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Walgreens to purchase Drugstore.com
March 24, 2011
According to NYTimes.com, Walgreens has announced that it plans to buy Drugstore.com for $409 million. Drugstore.com sells over-the-counter health, beauty…
read nowNCR to sell DVD rental machines to retailers
March 24, 2011
NCR Corp. has plans to sell its own DVD kiosks to retailers, who will then brand them with their own logos and sell DVDs, video games or music CDs that are now…
read nowOfficeMax will carry new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
March 24, 2011
OfficeMax Inc., a major office supplies and services provider, yesterday announced it will offer the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in all of its 1,000 retail…
read nowNetflix offers apology and refund for outage
March 24, 2011
According to DigitalTrends.com, Netflix offered an account credit to its customers for an outage on its website that lasted more than an hour on Tuesday…
read nowHome Depot announces barcode program for smartphones
March 23, 2011
According to TechNewsDaily.com, Home Depot announced its first mobile barcode program, which allows customers to take a picture of a 2-D barcode, known as a QR…
read nowSunrise MarketPlace launches redesigned website
March 23, 2011
Sunrise MarketPlace, a Citrus Heights, Calif., retail and business district, has partnered with Mallfinder, a developer and provider of integrated marketing…
read nowMiva Merchant offers mobile commerce option to online store owners
March 23, 2011
Miva Merchant, an e-commerce software company, has released a new mobile e-commerce framework designed to give online store owners the ability to develop…
read nowAcqueon launches new multichannel outbound notification software application
March 22, 2011
Acqueon Technologies Inc., a product specialist in Customer Interaction Management (CIM), announced its new communications and notifications management…
read nowApple sues Amazon for use of term 'App store'
March 22, 2011
According to Bloomberg.com, Apple Inc. is suing Amazon.com Inc., claiming the retailer’s use of the term “App Store” is trademark infringement.
read nowPrice Chopper to implement IBM data-warehouse platform
March 22, 2011
IBM today announced that Price Chopper, a Golub Corp. company and one of the largest supermarket and pharmacy chains in the Northeast region, will implement…
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CTIA: Why digital signage and mobile technology should converge
March 22, 2011
Combining digital signage and mobile technology could be a retailer's dream come true, according to Steve Gurley, who addressed an audience on behalf of the…
read nowMicrosoft files patent infringement lawsuits against Barnes & Noble
March 21, 2011
According to the Los Angeles DailyNews.com, Microsoft Corp. has filed patent infringement lawsuits, related to the Android-based Nook e-reader, against Barnes…
read nowRetail websites reach 75 percent of European audience, according to study
March 21, 2011
ComScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, has released results from a study of online shopping in Europe. In January, 270.6 million unique…
read nowGlobys announces data-driven customer experience solutions suite
March 20, 2011
Globys, a provider of data and analytics solutions for the telecommunications market, has announced a comprehensive customer-experience suite of solutions that…
read nowWalmart plans to open Express stores across the country
March 20, 2011
According to Twice.com, Walmart is planning to open Walmart Express stores across the country, possibly totaling in the hundreds.
read nowJones Lang LaSalle launches social media tool in retail sector
March 20, 2011
Jones Lang LaSalle Retail, a leading retail service provider, has added live retailer social streams on the websites of the centers it manages. The new…
read nowReport says retailers need to focus on multi-channel experience
March 16, 2011
The most recent report from RSR Research, a research company run by retailers for the retail industry, is titled,“Omni-Channel Fulfillment and the Future of…
read nowTrimble and Truecount partner to offer RFID Solutions
March 16, 2011
Trimble announced today that it partnered with Truecount Corp., an innovator in RFID software solutions for the retail industry. Truecount will leverage…
read nowNCR unveils first hybrid laser and imaging bi-optic scanner
March 16, 2011
NCR Corp., a global technology company offering assisted- and self-service solutions, recently announced that it is launching the world’s first hybrid laser…
read nowZoovy announces e-commerce platforms for Buy.com and Sears.com
March 16, 2011
Zoovy, the leader in success driven e-commerce software for online businesses, has announced integrations for Buy.com and Sears.com. To support quickly growing…
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