Gold Mobile launches GoMo Wallet

June 17, 2010

Gold Mobile has introduced its “GoMo Wallet,” a new mobile-based Software as a Service (SaaS) customer loyalty solution that provides a scalable, highly secure…

Toys R Us unveils prepaid shopping card as layaway alternative

June 15, 2010

Recent financial hard times have led to resurgence in the use of layaway at retail, but Toys R Us is taking the concept one step further. According to a press…

Sears launches online platform for Blue Crew

June 15, 2010

Sears is taking its Blue Crew, "the trusted experts at Sears who help in-store customers get exactly what they need," onto the Internet.According to a press…

Redbox to get Paramount DVDs on day of release

June 15, 2010

According to Andrew Stewart of Variety, Paramount Home Entertainment and redbox have announced a joint licensing agreement that will make Paramount titles…

Blockbuster competitor tests game kiosks

June 15, 2010

While NCR. Corp. and Blockbuster have been battling for inroads against redbox in Texas, the industry-leading DVD rentor is adding video games to its machines…

Target executive to talk interactive multichannel at retail summit

June 15, 2010

AT&T deploys info kiosk in new store

June 14, 2010

According to stltoday.com, AT&T's new 5,900-square-feet store in Brentwood, Mo., will feature a new guided selling kiosk, which includes a rate-plan…

Hannaford's new website offers shopping list, product recall info

June 10, 2010

Hannaford Supermarkets, which operates more than 170 stores in the northeast, has rolled out a new website that not only includes an interactive shopping list…

The Hershey Experience lets shoppers create their own candy bar

June 10, 2010

The Hershey Co. and Hershey's Chocolate World attraction have announced the grand opening of their newest experience, Hershey's Create Your Own Candy Bar, an…

After two-month shopping spree, consumers hold back in May

June 10, 2010

The spur in economic activity hit a small speed bump last month as the latest retail sales report shows evidence of a more timid shopper. According to the…

Unified Grocers selects Agilence’s POS video auditing solution

June 9, 2010

Unified Grocers, the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the western United States, now recommends its retail customers consider Agilence’s POS video…

Organized retail crime still growing problem for industry

June 9, 2010

Industry partnerships, concerned law enforcement officers and resilient retailers have done their part in making a small dent in the growing problem of…

TradeStone, First Insight bring social media to the product design process

June 8, 2010

TradeStone Software, developer of solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of private label and branded goods, and First Insight, a…

New enterprise m-commerce platform helps retailers unify their channels

June 8, 2010

Venda, an on-demand e-commerce provider, has introduced its Venda Advanced Mobile Platform (A.M.P.) powered by Digby, an enterprise mobile commerce offering…

Jewelry retailer adds sparkle to merchandise with LEDs

June 8, 2010

What makes a piece of jewelry stand out from others doesn't just have to do with the four C's (cut, color, clarity and carat). Sometimes it has everything to…

Sonic Solutions and MOD Systems to link kiosk, online entertainment delivery

June 7, 2010

Sonic Solutions and MOD Systems have announced a strategic partnership to arm retailers with a complete, multi-platform system for digitally delivering premium…

Finish Line launches mobile commerce site

June 6, 2010

Endeca Technologies Inc., a search applications company, has announced that leading athletic retailer The Finish Line, Inc. has launched a new mobile shopping…

Cellfire launches coupon syndication for iPhone, Android devices

June 6, 2010

Cellfire Inc. announced the launch of QMobile Coupons, which it says is the first electronic coupon syndication platform developed for iPhone and Android…

Clothes, gadgets, gift cards to be the major gifts this Father's Day

June 2, 2010

As the economy continues its slow rebound, Americans will spend slightly more paying homage to the most important men in their lives this Father's Day.

Sam's Club eValues program generating better-than-expected results

June 2, 2010

FICO, a leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, announced today that Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is achieving…