BI-LO launches customer health and wellness initiative

June 22, 2010

South Carolina-based supermarket chain BI-LO has launched a new health and wellness initiative called BI-LO thrive!, which includes a full-time registered…

Sears, Kmart to sell movies, TV shows on demand

June 22, 2010

Two more retailers have joined the growing list of companies wanting to snag some of the revenue being spent on at-home, on-demand entertainment: Reuters…

Radiant rolls out real-time retail reporting tool

June 22, 2010

Radiant Systems Inc. has announced that it has launched CounterPoint SmartAlerts, a powerful new tool within its CounterPoint retail product suite that helps…

UK retailer One Stop uses behavioral planning tool to optimize store space

June 22, 2010

Galleria Retail Technology Solutions has announced that One Stop, a leading UK convenience retailer, has selected Galleria to help it optimize selling space…

SocialConnect weaves together brand experience, the social web

June 22, 2010

Bazaarvoice, a provider of hosted social commerce applications, has announced the SocialConnect suite to help brands safely and effectively leverage the power…

Urban Outfitters selects Starmount to develop mobile POS

June 21, 2010

Starmount today announced it has signed an agreement with global retailer Urban Outfitters, Inc., to develop an in-store mobile POS application. Deployed on…

Study: Online shoppers expect more from the in-store experience

June 20, 2010

Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. company, has announced the results of its annual research into consumer shopping behavior across retail channels. The…

RBM Technologies introduces solution for product-level merchandising execution

June 17, 2010

RBM Technologies, provider of in-store visual merchandising management solutions for retailers, has announced a new product offering to help retailers optimize…

Gold Mobile launches GoMo Wallet

June 17, 2010

Gold Mobile has introduced its “GoMo Wallet,” a new mobile-based Software as a Service (SaaS) customer loyalty solution that provides a scalable, highly secure…

Toys R Us unveils prepaid shopping card as layaway alternative

June 15, 2010

Recent financial hard times have led to resurgence in the use of layaway at retail, but Toys R Us is taking the concept one step further. According to a press…

Sears launches online platform for Blue Crew

June 15, 2010

Sears is taking its Blue Crew, "the trusted experts at Sears who help in-store customers get exactly what they need," onto the Internet.According to a press…

Redbox to get Paramount DVDs on day of release

June 15, 2010

According to Andrew Stewart of Variety, Paramount Home Entertainment and redbox have announced a joint licensing agreement that will make Paramount titles…

Blockbuster competitor tests game kiosks

June 15, 2010

While NCR. Corp. and Blockbuster have been battling for inroads against redbox in Texas, the industry-leading DVD rentor is adding video games to its machines…

Target executive to talk interactive multichannel at retail summit

June 15, 2010

AT&T deploys info kiosk in new store

June 14, 2010

According to stltoday.com, AT&T's new 5,900-square-feet store in Brentwood, Mo., will feature a new guided selling kiosk, which includes a rate-plan…

Hannaford's new website offers shopping list, product recall info

June 10, 2010

Hannaford Supermarkets, which operates more than 170 stores in the northeast, has rolled out a new website that not only includes an interactive shopping list…

The Hershey Experience lets shoppers create their own candy bar

June 10, 2010

The Hershey Co. and Hershey's Chocolate World attraction have announced the grand opening of their newest experience, Hershey's Create Your Own Candy Bar, an…

After two-month shopping spree, consumers hold back in May

June 10, 2010

The spur in economic activity hit a small speed bump last month as the latest retail sales report shows evidence of a more timid shopper. According to the…

Unified Grocers selects Agilence’s POS video auditing solution

June 9, 2010

Unified Grocers, the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the western United States, now recommends its retail customers consider Agilence’s POS video…

Organized retail crime still growing problem for industry

June 9, 2010

Industry partnerships, concerned law enforcement officers and resilient retailers have done their part in making a small dent in the growing problem of…