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IDC Retail Insights releases top 10 predictions for 2014
December 10, 2013
IDC Retail Insights today hosted a webinar, "IDC Retail Insights 2014 Predictions: Worldwide Retail" highlighting the top 10 predictions for the year ahead. It…
read nowExxonMobile joins MCX mobile payments alliance
December 10, 2013
ExxonMobile has signaled its interest in promoting mobile payments by joining the Merchant Customer Exchange. The member-owned MCX is building a…
read nowRetailers commit to 'Customer Bill of Rights'
December 10, 2013
On Monday, a number of large retailers met with the Rev. Al Sharpton, and agreed to publish and abide by a Customer Bill of Rights. The meeting, and the…
read nowKiind launches pay-on-use gift card platform in Canada
December 10, 2013
After launching in the U.S. this summer, the Victoria, Canada-based start-up Kiind has launched its digital gift card platform in Canada. The pay-on-use…
read nowPost-Black-Friday research: Consumers more focused on their budget, getting good deals
December 10, 2013
After a successful extended Black Friday and another week in the stores, a healthy proportion of holiday shoppers are well on their way to being finished with…
read nowTetley using 'virtual assistant' to promote tea sales
December 10, 2013
Queue management firm Tensator announced it has helped long-standing British tea brand Tetley cause a stir in Kuwait’s supermarkets, by using Virtual…
read nowStartup unveils wearable tech for retail floor, cloud connection
December 10, 2013
Technology start-up Theatro today announced the general availability of the Communicator Software-as-a-Service offering, a mobile workforce productivity…
read nowSAP unveils new predictive analytics platform
December 10, 2013
Nearly 95 percent of organizations report an increase in the volume of data they have been dealing with over the last 12 months and 75 percent of organizations…
read nowLululemon chairman Chip Wilson resigns
December 10, 2013
Chip Wilson, the controversial co-founder and chairman of Lululemon, has resigned from his position. Laurent Potdevin, recently the president of TOMS Shoes…
read nowNordstrom named shoppers' favorite apparel retailer
December 10, 2013
Nordstrom is North America's overall favorite fashion retailer for the second consecutive time, according to a new study of more than 6,800 consumers conducted…
read nowFairfield University professor delves into 'acquisitive buying behavior'
December 10, 2013
Most people have a "Santa Claus moment" this time of year, when they're knee deep into the "physical hunt" of shopping and "boasting" about nabbing that good…
read nowWalls + Forms introduces wireless retail kiosk
December 10, 2013
Walls + Forms, Inc. announced that it now has a wireless retail kiosk that is designed for cell phone and accessories display. Interchangeable units allow…
read nowJeopardy-winning computer Watson coming to retail apps
December 10, 2013
Watson, the IBM supercomputer that beat the two winningest Jeopardy contestants at their own game in 2011 is headed to your smartphone.
read nowMeet the new and improved Square card reader
December 9, 2013
Square has launched the latest version of its mobile card reader, which it said performs better, is more accurate and uses less power than previous versions.
read nowEarly store openings jumpstart retail holiday spending
December 6, 2013
First Data Corporation, a provider of payments-processing and electronic-commerce solutions, has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for…
read nowNRF: Holiday return fraud will cost $3.4B
December 6, 2013
As one of the most serious, but often most misunderstood, retail loss prevention issues, return fraud costs retailers billions of dollars every year. According…
read nowApple Stores turning on iBeacons today
December 6, 2013
Earlier this week, The Associated Press got a demonstration of how Apple is going to use its iBeacon technology inside its retail stores. Those iBeacons are…
read nowLamborghini dealership accepts Bitcoin for car purchase
December 5, 2013
In what might lend a small bit of legitimacy to the controversial digital payment scheme, a Lamborghini dealership in Costa Mesa, Calif. announced yesterday…
read nowRobert Reich: Holiday bargains are hurting the country
December 5, 2013
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and prolific author and filmmaker, has written a blog post in which he suggests the great…
read nowNRF applauds 'patent troll act'
December 5, 2013
The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President David French on House passage of H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act…
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