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Report: Appliance customers seeking end-to-end experience
August 7, 2013
Appliance retailers need more than just a large selection of appliances or the best prices to satisfy their customers, according to the J.D. Power 201…
read nowAmazon adds fine art marketplace
August 7, 2013
Amazon.com Inc. today announced the launch of Amazon Art (amazon.com/art), a marketplace that gives customers direct access to more than 40,000 works of fine…
read nowClarks shoes will add Visa digital wallet in UK, Ireland
August 7, 2013
Clarks, the U.K.-based shoe retailer, will allow customers to make online purchases using the V.me by Visa digital wallet service, Visa Europe and WorldPay…
read nowYankee Group mobile wallet report examines slow adoption rate, offers engagement tips
August 7, 2013
Nearly 70 percent of consumers are interested in adopting mobile payments, but less than 14 percent have actually completed a mobile transaction in the past…
read nowIKEA's 2014 catalog lets shoppers virtually furnish a room (Video)
August 6, 2013
IKEA has stepped up its augmented reality game with the latest round of AR features embedded in its 2014 catalog — cementing the retailer's place at the…
read nowElo expands portfolio with omnichannel offerings
August 6, 2013
Elo Touch Solutions today announced an expanded portfolio of offerings that it said will help retailers accelerate their omnichannel initiatives.
read nowSelfridges puts on denim and digital signage
August 6, 2013
Selfridges, one of the world's best-known department stores, put on denim and digital signage for the launch of its Denim Studio, which it is calling "the…
read nowVeriFone seeks to simplify payments with Point launch
August 5, 2013
VeriFone Systems Inc. announced the launch of a new payment-as-a-service solution that it said simplifies payment complexities for its direct merchant…
read nowTurkey's largest retail chain wows shoppers with self-checkout
August 5, 2013
Shoppers at Turkey's Migros Türk supermarket chain are embracing self-checkout technology from NCR, according to an article from International Supermarket News.
read nowMokiMobility's latest app readies for rise of mPOS
August 5, 2013
MokiMobility announced recently the launch of what the company calls "the industry's first purposed device-management mobile application for the iPhone."
read nowHow long are shoppers willing to wait? Six minutes.
August 2, 2013
A new study by Omnico, which surveyed 1,344 U.K. consumers, says that British shoppers are willing to stand in line an average of six minutes before giving up…
read nowCustomer behavior tracking doesn't always have to be creepy
August 1, 2013
Following consumer backlash toward Nordstrom after customers became aware that they were being tracked via their smartphone's media access control address…
read nowCould Pinterest reverse the effects of showrooming?
August 1, 2013
Recent data distributed by Vision Critical suggests that the social media site Pinterest may serve as a reverse showrooming tool for retailers. According to a…
read nowGoogle allowing Starbucks to offer faster Wi-Fi
August 1, 2013
Starbucks has selected Google to provide the next generation of its Wi-Fi offering for its customers. Beginning this month, new U.S. company-operated Starbucks…
read nowABA releases statement on interchange fee ruling
July 31, 2013
The American Bankers Association wasted no time expressing its opposition to today's U.S. district court ruling that the Fed had set the Durbin Amendment debit…
read nowDebit fee cap set too high, U.S. district court judge rules
July 31, 2013
A judge for the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia sided today with retailers who claimed that the Fed had set the debit transaction fee cap…
read nowStudy shows coupon use climbing, spurred by digital
July 31, 2013
According to "CPG Coupon Industry Facts," a half-year report by Valassis unit NCH Marketing Services, coupon use is returning to modest post-recession growth…
read nowHarrods draws customers in-store with Fragrace Explosion
July 31, 2013
The London department store Harrods is enticing fragrance enthusiasts with its month-long "Meet the Perfumers" experience, Luxury Daily reported.
read nowCosmetics counter gets dolled up with transparent digital signage (Video)
July 31, 2013
Inglot, a cosmetics company specializing in makeup and cosmetics accessories in the Netherlands, is enhancing its products' beauty factor in-store via…
read nowZebra Technologies launches new brand for retail-specific solutions
July 31, 2013
Zebra Technologies Corp. has announced the launch of Zebra Commerce, a new brand that encompasses a suite of hardware devices, software applications and…
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