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Report: Mobile retail commerce rises in second quarter, social shopping drops
July 16, 2012
Mobile shopping rose while social media sales fell, providing an indication of where U.S. retailers may invest in order to capture the attention and loyalty of…
read nowSlate: Amazon's same-day shipping will 'hose brick-and-mortar stores'
July 16, 2012
While Amazon has been beating up on local retailers with its lower prices, brick-and-mortar stores have had the competitive advantage when it comes to shoppers…
read nowSamsung's new store copying Apple?
July 16, 2012
Best Buy made headlines last week with its new store design modeled after Apple stores; this week, it's Samsung, the Korean company that Apple has already…
read nowRetail purchases fall .5%
July 16, 2012
Retail sales dropped by .5 percent in June in the U.S., making it the third month in a row for decreased sales, according to Bloomberg, which reported that…
read nowTokyo toy co testing augmented reality kiosks
July 16, 2012
A Tokyo toy company is testing kiosks with augmented reality capabilities to allow shoppers to interact with toys even when they're still in packaging.
read nowBest Buy Canada selects Stibo multichannel platform
July 12, 2012
Stibo Systems has announced that Best Buy Canada has selected its solution to optimize its customer's online and mobile e-commerce experience. Best Buy Canada…
read nowStudy: Young shoppers want integration of online, store experience
July 11, 2012
Millennials rely on brick-and-mortar stores and technology equally to access information or to gain insights about a product they plan to purchase, according…
read nowTechnology prevents online shoppers from visiting dead links
July 11, 2012
WebCollage Inc., a provider of product information to retail websites, is now offering E-Tale's Where to Buy technology that helps major brands connect…
read nowNivea promotes products via digital shelf
July 11, 2012
Nivea in Germany is replacing some of its standard in-store product shelves with the digital multidisplay shelf-edge display solution designed by Crystal…
read nowBailey Banks & Biddle revamps in-store, online experience
July 11, 2012
Luxury jeweler Bailey Banks & Biddle is revamping its in-store and online shopping experience by implementing a new design studio, according to a company…
read nowSocket Mobile, LightSpeed partner on interactive POS
July 10, 2012
Socket Mobile, a provider of mobile productivity solutions, is working with LightSpeed, a retail technology company, to design "Personalized selling with…
read nowTablet shopping is in; PC shopping is out
July 10, 2012
Tablet shopping is gaining on PC- and laptop-based sales and blowing away smartphone shopping.
read nowAmazon sellers playing hardball
July 9, 2012
Amazon's two million sellers are increasingly using high-speed trading tools to undercut one another, causing prices to fluctuate as often as every 15 minutes…
read nowDVDNow rolls out in Costa Rica
July 9, 2012
DVDNow is launching this month in Costa Rica and is the first DVD kiosk company to enter the market, Scott McInnes, DVDNow Kiosks founder and CEO, said in a…
read nowJeweler launches gesture-driven tool
July 9, 2012
Jewelry Designer George Jensen is helping online shoppers get a hands-on experience with the launch of an augmented reality tool designed by Holition, a…
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RCE Podcast episode 3: Why (most) retailers shouldn't worry about showrooming
July 6, 2012
New survey data reveals that most retailers have nothing to fear from the mobile-enabled consumer, and on today's call our panel discusses why that is - and…
read nowAmazon phone to compete with Apple, Android devices
July 6, 2012
Amazon is developing a smartphone to compete with Apple's iPhone and devices running on Google's Android platform, according to Bloomberg News, which also…
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