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Uniqlo to open flagship store in Chicago
July 29, 2014
Global clothing retailer Uniqlo has announced it will open a flagship store in the Chicago market in the fall of 2015.
read nowMarketLive integrates login and pay with Amazon
July 29, 2014
E-commerce platform MarketLive has announced a strategic agreement with Amazon Payments, offering the ability for MarketLive merchants to help streamline the…
read nowMost parents say back-to-school spending will increase this year
July 29, 2014
A majority of parents plan to spend more on their children's back-to-school shopping this year, driven by rising costs or necessity rather than greater…
read nowLord & Taylor deploying beacons in North American stores
July 28, 2014
HBC Department Store Group today announced it is deploying the Swirl in-store beacon marketing platform to deliver digital experiences to consumers…
read nowFujitsu, OnCue offer in-aisle point-of-information systems
July 28, 2014
Fujitsu has announced an international distribution and license agreement with OnCue Technologies, a developer of in-aisle point-of-information solutions that…
read nowSurvey says in-store is the preferred method for back-to-school shopping
July 24, 2014
Omnichannel is very important as 73 percent of consumers will research online, but buy in-store.
read nowWorldwide e-commerce sales to increase nearly 20 percent in 2014
July 24, 2014
Business-to-consumer e-commerce sales worldwide will reach $1.47 trillion in 2014 according to new figures from eMarketer, increasing nearly 20 percent over…
read nowCambridge shopping center adds 'virtual assistant'
July 24, 2014
The Grafton Shopping Centre in Cambridge says it is ready to dazzle shoppers with a "virtual" employee who greets customers when they enter.
read nowVisa launches new tools to secure payments from Internet-connected devices and wearables
July 24, 2014
Visa Inc. today announced the creation of Visa Digital Solutions, what the card company said is a comprehensive suite of offerings that facilitate secure…
read nowTarget app uses image recognition to speed mobile purchases
July 23, 2014
Earlier this week, Target unveiled its new iOS app "In a Snap," which lets users scan images of products in an advertisement and either purchase them or save…
read nowNRF revises annual economic forecast, expects stronger second half of year
July 23, 2014
The National Retail Federation has lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales…
read nowSearch marketing tops online retail customer acquisition tactics
July 23, 2014
Despite the arsenal of digital marketing tactics now at every retailer’s fingertips, one customer acquisition tactic still stands above the rest: paid search…
read nowReport says delivery will make or break holiday shopping this year
July 23, 2014
After a holiday season marred by lackluster order fulfillment and dissatisfied consumers, a new report from CFI Group and eBay Enterprise urges retailers to…
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The latest payment breach victim may be Goodwill Industries
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
July 22, 2014
Brian Krebs, the noted security blogger whose recent claim to fame was breaking the news of the Target breach, reports in his blog that banks are reporting a…
read nowAmazon sneakily introduces barebones mobile wallet app
July 22, 2014
Amazon Wallet appeared on the Amazon Appstore and Google Play store late last week, but a number of Android fan blogs are just noticing it exists.
read nowCanadian shopping site SHOP.CA launches mobile app
July 22, 2014
SHOP.CA, a site offering daily sales events for Canadian shoppers, has announced its first mobile app for iPhone and Android devices. According to the company…
read nowRetail websites are loading 49 percent slower than last year
July 22, 2014
Software firm Radware has announced the release of its latest quarterly study titled "State of the Union: Ecommerce Page Speed & Web Performance, Summer…
read nowGlobally 3 in 10 consumers don't trust retailers with securing their data
July 22, 2014
A global fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries has revealed distrust among global consumers in retailers to protect their data.
read nowFashion retailer Zara adds RFID-based inventory intelligence
July 21, 2014
Tyco Retail Solutions announced that Inditex Group, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, has awarded Tyco a chain-wide contract for RFID-based…
read nowHarris Poll names the best grocery store brands in the U.S.
July 21, 2014
The 2014 Harris Poll EquiTrend (EQ) study, which measures brand equity for more than 1,500 brands across 170 categories, finds traditional grocery store brands…
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