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Black Friday foot traffic went up while one-day sales declined
November 27, 2012
Black Friday data shows that foot traffic in stores rose 3.5 percent over Black Friday 2011 while sales saw a 1.8 percent decline from Black Friday 2011. Why…
read nowNew survey app rewards consumers as it tracks their behavior
November 27, 2012
TrendSource Inc., a market research company, announced the launch of an interactive mobile survey app, wINput (Win By Giving Your Input), which is now…
read nowCyber Monday shopping hits all time high
November 27, 2012
Holiday shoppers turned Cyber Monday into the biggest spending day ever with online sales growing 30.3 percent over the same period last year, according to…
read nowOpinion: Online retail has taken billions in tax revenue from states
November 26, 2012
An opinion piece on Politico by Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas takes aim at online retailers. Womack believes that online retail has created a fundamental…
read nowEarly promotions get credit for Thanksgiving online sales
November 26, 2012
According to analytics findings from IBM, U.S. shoppers once again took advantage of early promotions this holiday season, driving a 17.4 percent increase in…
read nowCyber Monday could see record number of shoppers
November 26, 2012
Cyber Monday is here, and if a survey for Shop.org by BIGinsight is correct, more than 129 million shoppers will turn to the Web today to search out retailer…
read nowAustralian retail marketing scheme Click Frenzy becomes #clickfail
November 21, 2012
It was supposed to be the biggest online shopping event of the year down under, Australia's answer to Black Friday. But Tuesday evening's Click Frenzy event…
read nowBaccarat opening new flagship store in New York
November 21, 2012
Baccarat is set to unveil its newest flagship store in New York City in May 2013 ahead of the iconic brand's upcoming 250th anniversary. Located at 635 Madison…
read nowSurvey reveals consumers open to mobile payments at POS
November 20, 2012
According to a joint national survey conducted by Sybase 365 and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), mobile devices are playing a more crucial role than…
read nowPhilips Retail Solutions creates immersive customer experience at Amsterdam airport
November 20, 2012
In what is being called a "multi-sensory shopping experience" by Philips Retail Solutions, design changes made to the shops at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport…
read nowMannequins may soon be the eyes and ears of retail
November 20, 2012
It sounds like a scene from the 1980s movie "Mannequin": The pristine face and absent eyes of the life-size model doll hiding some inner life, following people…
read nowGuitar Center POS integrates PayPal
November 20, 2012
PayPal will appear at another physical retail location as AJB Software Design Inc. today announced that it has integrated the platform into the point-of-sale…
read nowFred Segal to dominate retail at Vegas resort
November 20, 2012
SANDOW and sbe today announced an exclusive partnership between SLS Las Vegas and Fred Segal. Through the relationship, SLS Las Vegas will be home to seven…
read nowReport: For mobile shopping, personalization outweighs privacy concerns
November 19, 2012
Nearly three out of four (72 percent) of consumers aged 20-40 in the United States and the United Kingdom use mobile devices while in-store to compare prices…
read nowEconomist: 2012 will end with a disappointing holiday season
November 19, 2012
Retailers will not be getting a lump of coal during the 2012 holiday shopping season, but Santa won't be stuffing their stockings full either, says a Ball…
read nowFour in ten retailers offering free shipping on Cyber Monday
November 19, 2012
Shoppers won't have to go too far to find great deals Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday; in addition to the plethora of in-store promotions, many companies…
read nowTarget and Walmart announce very different Q4 earnings
November 16, 2012
This week discount giants Walmart and Target announced fourth-quarter earnings, giving insight into how Americans will spend this shopping season.
read nowMalls to offer VIP perks to lure more Black Friday shoppers
November 16, 2012
Black Friday shoppers at certain malls will get the VIP treatment as more retail establishments seek to offer a "white glove" experience to those willing to…
read nowPayPal enters physical shopping market on Amsterdam high street
November 16, 2012
A high-end shopping district in Amsterdam has implemented round-the-clock window shopping with a 24/7 mobile commerce platform utilizing QR codes and PayPal.
read nowReport finds most retailers do not have tablet-optimized websites
November 15, 2012
Skava, a provider of multi-touchpoint retail technology, today announced the results of "The Impact of Tablet for Retailers 2012." The study confirms that only…
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