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Nielsen starts profiling mobile Web users
June 1, 2008
Multichannel News: Nielsen debuted a service Thursday that extends the company's online audience-profiling tool, @Plan, to the mobile Web. Mobile @Plan…
read nowDigital signage provides 20 percent sales increase for PDM
June 1, 2008
SYDNEY, Australia — PDM and Sigma announced research results demonstrating the effectiveness of the Wellbeing in-store out-of-home digital media network. The…
read nowTarget launches in-store health channel
June 1, 2008
In-Store Marketing Institute: Target is testing an expansion of its Channel Red in-store TV network into pharmacy departments. The mass merchant began rolling…
read nowItem-level tagging has big potential for retail
May 29, 2008
ebizQ: According to a new study from Aberdeen, retailers are translating item-level RFID investments into clear, measurable business benefits — benefits…
read nowMasterCard Canada testing NFC this summer
May 29, 2008
TORONTO — MasterCard Canada is testing near field communications (NFC) enabled phones with MasterCard PayPass capability on Bell Mobility's wireless network.
read nowBig-box stores slim down for urban settings
May 29, 2008
Architectural Record: Suburbanites are downsizing to apartments and condos located near theaters and cafes on walkable downtown blocks in San Diego, Milwaukee…
read nowChoosing the right POS essential to retail efficiency
May 28, 2008
New York Times: Retail POS systems facilitate many aspects of retail trade: tracking sales and pricing on all of your products; maintaining proper inventory…
read nowShoppers tracked with infrared beams
May 28, 2008
Telegraph (U.K.): Supermarket shoppers may soon find their movements tracked by infrared beams as stores try to influence their buying choices.
read nowEuro grocer adding electronic shelf labels chain-wide
May 26, 2008
Progressive Grocer: E. Leclerc hypermarkets plans to install 70,000 electronic shelf labels (ESL) that use electronic paper display technology that reproduces…
read nowBlockbuster to test digital kiosks
May 22, 2008
Home Media Magazine: Blockbuster Inc. said it is beginning pilot tests of digital kiosks that will let consumers download movie rentals to portable devices…
read nowMacy's expands automated retail program
May 22, 2008
NEW YORK — On the heels of a successful two-year pilot of personal electronic automated retail shops with ZoomSystems, Macy's announced the rollout of this…
read nowShoppers expect high-tech options in coming years
May 21, 2008
Media Post: According to the New Future In Store by TNS, 60 percent of shoppers across the globe believe that they will be able to pay for purchases using…
read nowPMA releases shopper marketing survey results
May 21, 2008
NEW YORK — The Promotion Marketing Association (PMA) revealed that better collaboration is critical to the success of shopper marketing for both retailers and…
read nowRFID to become $9.7 billion industry by 2013
May 20, 2008
NEW YORK — New forecasts released by ABI Research indicate that the total RFID market will turn over approximately $9.7 billion by 2013, representing roughly a…
read nowShopping bags become sophisticated branding vehicles
May 20, 2008
HT Media: Indian retailer Shoppers Stop Ltd. has been well-served by its signature black-and-white wave-patterned shopping bags. Over 17 years, the bag has…
read nowOnline shoppers actively seeking alternate payment methods
May 19, 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The 2008 Alternative Payments Survey, sponsored by TrialPay, found that 75 percent of online shoppers have used an alternative payment…
read nowBiometric tools check for underage drinkers
May 18, 2008
Computer Weekly: Facial recognition technology has been tested in convenience stores to help stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. The system has been…
read nowTesco's all-self-checkout approach a hit with shoppers
May 18, 2008
The Retail Bulletin: Tesco's Fresh & Easy chain has uniquely adopted an all-self-checkout model that was initially questioned but is gaining increasing…
read nowFor Microsoft Surface, retail applications will be key
May 18, 2008
Adweek: Microsoft's Surface interface was unveiled a year ago, around the same time that Apple launched the iPhone, which uses a similar "natural-user…
read nowSurvey: consumers doing more online window-shopping
May 15, 2008
CHICAGO — ShopLocal, provider of multi-channel shopping and marketing services, announced that the ShopLocal Retail Index was up 30 percent for the month of…
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