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Starbucks opens store built from shipping containers
March 20, 2012
Starbucks has opened a drive-thru location built out of recycled shipping containers. The store opened in December in Tukwila, Wash., and features four…
read nowAmazon buying Kiva Systems for $775 M
March 20, 2012
Amazon.com Inc. is buying logistics technology company Kiva Systems Inc. for about $775 million in cash, according to a story on MarketWatch.
read nowWalmart customers now shopping Amazon.com
March 20, 2012
Although most of Walmart’s customers were latecomers to online shopping, they are now trolling for deals at Amazon.com and putting pressure on the retail giant…
read nowSmart Stickers rolled out with NFC technology
March 20, 2012
Smart Poster Ltd. this week launched Smart Stickers featuring NFC technology, doubling the company's NFC product offering following the launch of the…
read nowHarrods store windows using transparent digital signage
March 20, 2012
U.K. retailer Harrods, in partnership with Crystal Display Systems Limited, has announced what Crystal Displays said may be "the first major window display…
read nowRetailers on trend with mobile technology
March 19, 2012
Retailers are following the old adage of "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" when it comes to mobile technology. Instead of fighting it, they are arming their…
read nowBiometrics makes tanning quick, easy at NY salon
March 19, 2012
Customers of Zoom Tan, a tanning salon chain in New York and Florida, can pay for sessions and sign in with a touch of a finger now that the salon has…
read nowFrank Mayer, Mizuno come out swinging with new modular displays
March 16, 2012
Frank Mayer & Associates has teamed up with Mizuno to design and produce a line of modular sporting goods displays to showcase their products. The displays…
read nowDeadline for NRF 'This is Retail' video contest is Friday
March 15, 2012
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is hoping its video contest will spark interest in the retail industry, which supports one in four American jobs.
read nowMuseums increasing branding with upscale stores
March 15, 2012
The gift shop inside New York's Museum of Arts and Design feels more like a trendy place to shop than a museum store, thanks to Franci Sagar's creativity…
read nowVideo game retailers merge to dominate Canadian market
March 15, 2012
Play N Trade, the world's largest video game retail franchisor, is expanding in Canada through a merger with Canadian-based Dimensions Games Corporation.
read nowGap's marketing strategy may be a mistake
March 14, 2012
Gap, which successfully marketed to young adults in the 1990s with classic khakis and swing-dancing ads, is hoping that demographic will again buy into its…
read nowNielsen: Shoppers prefer mobile web over apps
March 14, 2012
Retail websites are more popular than retail apps, according to a recent Nielsen survey, but no matter how consumers prefer to reach their favorite online…
read nowNRF: February retail sales mark 20 months of consecutive growth
March 13, 2012
With a spring in their step, retailers marked 20 consecutive months of sustained year-over-year retail sales growth in February as unseasonably warm…
read nowMoosejaw now offering mobile checkouts
March 13, 2012
Moosejaw, an outdoor gear and apparel retailer, is now equipped to perform customer checkouts from anywhere in its stores. It recently deployed Lin?a-pro from…
read nowBetapond, Intel making shopping more social, mobile
March 13, 2012
Betapond, a technology company specializing in Facebook mobile marketing solutions, is demonstrating an interactive digital sign powered by Intel Corp. this…
read nowGlobal POS network negates need for PCI DSS certification
March 13, 2012
Computop's new Global POS Network for international multi-channel payments offering fraud prevention services is now available. The system combines data from…
read nowReport: Mobile promotions trump brand loyalty for consumers shopping in grocery, drug stores
March 12, 2012
The "Mobile Shopping Survey Series, Part 2: CPG Shopping Behavior" – the second in a three-part series on smartphone owners' in-store experiences sponsored by…
read nowWalgreen may hire more disabled workers
March 9, 2012
Walgreen Co. is piloting a program to hire cognitively and physically disabled employees in its stores across the country, according to a story on…
read nowTwo retail software providers combine to increase POS presence
March 9, 2012
Celerant Technology, a provider of retail software, recently acquired CAM Commerce Solutions, a subsidiary of Robertson Piper Software Group (RPSG) and a…
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