Blockbuster Express kiosks to increase prices

November 3, 2011

NCR Corp.'s Blockbuster Express is doubling the price of some of its movies to $2 effective Nov. 8, following similar moves by redbox and Netflix.

FDM launches DVD kiosks

November 3, 2011

Freestyle Digital Media is launching its new platform for digital distribution, cable and video-on-demand.

Reflect, CBS Outernet to present at CETW

November 3, 2011

Reflect, the a rich media solution provider that delivers customer experiences through technology and integrated services, and CBS Outernet, an outdoor media…

Baynote, TouchCommerce partner to personalize consumer engagement

November 2, 2011

Baynote, a provider of e-commerce personalization solutions, and TouchCommerce, a conversion marketing solutions provider, have partnered to personalize online…

HP debuts mobile POS solution

November 2, 2011

HP has launched a mobile point-of-sale solution for retailers. The HP Retail Mobile Point-of-Sale Case attaches to the HP Slate 2 Tablet PC, adding an…

Mobile shopping assistant ShopSavvy secures $7M in series A funding

November 2, 2011

"Shopping assistant" ShopSavvy announced it has received $7 million in Series A funding led by Facebook co-founder and investor Eduardo Saverin. Along with the…

Middle Eastern telecommunications Co launches bill-pay kiosks

November 2, 2011

Zain Bahrain, a telecommunications operator in the Middle East, has now added self-service payment solutions company Sadad to its roster of customer service…

Amazon opens Kindle Owners' Lending Library

by James Bickers

November 2, 2011

Amazon's quest to make its Kindle the "one media device to rule them all" got a little bit more aggressive today: It opened its Kindle Owners' Lending Library…

Transition-driven marketing should be done at local level

November 1, 2011

Cardlytics is deploying transaction-marketing specialists nationwide to work directly with leading local retailers.

Adidas installs virtual footwear wall

October 31, 2011

Adidas has installed a virtual footwear wall at its flagship London store, according to a story published on Fashion United.

Mercatus Concierge for Mobile launches with QR, NFC

October 31, 2011

Mercatus Technologies, a software development company delivering cross-channel marketing capabilities to the retail industry, has launched a service module for…

FieldPower apps now available on tablets

October 31, 2011

FieldPower, a provider of field service management, and Knowella Technologies, have entered into a partnership. Under the terms, FieldPower's workforce…

Retail Anywhere integrates solutions with social cross-channel platform

October 31, 2011

Retail Anywhere, a provider of point of sale and retail management systems for midsize retailers, today announced a new integration of its retail software…

Juniper Research predicts $43B mobile coupon market by 2016

October 31, 2011

U.K. analyst firm Juniper Research has a released a new report that forecasts that the total redemption value of mobile coupons worldwide will be more than $4…

Zediva taking a court-mandated intermission

October 31, 2011

Zediva, an Internet movie-rental company, must pay the Motion Picture Association of America $1.8 million for violating copyright laws. California's U.S.

VeriFone buys mobile retail solutions company Global Bay

October 31, 2011

Point of sale provider VeriFone Systems Inc. announced it has acquired Global Bay Mobile Technologies. The announcement said Global Bay, a provider of mobile…

Social media savviness is a must for retailers

October 30, 2011

A story published today in USA Today discussed just how much social media shapes consumer behavior.

Apple to provide self-checkout via app

October 30, 2011

Apple is launching an update to its retail store iOS app to allow consumers to use self-checkout to buy accessories and other shelf-stocked items at the…

Retailers getting thrifty

October 30, 2011

Retailers are changing their branding strategies, putting more emphasis on inexpensive products to reach budget-minded shoppers, according to a story in the…

Provisio launches software to protect Android Tablet PCs

October 30, 2011

Provisio, a software engineering company, has released SiteKiosk 8 BETA and SiteKiosk Android 1 BETA for Android 3.0.