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Barnes & Noble looking to sell Nook
January 5, 2012
Barnes & Noble may be selling, or at least splitting off, its Nook e-reader and tablet business, despite its recent success. It hit a record level of sales…
read nowGUESS deploying iPads to better serve shoppers
January 5, 2012
GUESS Inc. is using iPads to put its products in front of shoppers by implementing the VeriFone GlobalBay iPad Retailing solution inside a dozen stores in the…
read nowWarner Bros. may double delay on new releases
January 5, 2012
DVD kiosks are again at the mercy of Warner Brothers, who may soon announce plans to double the 28-day delay it had on new releases, according to inquisitr.com.
read nowHome Depot in pilot of PayPal's mobile payments
January 5, 2012
PayPal is moving forward with its in-store mobile payment program and one of its retail partners is big box home improvement store Home Depot.
read nowMicrosoft launches retail-focused website
January 4, 2012
A new website covering retail industry thought leadership has officially launched. What's Next Retail, created by the Retail Industry Partner Community, a…
read nowBuySAFE, MarketLive partner to provide better service for online retailers
January 4, 2012
BuySAFE, a provider of conversion and customer satisfaction programs for ecommerce merchants, and MarketLive, a provider of eCommerce software and solutions…
read nowBest Buy CEO, FCC chairman among speakers at CES
January 3, 2012
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn will discuss the state of the retail industry Jan. 11 at the Consumer Electronics Association's 2012 International CES in the Las Vegas…
read nowOnline retailers must provide better service
January 3, 2012
Although Cyber Monday 2011 set a record for the most online retail spending in a single day, and the weekend before Christmas was the second heaviest weekend…
read nowKIOSK to debut automated retail store at NRF
January 3, 2012
KIOSK Information Systems will showcase StoreBOT, its latest solution in a new series of automated retail solutions Jan. 16-17 in New York City at the National…
read nowKodak may be going under
January 3, 2012
Eastman Kodak Co. may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection in the coming weeks if efforts to sell several of its digital patents fail, according to the…
read nowSurvey announces 10 worst online retailers
January 2, 2012
Is it brand perception or actual high-quality service that gives online retailers their reputations? That's a question that 24/7 Wall St. set out to find by…
read nowSears CEO: Technology key to revitalizing company
January 2, 2012
Sears' chief executive officer, Lou D'Ambrosio, plans to turn around his company's performance by implementing technology and spending more money on stores…
read nowTeamwork Retail using iPads to manage stores
December 29, 2011
Employees in Teamwork Retail stores are using iPads to ring up purchases and look up product info on the retail floor,
read nowIf only Ocean Marketing had been versed in bilateral customer service
December 29, 2011
The Ocean Marketing public relations nightmare that played out in the blogosphere last week never had to happen. Providing good customer service is retail 101…
read now3 things shoppers care more about than price
December 28, 2011
American consumers were less concerned with costs during the 2011 holiday shopping season than last year, according to the Foresee E-Retail Satisfaction Index…
read nowBook store owner starts petition against Amazon
December 27, 2011
A small shop owner is standing up against Amazon.com and its recent promotion urging customers shopping in brick-and-mortar stores to use its price-check app.
read nowRetailers phasing out paper receipts
December 27, 2011
Receipts are going digital as more retailers offer to skip paper and email shoppers receipts, according to Consumer Watchdog Michael Finney.
read nowTelescoping display caters to variety of store environments
December 26, 2011
Walls + Forms, Inc., a provider of displays, wall systems and signage, recently launched Scopic, a system that telescopes to provide flexibility in height and…
read nowUK report defines retail's male 'hunter-gatherer'
December 26, 2011
A new type of male shoppper has emergerd, according to MyWardrobe.com, a U.K. online designer-led boutique.
read nowHold onto your wallets: Mobile payments seeing slow adoption
December 26, 2011
Although several major retailers from Gap to Toys R Us are partnering with banks, payment processors and Google to allow shoppers to pay via smartphones, the…
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