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Mobile device usage linked to email open rate increase
January 8, 2015
In Q3, North America saw a 6.5-percent year-on-year increase in email open rates and a modest decline in clicks, both linked to the increase in mobile device…
read nowNeiman Marcus sold on interactive digital signage touch tables
January 7, 2015
Interactive touchscreen experience provider T1Visions today announced the initial deployment of interactive retail tables for luxury retailer Neiman Marcus.
read nowGrid Dynamics offers intelligent search for e-commerce
January 7, 2015
The company said its Sercato tool delivers more precise results by recognizing and reporting the concepts included in search phrases rather than just lists of…
read nowSam's Club offering free health screenings, to members and non-members
January 6, 2015
Sam's Club announced that it will host 10 free monthly health screenings in 2015 for members and non-members, covering a wide range of tests to manage and…
read nowGS1 publishes new retail RFID guidelines
January 6, 2015
Developed by retailers, suppliers and technology solution providers, TIPP offers a standardized system to benchmark the performance of RFID-tagged items in…
read nowNumber of cyberattacks on retailers drops by half, but hit more victims per incident
January 5, 2015
Criminals still stole more than 61 million customer records in 2014, despite taking off two of the biggest shopping days.
read nowCES 2015 will feature virtual-currency showcase
January 2, 2015
The World of Bitcoin will expose CES attendees to virtual-currency technology.
read nowSCORE research says most smaller e-commerce sites have no call to action
December 30, 2014
SCORE, which has provided mentoring services to small businesses since 1964, has gathered statistics concerning how much online activity consumers engage in…
read nowStudy says luxury brands fundamentally misunderstand their audience
December 29, 2014
Luxury brands mistakenly believe their customers are typically female and on average 45-years old with a net worth over $1 million, the study found. However…
read nowSeventy percent of shoppers buying gift cards this year
December 23, 2014
Although other holiday retail signals are mixed, gift card spending is on the rise.
read nowWalt Disney World adds Apple Pay, Google Wallet acceptance
December 22, 2014
Disney will leverage the contactless infrastructure it already has in place for the MagicBand.
read nowHome Depot chairman to receive NRF Gold Medal Award
December 22, 2014
Additionally, France's Galeries Lafayette will be named International Retailer of the Year with Executive Chairman Philippe Houzé accepting the award on behalf…
read nowSurvey explores how the "pester power" of children drives retail sales
December 19, 2014
Advertising can work to build demand for devices, but despite the large advertising budgets involved, success isn’t guaranteed.
read nowRetailers estimate holiday return fraud will cost them $3.6 billion
December 19, 2014
More than three-quarters of those polled cite organized retail crime as impacting return fraud rates.
read nowWingCash makes its digital wallet brand available to merchants
December 19, 2014
Brand Cash is a closed-loop, digital currency that a business creates with WingCash, and that a consumer can use either for online purchases or at a…
read nowShopKeep POS now supports Apple Pay, chip cards
December 18, 2014
For a limited time, new merchants receive a free reader at signup.
read nowGlobal mobile NFC payments to exceed $130 billion by 2020
December 18, 2014
This equates to 254 million mobile users making five payments per month at an average of slightly less than $9 per transaction.
read nowSecond consecutive week sees $5B weekdays of online desktop spending
December 17, 2014
The online desktop spending season-to-date remains up 15 percent, still ahead of forecast.
read nowProvision Interactive to deploy promotional kiosks at Rite Aid stores
December 17, 2014
Provision Interactive Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Provision Holding Inc., announced plans for the rollout of Provision's 3D Savings Center digital…
read nowStudy says more people buying beauty and personal care products online
December 16, 2014
The research found that Beauty and Personal Care, an industry traditionally rooted in the ability to touch, smell, sample and experiment with products in…
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