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School supply lists going digital at Walmart
July 19, 2012
Nearly 80 percent of moms with children in kindergarten to 12th grade consider back-to-school a time for a fresh start, according to a study conducted by…
read now5 ways retailers can get more from digital signage
July 19, 2012
Scala Inc. recently offered five tips for retailers looking to get started with digital signage systems to educate consumers about available products and…
read nowCharming CHARLIE adds in-store experience analytics tool
July 18, 2012
ForeSee, a customer experience analytics company, has announced that it will measure and analyze the in-store customer experience for Charming CHARLIE.
read nowMacy's, shopkick instantly launch mobile rewards program
July 18, 2012
Macy's is the latest retailer to fully roll out shopkick, a location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers for walking into stores and interacting with…
read nowPetco discovers shopping trends with new analytics solution
July 18, 2012
Petco is learning about its customers with a new text analytics solution from LivePerson Inc., a provider of real-time engagement solutions. The pet store…
read nowDigital sign co unveils e-paper products to create seamless retail solution
July 18, 2012
Altierre Corp., a provider of low-power wireless technology that enables dynamic pricing, promotion and product information in brick-and-mortar stores, has…
read nowAce hammering out smaller stores
July 18, 2012
Following the recent retail trend of smaller stores, Ace Hardware has opened about 400 scaled-down locations that take up only 5,000 square feet or less,…
read nowResearchers to investigate likelihood of fraud with mobile self-checkout
July 18, 2012
Theft and fraud are growing concerns of consumers adopting mobile coupons and contactless payments, and researchers at the University of Arkansas are examining…
read nowSurvey: Average US consumer will spend $300 on back-to-school
July 17, 2012
The back-to-school shopping season is already underway with one-third of households reporting that they have begun to shop, according to a special ICSC-Goldman…
read nowYahoo's Jerry Yang invests in gift card payment company
July 17, 2012
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has invested in Openbucks, a gift card payment network, that recently announced the closing of a $4.8 million Series A round of…
read nowShoppers can print custom greeting cards from Kodak kiosks
July 17, 2012
Shoppers looking for the perfect greeting card with no luck can design their own now that Kodak has partnered with California-based Greeting Card Universe.
read nowReport: Mobile retail commerce rises in second quarter, social shopping drops
July 16, 2012
Mobile shopping rose while social media sales fell, providing an indication of where U.S. retailers may invest in order to capture the attention and loyalty of…
read nowSlate: Amazon's same-day shipping will 'hose brick-and-mortar stores'
July 16, 2012
While Amazon has been beating up on local retailers with its lower prices, brick-and-mortar stores have had the competitive advantage when it comes to shoppers…
read nowSamsung's new store copying Apple?
July 16, 2012
Best Buy made headlines last week with its new store design modeled after Apple stores; this week, it's Samsung, the Korean company that Apple has already…
read nowRetail purchases fall .5%
July 16, 2012
Retail sales dropped by .5 percent in June in the U.S., making it the third month in a row for decreased sales, according to Bloomberg, which reported that…
read nowTokyo toy co testing augmented reality kiosks
July 16, 2012
A Tokyo toy company is testing kiosks with augmented reality capabilities to allow shoppers to interact with toys even when they're still in packaging.
read nowBest Buy Canada selects Stibo multichannel platform
July 12, 2012
Stibo Systems has announced that Best Buy Canada has selected its solution to optimize its customer's online and mobile e-commerce experience. Best Buy Canada…
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