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TED Fellow's new AR tech pushes boundaries of virtual retail
February 28, 2013
Augmented reality applications that allow shoppers to "virtually" try on clothing are gaining steam in the retail space, but a recently released clip of "What…
read nowSan Francisco could be first US city to regulate mobile retail
February 28, 2013
San Francisco businesses ranging from clothing boutiques to dog groomers are trying to go mobile — as in on four wheels. According to an article on…
read nowXtreme Labs releases report card on retailer apps
February 28, 2013
Xtreme Labs, a mobile strategy and solutions company, released its Retail Apps Report, which details how consumers rate the top U.S. retailers' iOS and Android…
read nowCoinstar rolling out kiosks with PayPal integration
February 28, 2013
Starting this month, Coinstar users in California, Ohio and Texas can use the coin-counting kiosks to add money to, or withdraw money from, their PayPal…
read nowHarris DOOH auto dealership rollout builds steam
February 27, 2013
The Automotive Broadcasting Network is several months into its large-scale, digital signage network rollout at auto dealerships across the U.S., according to…
read nowModelle's deploys RealPOS from NCR
February 27, 2013
NCR Corporation announced today that it will provide retail technology and services to the 154-store Modell's Sporting Goods chain. Modell's will deploy 1,00…
read nowShutl courier service debuts in Chicago
February 26, 2013
Shutl Ltd., a London-based startup that matches retailers with local courier services, debuts today in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, according to…
read nowMacy's supports LGBT cause with same-sex wedding registry
February 26, 2013
Macy's has been an outward supporter of gay rights and the LGBT community, and according to a report on hrc.org, the retailer's store near Metro Center in…
read nowAs Amazon battles to dethrone Walmart, Google plans own attack
February 26, 2013
The evolution of retail has seen the rise and fall of companies clamoring for the top spot. According to a recent article on Wired, it was only a little more…
read nowStudy lists 5 challenges to mobile testing
February 26, 2013
SOASTA Inc., specialists in cloud and mobile testing, announced the results of its survey of 500 IT executives representing such industries as global IT…
read nowJohnson's JCP relies on benefits from staging
February 25, 2013
A recent article from Forbes discusses the "store within a store" retail model that JC Penney's CEO Ron Johnson implemented since he took the helm of the…
read nowMoscow Mall now using indoor mapping
February 25, 2013
Retailers at the Moscow Mall in Russia are utilizing indoor mapping and positioning to help shoppers navigate their way to the more than 5,000 shops in the…
read nowThe Children's Place sends hyper-personalized emails with CQuotient
February 25, 2013
CQuotient today unveiled its algorithm-based technology that enables retailers to send digital communications to individual customers. By harnessing big data…
read nowNRF: Voice feedback tool from Saygent
February 21, 2013
At this year's NRF show, representatives from Saygent were demonstrating their new voice feedback tool, which aims to capture customer sentiment and feedback…
read nowRetailers experiment with Vine video app
February 20, 2013
Retailers are discovering that Vine, Twitter's six-second video-sharing app, is a new way to interact with customers. According to an article on…
read nowNRF: Foresee talks about the importance of multichannel
February 19, 2013
At this year's NRF show, Larry Freed, president and CEO of Foresee discusses the increasingly multichannel behavior of shoppers, including some findings from a…
read nowBest Buy to join the price-match party
February 18, 2013
Best Buy has announced that it will officially throw its hat into the permanent price-matching ring, Reuters reported. Beginning on March 3 the electronics…
read nowGoogle will open physical retail stores by year's end
February 18, 2013
According to an "extremely reliable source," 9to5google.com confirmed suspicions that Google plans to open physical retail stores by the end of the year, just…
read nowMeet the Marionettebot (Video)
February 18, 2013
Moving mannequins are no longer limited to the reality of a classic 80s movie. At United Arrows' largest apparel store in Tokyo, technology from a Kinect…
read nowVideo demo: Motorola's MP6000 bioptic imaging checkout
February 18, 2013
At this year's NRF show, representatives from Motorola were on hand to demonstrate the company's new multi-plane bioptic imager, the MP6000 scanner. According…
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