NRF: Stu Armstrong on in-store digital media

At retail Big Show, the president of the Digital Signage Association delivered 11 reasons to deploy in-store media.

Localization, not standardization, the new winning retail strategy

January 21, 2009

Wall Street Journal: With consumer confidence eroding and retailers seeing sharp declines in sales, Edeka is one of several Western European grocers taking…

New research reveals the best retail customer experiences of the year

January 19, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Retail Customer Experience magazine announced the publication of its inaugural Best Retail Customer Experiences report, a comprehensive…

Shopper marketing finally getting respect it deserves

January 18, 2009

Adweek: While 21 million people waltzed over to their sets to watch an average episode of Dancing With the Stars last year, and American Idol cast its spell on…

NRF's Sonic Bar highlights retailing innovations

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The high-concept concept store gave attendees a taste of retail's future — one that is available today.

NRF: Torex unveils new customer loyalty system

January 12, 2009

NEW YORK — Torex Retail Holdings Limited today launched its Torex Loyalty system the NRF 98th Annual Convention & Expo. Torex Loyalty enables retailers to…

NRF: Outgoing Wal-Mart CEO stresses opportunity

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

H. Lee Scott, Jr. emphasizes an upcoming period of opportunity for both the nation and the retail industry.

Top Web retailers offered more coupons, rebates in 2008

January 7, 2009

Internet Retailer: Perhaps in anticipation of less than jolly holiday sales, 21 percent of the top 500 e-retailers added coupons and rebates in 2008, according…

Shoppers willing to pay more for products they can touch

A new study suggests that consumer desire for a product is intensified at the moment of first contact.

Kroger data-mining drastically increases coupon redemption

January 6, 2009

Washington Post: Although the recession has revived penny-pinching, Americans are still redeeming only one to three percent of paper coupons. In contrast, the…

Photo gallery: The retail windows of Christmas 2008

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The retail window display is a fixture of holiday merchandising, and nobody does it better than New York City.

How retail can benefit from social media

December 17, 2008

The Gourmet Retailer: For some retailers, social media is proving to be a valuable tool for engaging consumers, driving sales and building customer loyalty…

Emotional ads resonating with customers

December 16, 2008

WASHINGTON D.C. — Well-known celebrities, "true story" campaigns, children's holiday pageants and discounted toys were some of the components of retailer's…

DIY ethic spells opportunity for independents

Customers looking to save money can be a boon for independent hardware stores, if they tap into the DIY zeitgeist.

Retailers alter holiday music mix in-store to play on emotions

December 11, 2008

Forbes: With holiday shopping more stressful than ever this year, some retailers are eschewing traditional holiday music in their stores. Songs like Harry…

Paco Underhill to speak at Digital Signage Expo

December 8, 2008

ATLANTA — Digital Signage Expo, Interactive Technology Expo and Out-of-Home Network Show have announced that Paco Underhill, founder and managing director of…

Pointer Media Network launches with data on 80 million shoppers

December 8, 2008

Ad Week: Armed with two years of purchase data for 80 million individual consumers, Catalina Marketing is this week launching a new in-store ad network called…

White paper addresses social media for retail

December 7, 2008

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — Guidance has published a new white paper offering retailers insight into identifying which Web 2.0 and social technologies will keep…

Online retailer profits from personalizing its outbound marketing

A specialty e-tailer moves 100 units in five off-peak hours with a single email. Personalizing the online experience has never been more powerful.

Meijer offers grocery discounts in exchange for general merchandise purchases

December 2, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer is rewarding holiday shoppers with a bonus of up to 20 percent off their grocery purchases when they buy general merchandise…