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Opinion: Michelle Obama is saving retail
February 9, 2010
BNET blogger Lydia Dishman spells out the many ways the fashion-savvy First Lady is boosting the bottom lines of apparel retailers and brands. She starts with…
read nowSurvey: Wegmans is top supermarket, Costco favorite mass grocer
February 8, 2010
Wegmans and Costco were selected as the No. 1 grocery retailers in a consumer survey conducted by Market Force Information Inc., a worldwide leader in customer…
read nowKiosk prototype uses facial recognition to personalize experience
February 8, 2010
PFU Systems Inc. has a new prototype dual-display kiosk that relies on facial recognition technology to deliver a more personalized advertising experience…
read nowAshley Furniture eyeing smaller store format
February 8, 2010
Ashley Furniture, which currently operates 390 large retail locations, is looking to open 300 smaller stores this year, according to a report in the Milwaukee…
read nowSurvey indicates majority of wine shoppers would use self-service wine info kiosks
February 7, 2010
More than 80 percent of wine and spirits shoppers would use a self-serve kiosk for product information such as tasting notes, food pairing recommendations and…
read nowTarget mobile tech converts gift cards to virtual barcodes
February 7, 2010
Target guests no longer need to carry their Target GiftCards in order to redeem them, thanks to the Target Mobile GiftCard.
read nowJo-Ann Stores goes live with JDA supply chain management
February 4, 2010
JDA Software Group has announced that Jo-Ann Stores Inc. is live with JDA's supply chain management software solutions. Operating in 48 states with annual…
read nowGreen Room Retail CEO chimes in on pop-up shop phenom
February 3, 2010
Provider of retail solutions including retail design, point-of-purchase, shop-in-shop and flagship store design, Green Room Retail founder and CEO Richard Ash…
read nowStoreFixture launches new line of retail display elements
February 3, 2010
StoreFixture.com, a DisplayShops specialty site, has launched its newest line of retail displays and display counters, called The Essentials Line. These…
read nowSyncsort announces clickstream data integration tool
February 2, 2010
Syncsort has announced availability of its clickstream data integration solution. The solution dramatically reduces the time, cost and effort required for…
read nowVideo game buy-back company e-Play halts operations
February 2, 2010
Less than a year after a trial rollout in northeastern Wal-Marts, e-Play LLC appears to have gone defunct.
read nowNew Sony store takes aim at Apple
February 1, 2010
Geek.com reports on a new Sony retail store coming to Japan, with a planned opening date of March 13. It reportedly will have two floors, with the upstairs…
read nowBest Buy set to debut new in-store concept
February 1, 2010
Best Buy is getting ready to unveil a new store-within-a-store concept at its Metro Pointe store in Costa Mesa, Calif. The Magnolia Design Center will open on…
read nowRetailers target younger shoppers with mobile coupons
February 1, 2010
Recent tests of mobile coupon programs from J.C. Penney, Target, 7-Eleven and other retailers are attempting to reach younger shoppers where they live — on the…
read nowStudy: Valentine's Day spending to hold steady
February 1, 2010
Despite the general perception that the economy is slowly recovering, most consumers anticipate spending a similar amount on their significant other this…
read nowNRF reports best year ever for Big Show
February 1, 2010
An email from Mike Gatti, senior vice president of communications for the National Retail Federation, reports that last month's 99th Annual Convention &…
read nowNielsen study: DOOH increases revenue at the point of sale
January 28, 2010
According to a new consumer survey by the Nielsen research firm on "Awareness and Effectiveness of Digital Display Screens Installed In Grocery Stores,…
read nowWeb-based POS tool adds inventory management features
January 28, 2010
Imonggo POS Software announced it has optimized the inventory management features in its Web-based, SaaS POS tool. New features include instant stock card or…
read nowTesco entering the movie business
January 27, 2010
When Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy told this year's NRF attendees to "follow the customer" for new business ideas, he might have had this in mind: AdAge reports…
read nowNanonation announces support for Apple iPad
January 27, 2010
Software developer Nanonation has announced plans to support and develop new customer-facing applications utilizing Apple's latest iPad product platform.
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