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Univ. of Arkansas researchers develop risk assessment tool for mobile POS
December 17, 2013
The researchers studied 26 different retail scenarios and found that there is no "one size fits all" system.
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Selfridges takes product photography operation in-house
December 17, 2013
Selfridges has taken its entire online photography operation in-house to improve customer experience and boost the efficiency of its imaging process, the…
read nowHalf of holiday shoppers plan to wrap up lists online, highest in NRF survey history
December 17, 2013
According to NRF's latest holiday survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, nearly half (49.9 percent) of holiday shoppers indicate they plan to do…
read nowGoogle Shopping exec on Diane von Furstenberg, using Hangouts for online retailing
December 16, 2013
At the recent launch event for the fourth-annual PSFK Future of Retail Report, Laura Jones, product marketing manager for Google Shopping, spoke about a recent…
read nowRetail haggling is making a comeback
December 16, 2013
NBC News reports that this holiday season, retailers are seeing the return of a practice once mainly relegated to single-location stores, flea markets and…
read nowStudy says 'Internet of Things' installed base will grow to 26 billion units by 2020
December 16, 2013
The Internet of Things, which excludes PCs, tablets and smartphones, will grow to 26 billion units installed in 2020, representing an almost 30-fold increase…
read nowBritish jeweler Beaverbrooks launches new e-commerce site
December 16, 2013
Hybris software, an SAP company, has announced that U.K. high-street jeweler Beaverbrooks has launched its new e-commerce website, www.beaverbrooks.co.uk…
read nowSymphony EYC expands Click & Collect tool
December 16, 2013
Retail software provider Symphony EYC has announced Symphony EYC Click & Collect, a comprehensive offering that the company said provides flexible…
read nowWith clock ticking, retailers and consumers prepare for a very big holiday shopping weekend
December 13, 2013
According to the National Retail Federation's latest holiday survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, as of Dec. 9, the average holiday shopper…
read nowNew York City WIRED store displays Fiserv's mPOS solution
December 13, 2013
This Christmas holiday season, shoppers visiting WIRED magazine's ninth annual WIRED store in New York City will be able to experience Fiserv's SpotPay mPOS…
read nowStaten Island mall shames shoplifters with display tech
December 13, 2013
Shoplifters convicted of committing crimes within the Staten Island Mall now have a consequence beyond fines and jail time — public shaming.
read nowNovember SpendTrend analysis shows hike in prepaid use
December 13, 2013
First Data Corp. SpendTrend analysis for Oct. 31 through Dec. 2. charted a dollar volume growth of 4.4 percent — a downturn from October growth of 6.8 percent.
read nowStudy reveals which online retailers did best on Cyber Week across the 'three screens'
December 12, 2013
Keynote, a provider of mobile and Web cloud testing and monitoring, just wrapped up its analysis of Cyber Week — the outshoot of Cyber Monday — as online…
read nowMultidev Technologies announces new POS platform
December 12, 2013
Multidev Technologies, developers of ChainDrive POS, announced a complete redesign of the product's interface and the addition of new dynamic features.
read nowTarget unveils online 'Awesome Shop'
December 12, 2013
Target today unveiled its "Awesome Shop" subsite, a curated collection of products that all have a few things in common: They've all been pinned on Pinterest…
read nowSimon, Macerich and Westfield malls launch same-day delivery
December 12, 2013
Deliv, a same-day delivery company, today announced alliances with three of America's largest mall operators, Simon Property Group, Macerich and Westfield, to…
read nowInstacart brings same-day grocery delivery service to Boston
December 12, 2013
Same-day grocery delivery service Instacart, which currently operates in San Francisco and Chicago, announced today that it has expanded into the Boston market.
read nowShortened calendar, promotions spur November retail sales
December 12, 2013
The shortened holiday shopping season spurred consumer spending in November, as Americans took advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to make holiday…
read nowSpindle will buy Yowza!! to capitalize on mobile coupons
December 11, 2013
The mobile commerce company Spindle is acquiring Yowza!! for its mobile marketing and couponing platform and merchant relationships.
read nowShopperTrak reports retail sales, traffic decreased last week
December 11, 2013
Consumers spent a majority of last week recovering from "Black Weekend" holiday shopping. ShopperTrak reported that for the week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 8…
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