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NRF forecasts 3.4 percent increase in retail sales for 2013
January 28, 2013
The National Retail Federation released its 2013 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and…
read nowNCR announces 600-store rollout of NCR Silver
January 28, 2013
NCR announced today that NCR Silver, the company's cloud-based POS solution for small businesses, will roll out to more than 600 Cellairis franchise locations.
read nowAOpen showcasing retail digital signage at ISE13
January 25, 2013
Electronics manufacturer AOpen will be showcasing its digital signage communications technology solutions in the Digital Signage Store at Integrated Systems…
read nowDual-facing digital signage display to debut at ISE13
January 25, 2013
At this year's Integrated Systems Europe, Display Solution AG partner U-See2 will unveil the DS1962, what the companies are calling "the world's first…
read nowApple granted patent for "distinctive design" of stores
January 24, 2013
Retailers looking to take a page from Apple's playbook on store design and layout now have to worry about copyright infringement. The U.S. Patent &…
read nowTesco pilots new kiosk, AR tech
January 24, 2013
U.K. retail chain Tesco is piloting a "magical" augmented reality mirror and digital mannequin in several locations, according to digitalartsonline.co.uk.
read nowDPAA sponsoring digital place-based ad summit at DSE13
January 24, 2013
The Digital Place-based Advertising Association will sponsor an all-day DPb Advertising Summit at Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas on Feb. 26. The fourth…
read nowAmy Poehler brings the funny to Best Buy Super Bowl ad
January 23, 2013
Best Buy is hoping Amy Poehler makes a big score during her Super Bowl commercial for the electronics retailer. According to an article on latimes.com…
read nowLowe's to add 45K seasonal workers
January 23, 2013
Lowe's announced this week its plans to hire approximately 45,000 seasonal employees at its stores in the U.S. during spring — the busiest time of year in the…
read nowNew Amazon fulfillment center brings hundreds of jobs to Cali town
January 23, 2013
Amazon announced yesterday plans to open a new 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif., creating hundreds of full-time jobs…
read nowM-commerce still small as retailers focus on the basics
January 21, 2013
A new report by Forrester Research for trade group Shop.org shows that smartphones generated only a small portion of online sales last year — about $5 billion…
read nowBlog discusses the psychology of sales resistance
January 21, 2013
The next time consumers struggle to resist clearance sales, they could be taking a few tips from a Psychology Today blog that gives insight into the…
read nowApp hopes to make shopping 'more fun than Angry Birds'
January 21, 2013
Tuesday will mark the launch of The Hunt — a beta Web app that gamifies retail, sfgate.com reported.
read nowElo targets retail digital signage
January 21, 2013
Elo Touch Solutions, a global supplier of touch-enabled technology, has launched new interactive digital signage and mobile touch-computing…
read nowSTRATACACHE makes its play for retail digital signage
January 21, 2013
STRATACACHE, a provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, recently launched a…
read nowLatest Voxware study examines consumer return habits
January 18, 2013
Voice solution provider Voxware released research this week on consumer product returns. The findings highlight why consumers return items purchased online or…
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