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NRF: No retailer immune to organized retail crime
June 5, 2012
Growing in severity, number and type, retailers are reporting organized retail crime (ORC) has become more troublesome than ever before. Of the 125 retail…
read nowNYC Reebok deploys photo kiosks for hockey fans
June 5, 2012
National Hockey League fans shopping in New York City's Reebok store now have access to photo booth kiosks from TouchTunes Interactive Networks, an interactive…
read nowFamily Dollar to welcome redbox kiosks
June 5, 2012
Family Dollar Stores will be the newest locations for Coinstar’s redbox DVD kiosks. The retailers have entered into a multi-year agreement, according to a…
read nowIkea consumers to shop via TV remote controls
June 5, 2012
It seems it was only a matter of time before consumers were able to buy products via remote control while watching TV. What's perhaps surprising, however, is…
read nowIBM Mobile Shopper provides in-store digital scanning, self-checkout
June 4, 2012
IBM has launched retail technology that allows consumers to scan items into their mobile phones while shopping and then check themselves out at an IBM…
read nowMyRegistry.com using Pinterest to drive traffic
June 4, 2012
MyRegistry.com, a provider of online gift registry technology, is hoping Pinterest will help it increase brand awareness and traffic. It has recently launched…
read nowGoogle buys, shuts down e-commerce rating service
June 4, 2012
Google has officially acquired KikScore, a U.S.-based company that gives scores to e-commerce businesses based on their service. Google will not be keeping the…
read nowFujifilm Australia exploring 3-D printing via photo kiosks
June 1, 2012
As the price of 3-D printing comes down, it may become more common in the consumer marketplace, and Fujifilm is looking at kiosks as one way to bring it to…
read nowNew retail solution supports Google's shopping experience
June 1, 2012
Mercent has released new and expanded software to help retailers drive sales and profits on the new Google Shopping program powered by Google Product Listing…
read now3-D gaming technology to help grocer compete with Tesco, Amazon.com
May 31, 2012
Video game software that was first used to portray 3-D warriors and dungeons is now helping U.K. online grocer Ocado Group Plc compete with retail giants…
read nowGrocers offering fresher produce via on-site greenhouses
May 31, 2012
BrightFarms LLC, a New York-based firm that creates greenhouses, said its first greenhouse built for a retail location — McCaffrey's Markets in Pennsylvania …
read nowModell's ups its online game with new e-commerce provider
May 31, 2012
Modell's Sporting Goods has chosen e-commerce provider Shopatron as the order management solution to deliver sports gear to fans via Modells.com. Modell's will…
read nowMobile check-in kiosks to drive store sales
May 31, 2012
Software designer Solekai Systems has partnered with a mobile solutions start-up called Raging Mobile to develop a prototype for a mobile phone check-in kiosk…
read nowStudy: Consumers want choice of manned, self-service checkout
May 31, 2012
Consumers want a choice of service options with manned checkout (60 percent) and self-service (21 percent), according to a recent survey conducted by TNS on…
read nowNew BlueSnap solution helps online merchants offer 'high-margin commerce'
May 30, 2012
BlueSnap, a provider of Open Commerce technology and services has a collection of solutions to help merchants increase average revenue per sale and lifetime…
read nowCoinstar testing photo kiosk
May 30, 2012
Coinstar is at it again. No longer satisfied with ruling the coin-counting and the DVD kiosk industries, it's been piloting several new kiosk projects…
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