NRF: August retail sales increase still reflects cautious consumer

September 13, 2010

The back-to-school shopping season finished on a positive note as retailers’ aggressive promotions and state sales tax holidays helped lure families into the…

Macy's announces Impulse Beauty store concept

September 9, 2010

Macy's has announced the rollout by October of Impulse Beauty, a new concept featuring an open-sell space of niche beauty brands to complement the traditional…

Jones New York launches in-store experience at Macy's Herald Square

September 8, 2010

Jones New York, a division of Jones Apparel Group, has announced the opening of an innovative in-store experience at Macy's Herald Square in New York City. The…

Amazon Mom program targets deals to mothers of young children

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 8, 2010

Amazon.com announced the launch of its Amazon Mom program, an opt-in loyalty program limited to parents and caregivers of children from prenatal through the…

New ShopperTrak tool delivers real-time store-level traffic data

September 8, 2010

ShopperTrak, a provider of retail intelligence solutions and services, has introduced Flash Traffic, real-time customer traffic data delivered at the store…

Amazon challenges GameStop, others with release-day delivery

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 8, 2010

Online retail giant Amazon.com is getting more aggressive in its head-to-head competition with bricks-and-mortar retailers. The company tackled bookstores with…

Hybris updates multichannel retailing suite

September 8, 2010

Hybris, a multichannel commerce-software vendor, has announced the release of its hybris 4.2 Multichannel Suite. This latest version of the software is…

RSR defines 'seven tenets of 21st century merchandising'

September 7, 2010

RSR Research's latest report, "Defining Twenty-First Century Merchandising: Benchmark 2010" dicusses seven tenets of the modern merchandise planning process.

Redbox crosses the 1 billion rental mark

September 7, 2010

Redbox, the DVD-rental kiosk provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinstar Inc., reached a major movie milestone last weekend with the rental of its one…

Target expands its health clinic program

September 6, 2010

Target Corp. today is opening eight new Target Clinics in the Chicago and the Palm Beach, Fla., areas.

Social marketplace Addoway rewards shoppers for sharing deals with friends

September 6, 2010

Addoway.com, an online marketplace that helps people buy and sell with their friends and the merchants they trust, has announced that it will begin rewarding…

Wells Fargo joins smart phone pilot

September 6, 2010

Wells Fargo Bank will participate with Bank of America and U.S. Bank in a pilot that will enable participants to pay for purchases with their smart phones at…

Apple TV challenges Amazon and Google — could lead to online TV price war

September 2, 2010

Apple Inc. recently showed off its revamped Apple TV device, signaling its intent to make that business a viable alternative to mainstream cable TV and…

Update: Plastic bag ban fails in California

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 1, 2010

The Associated Press reports that California lawmakers have rejected Senate bill AB 1998, which would have banned the use of plastic shopping bags in retail…

Big Y Foods implements deli-ordering kiosks

September 1, 2010

NCR Corp. announced that Big Y Foods Inc. has completed its initial deployment of automated deli ordering kiosks powered by NCR’s self-service technology. Now…

Reflect, TXT4CRM partner to offer in-store marketing platform

September 1, 2010

Reflect Systems, a national full-service provider of in-store digital media solutions including digital signage, has announced a strategic partnership with…

Shop.org announces new members of its Board of Directors

September 1, 2010

Shop.org today announced the addition of 11 new members to its Board of Directors. The newly elected Board members, who will each serve a two-year term, will…

GameStop pulls video game that lets players be the Taliban

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 1, 2010

Video game industry site Kotaku reports that retailer GameStop has elected not to sell or advertise the upcoming Electronic Arts game "Medal of Honor" in its…

Hannaford supermarkets unveil new online experience

August 30, 2010

E-commerce solutions provider Fry, Inc. has announced the launch of a newly designed website for Hannaford Bros. Co., a Scarborough, Maine, supermarket chain.

Armani Exchange adds interactive videos to e-commerce site

August 30, 2010

Armani|Exchange, a joint customer of Overlay.TV and MarketLive Inc., has announced that it will implement Overlay.TV’s clickable video on its e-commerce site.