Aligning the signs

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 22, 2008

Digital signage is a powerful tool for in-store marketing, if it's designed to work with your other marketing efforts.

NRF 08: emphasis on 'green'

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Retail's Big Show saw a major emphasis on the environment.

Ben Stein speaks at NRF

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Actor/economist gives state-of-the-economy address to retailers.

KAON hardware gives insight to pre-purchase behavior

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — Kaon Interactive Inc., creators of 3-D interactive sales and marketing solutions, has announced the analytical capabilities of the Kaon v-OSK, a…

StoreXperience converts mobile phones into personal shopping assistants

January 14, 2008

NEW YORK — StoreXperience, a provider of mobile shopping solutions for retailers, brands and consumers, has introduced a new solution, the StoreXperience easy…

Kroger testing paperless coupons

January 13, 2008

Forbes: Some grocery chains are trying paperless, or digital, coupons. Kroger Co. is partnering with Procter & Gamble Co. to offer paperless discounts for…

IBM unveils results of new retail loyalty survey

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — IBM unveiled a new survey of 19,000 U.S. consumers which found that across multiple retail segments, only 21 percent of consumers are advocates for…

ARTS releases SOA blueprint for retail

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The Association for Retail Technology Standards, the standards division of the National Retail Federation, announced the release of the SOA…

Marketers experimenting with digital signage

January 9, 2008

Promo: Borders is not the only retailer discovering what behemoths like Wal-Mart already know: In-store TV is a smart way to talk to customers. The networks…

IBM unveils new retail software architecture

January 9, 2008

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM announced the IBM Retail Integration Framework, an enterprise software architecture designed to help retailers accelerate the…

Digital signs, original content coming to Wal-Mart Canada

January 8, 2008

LONDON, Ontario — EK3 Technologies Inc., a digital merchandising firm, has announced an original in-store program recently launched in Wal-Mart Canada stores.

NRF to focus on tech beyond the store

Show looks at relationship between retail, emerging technology.

U.S. retail sales rise 14 percent after the holidays

January 2, 2008

Reuters: Post-holiday discounts and shoppers redeeming gift cards helped boost retail sales 14 percent for the last full week of December, according to data…

Apparel brand loyalty 'a thing of the past'

January 1, 2008

Sify: For a brief while, apparel brands seemed to think they could ride on brand equity alone and consumers would lap up anything. Not anymore. With so many…

Retailers rebound from disappointing holiday

December 27, 2007

Business Week: After the most disappointing holiday sales season in five years, retailers are turning to "desperation discounting" to rescue bleak holiday…

Retailers brace for fiercely competitive 2008

December 26, 2007

The Kansas City Star: The new year is still days away but retailers have already decided how to rock your world in 2008. Expect a fiercely competitive year as…

The Tesco-Kroger connection

December 25, 2007

Wall Street Journal: Britain's largest retailer, Tesco PLC, opened its first stores in the U.S. last month, but Americans have already gotten a taste of the…

Independent merchants fight big retailers with selection, service

December 25, 2007

The Columbus Dispatch: This season finds independent retailers across the country dealing with a new set of economic challenges even as they still contend…

Home Depot launches project-oriented store

December 19, 2007

RICHMOND HILL, ON. — The Home Depot Canada is changing the way customers shop for home improvement projects with the opening of its first project-orientated…

Best Buy, Circuit City compete for NY holiday shoppers

December 19, 2007

USA Today: Consumer electronic rivals Best Buy and Circuit City are battling head-to-head in Midtown Manhattan this holiday season. The duel was set up when…