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Motorola unveils comprehensive location solution
September 24, 2008
MADRID, Spain — Motorola announced the addition of a real-time location solution to the Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture for its RF Wireless…
read nowOnline retailers wrestle with shipping discounts
September 24, 2008
Advertising Age: Retailers counting on online shopping to buoy sales in a tight economy are wrestling with a big problem: free shipping. In the coming…
read nowBrands are sold on shopper marketing
September 23, 2008
Brandweek: In-store marketing tactics have not only become actively embraced by marketers of consumer packaged goods, many rank it as one of their most…
read nowConference to focus on the future of grocery stores
September 22, 2008
The Packer: The Retail Store Development Conference will focus on how a shrinking market affects future retail development, including demographics, financing…
read nowShoppers look to store staff as economic barometer
September 22, 2008
Reuters: U.S. consumers are doing their own research on just how bad the economy is faring, checking to see how well-staffed their favorite stores are as a…
read nowOpinion: Most loyalty programs use the wrong incentives
September 22, 2008
Wall Street Journal: The biggest problem with loyalty programs, according to two professors of management science, is that most retailers adopt a…
read nowKodak unveils new experiential store design
September 22, 2008
COLOGNE, Germany — Eastman Kodak Company today unveiled its new "KODAK EXPRESS Experiential Store" design, which creates a new photo retailing paradigm for…
read nowTwo-thirds of young U.K. shoppers use catalogs
September 21, 2008
Hellmail: According to research carried out by Royal Mail, almost two thirds of young consumers in the UK use a catalog to shop. In fact, 54 percent of all UK…
read nowBlinkMedia unveiling its Intelligent Shopping Cart
September 21, 2008
TechTree (India): BlinkMedia announced plans for its Intelligent Shopping Cart, a battery-powered, tablet-like device that will rest on a shopping cart. Tied…
read nowOffice Depot adds online photo services
September 21, 2008
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Office Depot announced the launch of a new digital photo service with digital imaging market leaders Kodak and LifePics, allowing…
read nowShopping bags that matter as much as what is in them
September 21, 2008
Boston Globe: Over the past two years, a growing number of merchants have increased their investment in shopping bags, selecting heavier, more durable…
read nowTouchscreens engage shoppers at NY Fashion Week
September 21, 2008
NEW YORK — Azure Media, a mobile marketing strategy firm, released FIA Touch, an interactive and mobile digital signage solution during the Mercedes-Benz New…
read nowExpert: Retail sector undergoing extreme makeover
September 18, 2008
BUSINESS EDGE (Canada): Major Canadian retailers are redesigning their stores in a bid to become more service-oriented and tech-savvy. Anson Lee, director of…
read nowShort may not be sweet for online product descriptions
September 18, 2008
SMART COMPANY (Australia): A recent online retail customer experience survey found that around 60 percent of top e-commerce sites used very brief product…
read nowSTUDY: Online retail tough, but cohesive experience still elusive
September 17, 2008
Investor's Business Daily: A jittery economy doesn't seem to be unnerving the nation's online retailers. But one dark cloud inside the silver lining is the…
read nowBest Buy opens first Mobile store in Canada
September 17, 2008
(Canada) MarketNews: The store concept is focused on selling mobile phones, contracts and accessories, but there are a few differentiating factors that will…
read nowOffer employees $2K to quit? It works for Zappos
September 17, 2008
Tech.Blorge: Zappos, the enormous online shoe and accessory retailer on track to top $1 billion in revenue this year, has an unusual strategy to retain the…
read nowDiebold provides support for Catalina's checkout printers
September 17, 2008
NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold Inc. is providing on-site service and support for Catalina Marketing's network of point-of-sale printers in more than 25,00…
read nowSHOP.com adds merchants to its site search
September 16, 2008
LAS VEGAS — SHOP.com, a destination-comparison shopping engine designed for women, has added merchant partners Land of Nod, Perry Ellis, Chiasso and Office…
read nowHP powers retailers with POS, invoice-processing systems
September 16, 2008
HONG KONG — HP has introduced a range of scalable products and solutions for retail businesses that are designed to help drive an enhanced customer experience…
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