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Best Buy kiosks landing soon in Toronto airport
March 26, 2012
Best Buy Canada is deploying six Best Buy Express kiosks Friday at Toronto Pearson International Airport in both terminals this month with plans for expansion…
read nowMODIA partners with Apple
March 26, 2012
MODIA Home Theater Store is now officially an Apple Authorized Reseller and will feature Apple products in its seven MODIA Home Theater Stores located in…
read nowWill poster shopping change the face of retail?
March 23, 2012
Since Tesco's poster retail experiment in a Korean subway station last June, the idea of using QR codes and NFC tags to let consumers make purchases from…
read nowJ.Crew launching global e-commerce site
March 22, 2012
J.Crew is expanding its international distribution from 29 to 107 countries, reaching customers throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South…
read nowGamers must shop Walmart for full Angry Birds Space experience
March 22, 2012
Players of the newest Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Space, must go through Walmart to unlock the game's first round of bonus content, according to a story on…
read nowNeiman Marcus targeting China
March 22, 2012
Neiman Marcus is moving into China's fast-growing luxury retail market via the Web, according to a story on Reuters.
read nowAngry Birds crashing into retail shelves
March 21, 2012
Angry Birds will be flying to retail shelves nationwide, now that the game’s creator Rovio has partnered with a major U.S. retail chain to put its branded…
read nowHolographic Greeter taking POP advertising to next level
March 21, 2012
Owners of big-box to mom-and-pop stores understand the value of having a location or display that stands out in the crowd of saturated advertising messages.
read nowNRF: Easter sales to exceed $16 billion
March 20, 2012
Americans will shell out an average of $145.28 on everything from apparel and candy to food and decorations this year, up 11 percent from $131.04 last year…
read nowStarbucks 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.
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