Intuit launches credit card processing tool for iPhones

August 25, 2010

Intuit Inc. and mophie have announced the availability of the Complete Credit Card Solution, an all-in-one product that enables small businesses to easily…

Survey: Retailer brand strength improves with gift card exchange

August 24, 2010

Gift card exchange Plastic Jungle has announced the results of a recent independent study examining the impact of gift card exchanges on retail brands. The…

Target launches new services for electronics buyers

August 24, 2010

Target has announced three new consumer electronics services that will provide guests with an enhanced shopping experience both in-store and at home …

Consumers Union wants protection for smartphone payments

August 24, 2010

Although payments with smartphones are about to be tested, the Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, wants businesses that offer mobile phone…

Overstock launches private sale site Eziba

August 23, 2010

Overstock.com Inc. has announced the launch of Eziba.com, a private sale website. Eziba.com features exclusive deals on the latest home décor products from…

You can get most anything at a kiosk in Miami

August 23, 2010

The Miami Herald looks around South Florida and finds that automated kiosks have become pervasive with applications at movie theaters, medical centers, retail…

Whole Foods unveils wellness app

August 22, 2010

Whole Foods Market has announced its Missions App is available on the App store. As a part of the company's ongoing mission to promote wellness and encourage…

Visa, B of A testing cell phone payments

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 19, 2010

Reuters reports that Bank of America and Visa have entered a partnership to begin testing a plan that will allow shoppers to make payments with their smart…

Survey: 43 percent of customers rely on shopping lists

August 18, 2010

A shopper experience study currently underway by The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research revealed that 43 percent of general market shoppers always rely on a…

Average family has completed more school shopping compared to same time last year

August 18, 2010

Consumers got a jump start on their back-to-school and college shopping this summer as extreme temperatures drove them into stores and out of the pool…

Report: 15 percent of consumers use mobile to make purchases

August 17, 2010

Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. company, and Demandware Inc., a provider of on-demand ecommerce, have announced the findings of a new retail study…

Public Media Works placing 7,000 DVD, game rental kiosks in c-stores

August 17, 2010

Sausalito, Calif.-based Public Media Works, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, EntertainmentXpress Inc., announced today an agreement with Modular…

Children's retailer Magic Beans adds mobile self-checkout

August 16, 2010

AisleBuyer has announced the launch of its virtual assistant and mobile self-checkout system. According to the company, AisleBuyer technology enables consumers…

Chrysalis Software launches outbound notification service for contact centers

August 16, 2010

Chrysalis Software Inc., a provider of contact center professional services and products, has introduced a cloud or premises-based multimedia information…

Largest U.S. shopping mall operator launching location-based retail app

August 15, 2010

Shopkick, a Silicon Valley-based "mobile meets retail" startup, and Simon Brand Ventures, the business-to-consumer arm of Simon Property Group, Inc., have…

Buy.com launches 'Virtual Dorm Room' online shop

August 12, 2010

Buy.com has launched its new “Virtual Dorm Room,” an online store highlighting suggested “must-haves” for each part of a virtual room in a 360-degree…

Retailers to up IT spend when economy improves

August 12, 2010

According to TalkingRetail.com, the latest IT in Retail report of the top 100 companies, surveyed by Martec International, suggests that retailers' investment…

Consumer research firm launching airport retail study

August 12, 2010

According to Duty-Free News International, consumer research firm Shopping Behaviour Xplained (SBXL) are set to start a study of major airports and top brands…

MyRegistry.com partners up with Birthday Calendar Facebook app

August 10, 2010

Online gift registry site MyRegistry.com recently announced a new partnership with Birthday Calendar, a division of Big Dates Solutions Inc., the birthday…

European retail chain finds RFID balance

August 10, 2010

Halle, Germany-headquartered fashion and lifestyle company Gerry Weber appears to have struck a balance between cost and profit when it comes to using RFID…