Big Y Foods rolls out targeted shopper promotion system

April 27, 2010

Big Y Foods, one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England, and Incentive Targeting, a provider of targeted shopper promotion…

Hispanic Grocery Network coming to 500 locations

April 27, 2010

Provision Interactive Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Provision Holding Inc., announced today that it has signed an agreement with New York-based Charter…

California gas stations to get Pepsi recycling kiosks

by Matt Cunningham — Editor, NetWorld Alliance

April 27, 2010

The Greenopolis recycling kiosk that won best of show at this year’s KioskCom and Digital Signage Expo is about to become a much more familiar sight.Beverage…

Disney Institute to keynote Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit

April 27, 2010

Disney Institute has been named the principal keynote for the inaugural Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit, August 1-3 in Chicago.Speakers from the…

Swiss retailer Depot adds digital signage network

April 26, 2010

Navori International SA partner Nexgen is providing Gries Deco Holding(GDH) with a custom digital signage system powered by the Navori digital signage…

Redbox announces distribution agreement with Universal

April 26, 2010

DVD-rental kiosk provider redbox announced this week that it has reached a distribution agreement with Universal Studios for the timing of new releases from…

Play N Trade franchisee uses social media for store launch

April 25, 2010

Play N Trade Franchise Inc., the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, announced in a press release a new store opening in Chicago’s Six Corners…

Mall of America going after luxury shoppers with remodel

April 25, 2010

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that a $5 million renovation to the iconic Mall of America is taking aim at luxury shoppers. Carpet is being replaced with…

Redbox reaches agreement with Fox, drops lawsuit

April 25, 2010

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and DVD-rental kiosk company redbox announced this week a multi-year distribution agreement that sets terms for when…

B&N NOOK adds read-in-store feature, games, web browser

April 22, 2010

Barnes & Noble Inc. announced in a press release more new firsts and features for its popular NOOK eBook Reader, including the Read In Store experience (in…

Celerant e-commerce tool adds CMS features

April 21, 2010

Retail software provider Celerant Technology announced that it has completed the integration of its content management system (CMS). The Celerant CMS was…

Stein Mart selects Oracle Retail suite

April 20, 2010

Stein Mart Inc. has selected a broad suite of Oracle Retail merchandising and planning applications to support its strategy of delivering freshness in…

Bazaarvoice brings product reviews to Google search, ads

April 20, 2010

Bazaarvoice announced at the Social Commerce Summit 2010 that it has partnered with Google to share product review content from Bazaarvoice client sites on…

Target switching to Target-only credit card

April 19, 2010

Target Corp. announced today that all new qualified credit card applicants will receive the Target Credit Card, a credit product accepted at all Target stores…

Survey: Mother's Day spending set to increase this year

April 19, 2010

Having spent slightly more on Valentine’s Day, Easter and even St. Patrick’s Day, consumers this year are continuing the trend and will spend a little bit more…

Reviews platform Viewpoints adds social sharing feature

April 19, 2010

Viewpoints Network, a social technology and media company, announced in a press release the addition of persistent social sharing to the Viewpoints Technology…

Back-office retail suite available for iPad

April 19, 2010

Cornell-Mayo Associates (CMA) today announced that its full suite of back-office retail solutions is now available on the iPad. The new iPad suite is the…

Lego deploys augmented reality kiosks in stores

April 19, 2010

International toy manufacturer Lego has deployed Lego Digital Box augmented reality kiosks at its stores worldwide. TechChee.com reports that the kiosk blends…

JCPenney, People magazine announce cross-promotional partnership

April 18, 2010

J.C. Penney Company Inc. and People StyleWatch have teamed up to make it easier than ever to find the latest celebrity-inspired fashion looks and trends…

Shopping center uses Facebook promotion to snag new fans

April 18, 2010

Upscale Houston shopping destination Uptown Park has announced a new Facebook promotion aimed at getting more people to interact with the company on the…