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Frank Mayer, Mizuno come out swinging with new modular displays
March 16, 2012
Frank Mayer & Associates has teamed up with Mizuno to design and produce a line of modular sporting goods displays to showcase their products. The displays…
read nowDeadline for NRF 'This is Retail' video contest is Friday
March 15, 2012
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is hoping its video contest will spark interest in the retail industry, which supports one in four American jobs.
read nowMuseums increasing branding with upscale stores
March 15, 2012
The gift shop inside New York's Museum of Arts and Design feels more like a trendy place to shop than a museum store, thanks to Franci Sagar's creativity…
read nowVideo game retailers merge to dominate Canadian market
March 15, 2012
Play N Trade, the world's largest video game retail franchisor, is expanding in Canada through a merger with Canadian-based Dimensions Games Corporation.
read nowGap's marketing strategy may be a mistake
March 14, 2012
Gap, which successfully marketed to young adults in the 1990s with classic khakis and swing-dancing ads, is hoping that demographic will again buy into its…
read nowNielsen: Shoppers prefer mobile web over apps
March 14, 2012
Retail websites are more popular than retail apps, according to a recent Nielsen survey, but no matter how consumers prefer to reach their favorite online…
read nowNRF: February retail sales mark 20 months of consecutive growth
March 13, 2012
With a spring in their step, retailers marked 20 consecutive months of sustained year-over-year retail sales growth in February as unseasonably warm…
read nowMoosejaw now offering mobile checkouts
March 13, 2012
Moosejaw, an outdoor gear and apparel retailer, is now equipped to perform customer checkouts from anywhere in its stores. It recently deployed Lin?a-pro from…
read nowBetapond, Intel making shopping more social, mobile
March 13, 2012
Betapond, a technology company specializing in Facebook mobile marketing solutions, is demonstrating an interactive digital sign powered by Intel Corp. this…
read nowGlobal POS network negates need for PCI DSS certification
March 13, 2012
Computop's new Global POS Network for international multi-channel payments offering fraud prevention services is now available. The system combines data from…
read nowReport: Mobile promotions trump brand loyalty for consumers shopping in grocery, drug stores
March 12, 2012
The "Mobile Shopping Survey Series, Part 2: CPG Shopping Behavior" – the second in a three-part series on smartphone owners' in-store experiences sponsored by…
read nowWalgreen may hire more disabled workers
March 9, 2012
Walgreen Co. is piloting a program to hire cognitively and physically disabled employees in its stores across the country, according to a story on…
read nowTwo retail software providers combine to increase POS presence
March 9, 2012
Celerant Technology, a provider of retail software, recently acquired CAM Commerce Solutions, a subsidiary of Robertson Piper Software Group (RPSG) and a…
read nowPsychological secrets of Gen Y shoppers revealed
March 9, 2012
Retailers learned how best to market to Gen Y shoppers this week at the 2012 Shopper Marketing Forum. Consumer psychologist and author Kit Yarrow, PhD.…
read nowPHXX, SmartPlace Media deploy retail kiosk
March 8, 2012
A kiosk that generates revenue and data for retailers but also sends coupons and information straight to shoppers' smartphones is now available from PHXX, a…
read nowFashion fitting going high-tech in US malls
March 8, 2012
Shoppers at malls throughout the country will experience new fitting room technology March 16 when Me-Ality—Measured Reality celebrates its official launch.
read nowConsumer acceptance of virtual gift cards on the rise
March 8, 2012
With the growth of mobile technology, consumers are embracing virtual gift cards delivered to their email inbox or mobile phone via text message now more than…
read nowReport: Supply chains trending toward growth
March 8, 2012
Retailers and supply chain management (SCM) executives are shifting from cost cutting to growth mode, according to the third annual State of the Retail Supply…
read nowWalmart to push UltraViolet movies
March 7, 2012
Industry analysts are predicting that Walmart will announce its support for Hollywood's UltraViolet digital movie technology at a media event next week in…
read nowAmerican Express cardholders using Twitter to score deals
March 7, 2012
American Express cardholders can now use Twitter to get discounts and other deals from more than a dozen retailers, according to the Associated Press.
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