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Mobile mapping app helps Walgreens customers locate products
July 23, 2012
Shoppers can map any Walgreens store on their smartphones, thanks to the retailer's partnership with aisle411, a mobile retail navigation service. The…
read nowTarget going urban
July 23, 2012
Target opens its first urban concept called CityTarget next week in Chicago. The two-story location will feature more checkout lanes, two-shelf shopping…
read nowForecast: Women's clothing sales, online chatter about discounts to surge in Q3
July 19, 2012
In-store sales of women's clothing are expected to see a 9.2 percent increase in the third quarter of 2012, according to a just-released IBM analytics-based…
read nowGolf retailer seeing lift from mobile website
July 19, 2012
Specialty golf retailer Golfsmith is using mobile cloud technology from Moovweb to run its experimental mobile website and iPhone app. Golfsmith's desktop…
read nowJC Penney to eliminate standard checkout
July 19, 2012
J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson is on a mission to eliminate traditional checkout by the end of 2013. In its place, he's pushing mobile and self-checkout, telling…
read nowOnline cash-as-gift registries may replace in-store wedding registries
July 19, 2012
While wedding registries have been an easy way for retailers to get traffic, one website is betting that many betting engaged couples would rather receive cash…
read nowSchool supply lists going digital at Walmart
July 19, 2012
Nearly 80 percent of moms with children in kindergarten to 12th grade consider back-to-school a time for a fresh start, according to a study conducted by…
read now5 ways retailers can get more from digital signage
July 19, 2012
Scala Inc. recently offered five tips for retailers looking to get started with digital signage systems to educate consumers about available products and…
read nowCharming CHARLIE adds in-store experience analytics tool
July 18, 2012
ForeSee, a customer experience analytics company, has announced that it will measure and analyze the in-store customer experience for Charming CHARLIE.
read nowMacy's, shopkick instantly launch mobile rewards program
July 18, 2012
Macy's is the latest retailer to fully roll out shopkick, a location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers for walking into stores and interacting with…
read nowPetco discovers shopping trends with new analytics solution
July 18, 2012
Petco is learning about its customers with a new text analytics solution from LivePerson Inc., a provider of real-time engagement solutions. The pet store…
read nowDigital sign co unveils e-paper products to create seamless retail solution
July 18, 2012
Altierre Corp., a provider of low-power wireless technology that enables dynamic pricing, promotion and product information in brick-and-mortar stores, has…
read nowAce hammering out smaller stores
July 18, 2012
Following the recent retail trend of smaller stores, Ace Hardware has opened about 400 scaled-down locations that take up only 5,000 square feet or less,…
read nowResearchers to investigate likelihood of fraud with mobile self-checkout
July 18, 2012
Theft and fraud are growing concerns of consumers adopting mobile coupons and contactless payments, and researchers at the University of Arkansas are examining…
read nowSurvey: Average US consumer will spend $300 on back-to-school
July 17, 2012
The back-to-school shopping season is already underway with one-third of households reporting that they have begun to shop, according to a special ICSC-Goldman…
read nowYahoo's Jerry Yang invests in gift card payment company
July 17, 2012
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has invested in Openbucks, a gift card payment network, that recently announced the closing of a $4.8 million Series A round of…
read nowShoppers can print custom greeting cards from Kodak kiosks
July 17, 2012
Shoppers looking for the perfect greeting card with no luck can design their own now that Kodak has partnered with California-based Greeting Card Universe.
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