Customer is still king according to survey

April 30, 2015

Annual Total Retail Survey emphasizes the need for Canadian retailers to provide a full consumer experience.

Buying groceries online gaining acceptance globally

April 30, 2015

More than half of global consumers are willing to buy groceries online, according to Nielsen Global. Survey also shows 57 percent of shoppers consider grocery…

Bipartisan bill seeks to protect retailers from patent trolls

April 30, 2015

Bipartisan patent reform legislation was introduced this week by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck E. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Patrick J.

Amazon introduces Amazon Business

April 29, 2015

Amazon Business is a new marketplace on Amazon.com with features and benefits customized for businesses.

Retailers enhancing customer experience with interactivity

by Casey Dubbs — Marketing Manager, Horizon Display

A look at why adding interactive digital signage could give retailers a seamless customer experience.

3 lessons retailers can learn from ad agencies

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Retailers, marketers and business owners can learn a lot from ad agencies.

Report: Path to online purchasing is nonlinear

by Josh Fischer — Editor, NetWorld

New survey results found that 60 percent of consumers shop online at least once a month and prefer smartphones to tablets.

Meijer Curbside service gives shoppers drive-thru experience

April 27, 2015

New shopping service allows customers to shop for their items online curbside pick up.

Lock it up: 5 ways to protect customers using mobile payments

There are plenty of cost-efficient mobile payment processors designed to fit the budget needs of small businesses, but ensuring sensitive data customers that…

360pi reports Amazon's power due to a trio of categories

April 27, 2015

Report finds electronics as an example of a mature e-commerce category, auto parts as a nascent but growing e-commerce category, and patio and garden goods as…

Netsuite inks deal to acquire Bronto software

April 24, 2015

Partnership brings together cloud-based omnichannel commerce provider and cloud-based commerce marketing company.

iPad POS designer announces partnership with Powa

April 24, 2015

Retailers and restaurateurs in U.S. and Asia can manage transactions through Bindo, powered by PowaPOS next generation POS hardware, according to a company…

Retailers encouraged by passage of cyber security bills

April 24, 2015

The Protecting Cyber Networks Act and the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act encourage businesses to share cyber threat information…

Top 10 sales bad habits (and how to break them)

Kevin Cundiff, vice president of warranty retail for Foretgra, lists the Top 10 mistakes retailers make and how to correct them.

Cabela's encouraging customers to disconnect

April 23, 2015

Cabela's, in partnership with country singer Justin Moore, announces Disconnect Day, a nationwide campaign encouraging Americans to step away from their…

Why millennials are careful shoppers

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Millennials' constant connectivity and dependence on social media means that they trust their friends and social networks. However, when it comes to making…

Cherryh Butler returns to FastCasual.com

April 22, 2015

Cherryh Butler has returned as editor of FastCasual.com and managing editor of Networld Media Group's Food and Retail publications.

Star Micronics launches new cloud-based digital receipting

April 22, 2015

Digital receipting eliminates the issues typically associated with email receipting including the time taken to record email addresses and the potential…

Is Facebook Messenger coming to retail?

by Alex Hum — Chief Architect, IT Consultant

With a reach of more than 600 million active monthly mobile users, Facebook Messenger as a business platform has the potential to make quite an impact. Alex…

Target website, apps overwhelmed by Lilly Pulitzer shoppers

April 21, 2015

Target took its website off line for about 20 minutes in the dark hours of Sunday morning as early shoppers scanned through Lilly Pulitzer bathing suits, shift…