Merchandising News & Media
GlobalShop: Interactive mannequin stops traffic
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
March 19, 2008
CHICAGO — One of the most eye-catching retail applications unveiled at this week's GlobalShop expo was tucked in the back of the Epson booth.
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by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
March 17, 2008
CHICAGO — Today was opening day for GlobalShop 2008, the 16th installment of the trade show devoted to store design, visual merchandising and in-store…
read nowWal-Mart tweaks store for Arab-Americans
March 16, 2008
Associated Press: Shoppers at the new Wal-Mart in a Detroit suburb known as "the capital of Arab America" can now find the whole-wheat cookie Mamool on the…
read nowAirport retail, foodservice trending toward more local flavor
March 4, 2008
The Salt Lake Tribune: Airports are responding to longer passenger wait times by improving the quality and focus of their retail and restaurant offerings.
read nowU.S. retailers just beginning to understand customer experience, report says
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
February 27, 2008
Forrester Research has published "The State of Experience-Based Differentiation," a summary of its recent survey of 287 customer experience decision-makers…
read nowOpinion: the shopping experience can be more important than the product
February 24, 2008
Advertising Age: Nordstrom executives long have made it their business to do whatever is necessary to please the consumer — everything from stocking every…
read nowNew RFID system for apparel retailers includes 'magic mirror'
February 19, 2008
DUSSELDORF, Germany — TAGSYS, a provider of item-level RFID infrastructure, announced a new suite of RFID products aimed at apparel retailers.
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Coverage of the Retail Business Show
Exhibitors say tech can make or break the customer experience.
read nowBorders concept store includes digital services
February 13, 2008
USA Today: Borders' new concept store, located in its home town of Ann Arbor, Mich., features a digital center where customers can download music or books…
read nowNew Nokia store designed for interactive retailing
February 12, 2008
Design Week: A new Nokia concept store is built around an interactive customer experience, with functioning handsets for customers to play with and a…
read nowWal-Mart countdown clocks mark the minutes to digital TV deadline
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
February 10, 2008
On February 17, 2009, analog televisions in the United States will no longer be able to pick up over-the-air signals. Research done by the Nielsen Company says…
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Putting the 'world' in Wincor World
by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC
Steady growth, innovation mark German firm's annual self-service show.
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NRF 08: emphasis on 'green'
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Retail's Big Show saw a major emphasis on the environment.
read nowJ Crew CEO: U.S. retail has too many stores, choices
January 16, 2008
Reuters: J Crew Group chief executive Millard Drexler said on Wednesday he did not believe there was a recession but said it was a "shakeout" time in the…
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Ben Stein speaks at NRF
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Actor/economist gives state-of-the-economy address to retailers.
read nowARTS 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…
read nowMarketers 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…
read nowIBM 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…
read nowLoungewear retailers targeting tweens
January 9, 2008
Boston Globe: Abercrombie & Fitch will unveil its latest concept store later this month. Called Gilly Hicks Sydney, it's an intimate apparel store aimed…
read nowDigital 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.
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