Google adds local product search

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 14, 2010

Google has added local availability results to its product search, the company announced today on its retail blog. In the works since March, the service lets…

NRF: Retail sales increase in October, marking four straight months of growth

November 14, 2010

With four straight months of sales gains under their belts and with the holiday season fast approaching, retailers have reason for optimism as consumer…

MyRegistry.com launches Android app with barcode scanner

November 14, 2010

MyRegistry.com, provider online gift registry technology, has announced the release of a new and free Android app that offers an additional method of building…

Driven by social networking, retailers' 'owned media' set to rival paid media for primacy

November 14, 2010

Media Logic has published the results of a two-month study tracking the social media- marketing efforts of 100-national retailers. The study offers concrete…

J.C. Penney unveils two new brands

November 11, 2010

J.C. Penney Co. has launched the Growth Brands, a division that will pursue high-potential opportunities in the retail sector. Growth Brands' initiatives will…

Sears, Kmart unveil Facebook e-gift program for holidays

November 10, 2010

Giving the gift of a Sears or Kmart gift card has gone social as the retailers announced the introduction of eGifting on Facebook. The new Sears and Kmart…

Sheetz launches branded rewards debit card

November 9, 2010

Sheetz, one of the fastest growing, family-owned convenience stores in the world, with more than 380 locations across six states, is now offering customers a…

Bling Nation brings mobile payments to regional grocery chain

November 9, 2010

Bling Nation has announced that Brookshire Grocery Co., one of the largest regional grocery chains operating in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, is bringing…

Digby, Invodo partnership brings e-commerce video to smartphones

November 9, 2010

Invodo, a full-service e-commerce video partner for online retailers, and mobile commerce provider Digby announced that they have formed a partnership.

Kenneth Cole launches 'digital wish list'

November 9, 2010

Kenneth Cole is celebrating this holiday season with his "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR" campaign, kicking off the brand's first ever digital "Wish List" and…

NRF releases crowd management guidelines as Black Friday nears

November 8, 2010

With preparations for the holiday season already set in motion, retailers' attention now turns to preparing their staff and store for what is expected to be…

Tango Card launches mobile gift card platform

November 8, 2010

Tango Card has announced the launch of a new approach to giving and getting gift cards. In addition to its free web and iPhone platform for organizing cards…

Walgreens outlines strategy to analysts

November 4, 2010

Walgreen Co. announced that it will update its strategy to be America's first choice for health and daily living needs, and review the substantial progress in…

Oracle to acquire ATG

November 1, 2010

Art Technology Group (ATG), a provider of e-commerce software and related on demand commerce optimization applications, today announced that it has agreed to…

Execs from Macy's, Brooks Brothers, Disney, HSN headline NRF's 100th Annual Convention

November 1, 2010

When the National Retail Federation's 100th Annual Convention arrives in New York in January, 100 years of history will come along with it, as well as some of…

Premier Retail Networks teams with Meijer

November 1, 2010

Digital place-based media services company Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN) and Midwest supercenter chain Meijer Inc. today announced that Meijer has…

Best Buy expanding Magnolia program

October 28, 2010

Best Buy is opening Magnolia Design Centers, the company's premium home entertainment and electronics brand, in two more California locations.

Walls + Forms unveils Shop-in-A-Box temporary store kit

October 25, 2010

Walls + Forms, Inc., provider of displays and wall systems for over twenty years, has introduced its Shop-In-A-Box, a reusable, temporary store environment…

Target shoppers can use Kodak kiosks to print photos from Facebook

October 24, 2010

Target Corp. announced recently it will allow shoppers to print their photos directly from Facebook through the Kodak photo kiosks in its stores, according to…

Microsoft powering VUKUNET ad platform

October 21, 2010

NEC Display Solutions of America Inc. recently announced that it is using Microsoft Corp.'s enterprise-ready software platform to support its VUKUNET digital…