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Apple granted patent for "distinctive design" of stores
January 24, 2013
Retailers looking to take a page from Apple's playbook on store design and layout now have to worry about copyright infringement. The U.S. Patent &…
read nowTesco pilots new kiosk, AR tech
January 24, 2013
U.K. retail chain Tesco is piloting a "magical" augmented reality mirror and digital mannequin in several locations, according to digitalartsonline.co.uk.
read nowDPAA sponsoring digital place-based ad summit at DSE13
January 24, 2013
The Digital Place-based Advertising Association will sponsor an all-day DPb Advertising Summit at Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas on Feb. 26. The fourth…
read nowAmy Poehler brings the funny to Best Buy Super Bowl ad
January 23, 2013
Best Buy is hoping Amy Poehler makes a big score during her Super Bowl commercial for the electronics retailer. According to an article on latimes.com…
read nowLowe's to add 45K seasonal workers
January 23, 2013
Lowe's announced this week its plans to hire approximately 45,000 seasonal employees at its stores in the U.S. during spring — the busiest time of year in the…
read nowNew Amazon fulfillment center brings hundreds of jobs to Cali town
January 23, 2013
Amazon announced yesterday plans to open a new 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif., creating hundreds of full-time jobs…
read nowM-commerce still small as retailers focus on the basics
January 21, 2013
A new report by Forrester Research for trade group Shop.org shows that smartphones generated only a small portion of online sales last year — about $5 billion…
read nowBlog discusses the psychology of sales resistance
January 21, 2013
The next time consumers struggle to resist clearance sales, they could be taking a few tips from a Psychology Today blog that gives insight into the…
read nowApp hopes to make shopping 'more fun than Angry Birds'
January 21, 2013
Tuesday will mark the launch of The Hunt — a beta Web app that gamifies retail, sfgate.com reported.
read nowElo targets retail digital signage
January 21, 2013
Elo Touch Solutions, a global supplier of touch-enabled technology, has launched new interactive digital signage and mobile touch-computing…
read nowSTRATACACHE makes its play for retail digital signage
January 21, 2013
STRATACACHE, a provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, recently launched a…
read nowLatest Voxware study examines consumer return habits
January 18, 2013
Voice solution provider Voxware released research this week on consumer product returns. The findings highlight why consumers return items purchased online or…
read nowIBM collaborates with jewelry chains for multichannel redesign
January 18, 2013
IBM and Signet Jewelers Ltd. recently announced a collaboration on an e-commerce strategy and digital marketing redesign for Signet's national U.S. store…
read nowReceipt surveys offer few benefits to retailers
January 17, 2013
Although till receipt surveys (TRS) began as a highly attractive engagement tool for retailers, a recent blog on research-live.com revealed that the practice…
read nowStudy: Luxury brands have more mobile shoppers, less satisfaction
January 17, 2013
Luxury shoppers are more likely to use mobile channels when shopping but are slightly less satisfied with e-commerce overall, according to the Luxury E-Retail…
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