A deep dive into the click and collect concept

Lauren Leach, director of Conway MacKenzie’s real estate industry vertical, offers a comprehensive look at today's 'click and collect' retail strategy.

How To: Stay 1 step ahead of the online holiday shopping crunch

Matthieu Blandineau, product marketing manager, Algolia, offers up nine tips to stay ahead of the hectic holiday season all year round.

Report: Most retailers not too sure who's browsing around

September 4, 2019

More than half, 64%, of retailers can't identify the majority of website visitors and 57% aren't collecting offline customer relationship management data…

Hershey sweetens ordering process for retail partners

September 4, 2019

Retailers, such as convenience stores, that sell Hershey Company snacks and products now have an online process providing same-day ordering when a new product…

Souvenear expanding gift kiosks to Sacramento, Las Vegas

September 2, 2019

Souvenear, a provider of kiosks offering souvenirs designed and made in the cities where they are sold, will expand into Sacramento and Las Vegas this fall…

Moving Walls buys digital signage platform Quad42

September 2, 2019

Moving Walls, an advertising technology provider based in Singapore, has inked an agreement to acquire Quad42 Media, a digital signage management platform…

Average consumer back-to-school spend expected to break records

August 29, 2019

Consumer spending for back-to-school needs and college items will break records this year, according to a National Retail Federation survey conducted by…

Paint retailer taps Toshiba to revamp store experience

August 29, 2019

Dunn-Edwards, a Southern-California-based paint and paint supply manufacturer and distributor with 141 stores, is deploying Toshiba technology to revamp its…

Target, Disney team up to deliver magical customer experience

August 29, 2019

Target and Disney are partnering to bring "shop-in-shop" Disney experiences to 25 Target stores come October. The Disney experience will also be available to…

Harley-Davidson taps Frank Mayer and Associates for in-store bike display

August 28, 2019

Motorcycle titan Harley-Davidson is partnering with interactive technology leader Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc., to design, create and produce interactive…

What consumers want: fast help, flexible delivery

August 26, 2019

The two top things wanted by today's retail consumer are easy and fast online "chat" help and flexible delivery options, specifically in-store pickup and…

Beauty e-tailer taps Contentsquare to advance e-commerce functions

August 26, 2019

Feelunique, an online-only beauty retailer, is partnering with digital experience analytics platform, Contentsquare, in a quest to enhance the customer…

The future of furniture retail

Steve Davidson, vice president of Fortegra’s Warranty Product Group, details the unique challenges furniture retailers are facing as the consumer buying…

The physical retail experience is king with jewelry buyers

August 22, 2019

When it comes to buying a bauble, a good majority of consumers trek to a brick-and-mortar jewelry store, according to a Citi Retail Services study.

Amazon Treasure Truck expands route to three more cities

August 21, 2019

Amazon's Treasure Truck, which offers daily unique sale items and experiential customer-focused events, is now on the road in Charlotte, North Carolina, as…

LL Bean deploys Aptos customer engagement technology

August 19, 2019

Omnichannel retailer L.L. Bean is deploying a suite of Aptos Inc. solutions to enhance its point of sales, improve enterprise order management and drive…

Report: DOOH market to grow by 11%

August 16, 2019

The DOOH advertising market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11% from 2019 to 2024, according to a report entitled "Digital Out of Home…

Bealls transforming operations with help of Oracle Retail Cloud

August 14, 2019

Retailer Bealls, Inc., which has 500 stores across 15 states, is using the Oracle Retail Cloud to digitally transform operations and improve agility.

Most retailers worry about Amazon pricing threat

August 14, 2019

Nearly three-quarters of retailers are worried they're going to be outpriced by Amazon, with 41% of those "very concerned."

A look at 12 myths in the luxury retail industry

August 13, 2019

The luxury retail segment is experiencing a transformation and with that comes a slew of myths, according to research conducted by the Luxury Institute and its…