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Amazon tax deals may be unconstitutional
December 5, 2011
Amazon.com Inc. may be violating a U.S. Constitution commerce clause, according to legal experts. The Seattle-based company has deals in place with South…
read nowSears.com reverses up-sell policy
December 5, 2011
After Consumer Advocate Edgar Dworksy questioned Sears.com's policy of automatically adding service contracts to appliance orders online, the company said it…
read nowBass Pro Shops go fishing with digital signage
December 5, 2011
DMX Inc. and its digital signage partner, 11Giraffes, recently announced that they were selected by Bass Pro Shops to launch the chain's new digital signage…
read nowGoogle exploring delivery options
December 4, 2011
Google is working on a delivery service to allow consumers to order items from local stores on the Web and receive them at their homes or offices within a day.
read nowGeo-fencing makes targeted text offers possible
December 4, 2011
Consumers who visit any of the 27 open-air malls owned by DDR, a commercial real estate company, can receive text messages offering deals from the retailers in…
read nowLocation-based marketing may increase in-store traffic
December 4, 2011
Foot traffic on the UK's high streets has seen its sharpest drop since last December's snow, falling 2.3 percent compared to the same period last year…
read nowDollar stores are trendy
December 4, 2011
Dollar stores are now part of the national shopping habit. As of mid-year 2011, the combined store count of the four major dollar store chains — Dollar…
read nowKPMG report says consumers are embracing technology, willing to trade personal data
December 4, 2011
In a new study by KPMG, consumers say they are increasingly embracing new mobile technologies, but they're sending some mixed signals as well. While many still…
read nowCelerant adds mobile interface to its back-office retail suite
December 1, 2011
Celerant Technology has announced mobile applications for back-office retail functions, allowing for daily procedures to be simplified and completed in a…
read nowCellfire helping developers to integrate grocery coupons into apps
November 30, 2011
Cellfire Inc. today launched QBridge, a software developer kit (SDK) designed to help developers integrate digital grocery coupons into their existing…
read nowWal-Mart unveils social networking app
November 30, 2011
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched its first social-networking application. Shopycat, which uses Facebook data to recommend gifts to consumers, is one of the…
read nowGuess? creates 'look books' from iPad kiosks
November 29, 2011
Guess? Inc. tapped iPadEnclosures along with Global Bay-Mobile Technologies, to design and install its newest customer interaction stations in retail stores…
read nowIs online shopping declining?
November 29, 2011
New research is showing that online shopping has nearly reached its peak. Shop Direct Group's sister company, Transactis, measured online shopping activity…
read nowWhen 2 become 1: John Lewis merges online, offline sales
November 29, 2011
John Lewis, a popular UK department store, is merging online and offline sales with a virtual store allowing shoppers to buy products with smartphones via QR…
read nowMoosejaw Stores implement mobile POS
November 28, 2011
Shoppers at Moosejaw, an outdoor adventure apparel and gear retailer, will now be able to pay for items via any employee instead of waiting at a check-out…
read nowApple employees: We know where you are
November 28, 2011
Apple employees in Palo Alto, Calif., know the location of all their customers, thanks to a new technology the company is using to help speed purchases.
read nowWal-Mart, Amazon eliminating 'wrap rage'
November 28, 2011
Too much packaging leads to "wrap rage," according to Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The companies are working together to encourage manufacturers to…
read nowMalls say 'No' to tracking customers via cell phones
November 28, 2011
Two malls planning to test new technology designed to track shoppers' movements via cell phone signals have nixed those plans after a U.S. senator raised…
read nowFather of RFID dead at 89
November 28, 2011
Charles Walton, inventor of the RFID technology, died Nov. 6 at the age of 89 in California, according to Network World. A memorial service is set for Dec. 1…
read nowMalls tracking customer behavior via cell phones
November 27, 2011
Shopping malls in the U.S. have started collecting data about shoppers via their cell phones.
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