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Two-thirds of holiday shoppers say rewards points will influence where they buy
November 26, 2013
One-third of holiday shoppers will be buying gifts for themselves this year, while spending the rest of the budget on friends and family. This is one of the…
read nowHoliday creep: One-fourth of Black Friday shoppers plan to start on Thanksgiving evening
November 26, 2013
Online shopping site PriceGrabber has released results of its 2013 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Survey, revealing trends for one of the most competitive…
read nowBBC report: Working at Amazon could cause 'physical and mental illness'
November 25, 2013
BBC reporter Adam Littler recently went undercover as a warehouse "picker" at online retailer Amazon. He brought with him a hidden camera, and set about…
read nowGiftLogic POS software adds layaway module
November 25, 2013
GiftLogic has announced a new layaway feature available to users of its GiftLogic POS software. According to a spokesperson from GiftLogic, the tool "makes it…
read now1 in 4 consumers will spend at least half of the workday shopping online on Cyber Monday
November 25, 2013
Are you planning to get some holiday shopping done at work on Cyber Monday? If so, you are not alone. According to recent surveys by digital coupon destination…
read nowApple advertises for payments software engineer
November 25, 2013
The payments world has long wondered if, when and how Apple will jump into the space in a definitive way. Now there's one more tidbit to fuel speculation.
read nowSoldier Send gift registry lets soldiers make wish lists, receive care packages
November 25, 2013
Soldier Send announced that it has created a military gift registry on its new website, www.soldiersend.com, that makes sending care packages to soldiers…
read nowSeven of the top 10 activities customers perform on their cell phones are shopping-related
November 25, 2013
Shopping is one of the top uses of mobile technology, and seven of the top 10 activities customers perform on their cell phones are shopping related. At the…
read nowWalmart worker and OUR Walmart member responds to CEO resignation
November 25, 2013
Walmart CEO Mike Duke announced today that he would be stepping down on January 31. The company immediately announced that Doug McMillon, currently the head of…
read nowCabela's to continue first-in-line Black Friday promo
November 25, 2013
Cabela's Incorporated announced it will present gifts to the first 600 shoppers in line at each of its U.S. retail locations Friday, Nov. 29.
read nowBon-Ton Stores adds shoe-based mobile marketing solution
November 22, 2013
When in doubt, talk to the shoe.
read nowIntel will let online shoppers pay by tapping contactless card or NFC phone against computer
November 22, 2013
Intel is embedding technology into computers that will let online shoppers pay by tapping a contactless card or NFC-enabled mobile phone against their PC or…
read nowSpringboard Retail launches web-based retail system
November 22, 2013
Springboard Retail has announced the public launch of its web-based POS and retail management system,which it says is designed to help retailers sell more, and…
read nowGoogle prepaid card, tied to Google Wallet funds, goes live
November 22, 2013
Google's rumored prepaid debit card has surfaced. As Droid Life reported, the Google Wallet Card allows users to access their Google Wallet balance in the real…
read nowLeading Mexican retailer adds mobile, analytics tools
November 21, 2013
Manthan Systems, a provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions for retailers, announced that its ARC Solution Suite has been selected by Grupo…
read nowGeneral Pants Co. goes multichannel with iPad kiosk plan
November 21, 2013
Australian retailer General Pants Co. announced its plans to deploy a fleet of in-store kiosks during a recent launch event in Sydney.
read nowVerizon destination store opens at Mall of America
November 21, 2013
Verizon Wireless this week unveiled its first destination store at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., launching a new retail experience focused on helping…
read nowNearly 75% of consumers use a smartphone while shopping
November 21, 2013
Consumers go everywhere and can do just about everything on their smartphones, and shopping is no exception. According to the new Connected Intelligence…
read nowFirst Data posts Oct SpendTrend report
November 21, 2013
E-commerce and payment processing provider First Data Corp. has released its SpendTrend analysis for Oct.1, 2013 through Oct. 30, 2013 compared with Oct. 2…
read nowRetail Gift Card Association releases Holiday Gift Card Trend Tracker Survey
November 21, 2013
The holiday shopping season is just around the corner and to kick it off, the Retail Gift Card Association has released the results of its Holiday Gift Card…
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