence provider 360pi announced that Guitar Center has joined its list of retailer clients. Guitar Center offers a selection of musical…
read nowTicket Liquidator, Google Wallet in mobile promotion
February 10, 2014
Ticket Liquidator, an online marketplace for live entertainment events, has integrated Google Wallet into its website as a payment option.
read nowMichael's stores hosting live 'Pinterest parties'
February 10, 2014
Hometalk, a home and garden social network, has announced that its members will co-host Pinterest parties in 100 Michaels Stores nationwide on Feb. 16 from 1–…
read nowRedner's Markets installs exception reporting tech
February 10, 2014
Agilence Inc., a provider of cloud-based exception reporting solutions, announced that Redner’s Markets has deployed its Retail 20/20 to reduce shrink and…
read nowBitcoin regulation a certainty, but to what degree?
February 7, 2014
Rulings by the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network are revealing a developing picture of Bitcoin regulation in the United States. Last week…
read nowDSA announces first Symposium of the year, calls for Industry Excellence Award entries
February 7, 2014
The Digital Screenmedia Association has announced it is heading back to Dallas on April 8 and 9 for its first DSA Symposium of the year. The event is scheduled…
read nowNRF forecasts 4.1 percent increase in retail sales for 2014
February 7, 2014
The National Retail Federation released its 2014 economic forecast yesterday, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and…
read nowReport: Most companies that accept cards fail PCI standards
February 6, 2014
A new Verizon report has found that too many businesses, following their annual assessment for meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , fail…
read nowNGA certifies four vendors with 'CART Registered' status
February 6, 2014
The National Grocers Association has announced that four business solution providers have gained "CART Registered for NGA" status as offering benefits for…
read nowTarget puts EMV migration on fast track
February 5, 2014
This week, Target Corp. called for all stakeholders to take up the "shared responsibility" of payments security as it announced an accelerated timeline for its…
read nowTemkin Group accepting nominations for 2014 Customer Experience Vendor Excellence Awards
February 5, 2014
The Temkin Group has announced the opening of the nomination period for its 2014 Customer Experience Vendor Excellence Awards. These awards recognize the…
read nowShopRite grocery chain pilots in-aisle scanning app
February 5, 2014
ShopRite, a grocery chain with stores around Connecticut and New Jersey, has launched a pilot program to test the ShopRite Mobile Scan app, an in-aisle…
read nowInternational sales from US retailers to jump to $50B by 2020
February 5, 2014
Global strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants released a report today in collaboration with Google, entitled "The Global Retail e-mpire." The…
read nowCVS Caremark to stop selling tobacco products
February 5, 2014
CVS Caremark announced today that it will stop selling all tobacco products at its more than 7,600 locations by Oct. 1 of this year. It is the first major…
read nowSlyce acquires York U imaging tech for e-commerce
February 4, 2014
Visual search technology firm Slyce today announced that it has acquired a computer vision technology developed at York University that quickly analyzes and…
read nowNGA launches digital media center
February 4, 2014
The National Grocers Association has announced a new partnership with Media Solutions Corp. to launch the NGA Digital Media Center. According to the companies…
read nowGas customers evolve in how they shop for price
February 4, 2014
Price remains the dominant reason why consumers buy gas at a particular location, but how consumers shop for that price is shifting, according to the results…
read nowGallery Furniture to refund $7M to customers after Seattle Super Bowl win
February 4, 2014
Seattle's Super Bowl XLVIII win meant a great deal to more than 1,000 Houston families who purchased furniture from Gallery Furniture leading up to the game.
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