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Phone app guides consumers to DVD kiosks
May 4, 2011
Integrating technologies to better serve consumers is all the rage in the retail world, and Gulf Coast Multi Media is jumping on the band wagon with DVDFind, a…
read nowRetail association urges change in food item pricing rules
May 4, 2011
According to Boston.com, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, a trade association representing more than 3,200 merchants, is advising the state…
read nowOnline grocer utilizes BI to deliver customer service promise
May 4, 2011
According to STORES.com, FreshDirect, a New York-based online grocery delivery company, uses business intelligence (BI) strategies and technologies to help it…
read nowIndustry position paper goes beyond planograms
May 4, 2011
A new industry position paper, "Achieving Sustainable Compliance: Getting Beyond the Planogram to Maximize Profits," provides insights on the impact accurate…
read nowRSR releases state of retail benchmark report
May 3, 2011
RSR Research's latest report, "Crystal Ball 2.0: The State of Retail Demand Forecasting, Benchmark 2011," finds that retailers believe demand forecasting…
read nowSears chairman takes blame for first-quarter losses
May 3, 2011
According to Reuters, Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert took the blame for the company's first-quarter losses during the annual shareholders meeting…
read nowStudy: One in four shoppers will pay more for environmentally friendly products
May 3, 2011
According to a shopper experience study currently underway by The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research, titled "The Checkout," nearly one in four shoppers are…
read nowWhen two become one: Corporate Safe Specialists merges with Fire King
May 3, 2011
Corporate Safe Specialists Inc., a Posen, Ill.-based provider of cash-management products and services has merged with its portfolio company, FKI Security…
read nowNRF: Retailers increasing mobile, search efforts
May 2, 2011
In an effort to better serve multi-touchpoint, always-on, and empowered consumers, a growing number of retailers are experimenting with mobile and social…
read nowKidlandia opens shop inside FAO Schwarz
May 2, 2011
According to DDi Online, Kidlandia, a San Francisco-based company that lets kids personalize fantasy maps to create their own "kingdoms," has opened its first…
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MasterCard CEO says company is looking at all mobile payment scenarios
May 2, 2011
On an earnings call with analysts today, MasterCard Inc. President and CEO Ajay Banga addressed mobile payments. According to Forbes, when asked about consumer…
read nowPrysm announces new retail digital display solutions
May 1, 2011
Prysm, a company specializing in dynamic digital signage and kiosk initiatives, today announced its new line of retail solutions. Prysm’s product suite…
read nowRhodes, Shopatron offer online store
April 28, 2011
Rhodes Music Corporation has announced its online store, www.rhodespiano.com, which relies on Shopatron’s retail-integrated eCommerce system. The online store…
read nowStudy reveals social media has little effect on buying behavior
April 28, 2011
According to USAToday, a new study by Forrester Research and GSI Commerce reports that social media has almost no influence on online buying behavior.
read nowNRF: Mother's Day spending to return to 2008 spending levels, reach $16 billion
April 27, 2011
Often known as the voice of reason, and even frugality, mom doesn't expect much for Mother's Day. But this year, her loved ones are fully intent on pampering…
read nowIRG expands managed services to include iPad support
April 27, 2011
Industry Retail Group Inc. (IRG), a provider of retail-centric, broadband-based applications and services, today announced the expansion of its managed…
read nowWal-Mart tests online food purchasing service in California
April 25, 2011
According to the New York Times, the "Walmart To Go" test allows customers to order grocery items online and have them delivered to their homes via…
read nowNew supermarket chain in Dubai uses Oracle Retail Solution
April 25, 2011
Zawya, Dubai's newest supermarket and convenience-store chain, has implemented Oracle Applications to support its growing business in the United Arab Emirates.
read nowIs YouTube launching a movie-on-demand service ?
April 25, 2011
According to TheWrap, YouTube will launch a movie-on-demand streaming service as early as next week.
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Kiosks make it easy to buy hard liquor
April 21, 2011
Pennsylvanians can already buy wine from grocery-store kiosks, but the state's Liquor Control Board announced Thursday that some of the kiosks will also stock…
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