Flagship stores vital for brand relationships

July 27, 2008

Business Day: Many run at a loss, but flagship retail stores play a big role in building a richer customer relationship with a brand, says global branding…

Creating a brand with a life of its own

Cultivating the customer passion that top brands enjoy.

Customer experience and IP

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Protecting crucial aspects of an in-store experience against imitators.

Trying on Clothes, 2.0

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Do shoppers want high-tech dressing rooms?

TNS unveils new in-store metric for grocers

July 13, 2008

Marketing Daily: TNS is unveiling a new way to measure grocery-store behavior, one it says will give both grocery retailers and packaged-goods marketers new…

Experiential store environment leads to big sales boost

July 7, 2008

Display & Design Ideas: Caryn Lerner, president and chief executive of Toronto-based Holt Renfrew & Co. Ltd., recently attributed a sales increase of…

Understanding the female shopping psyche

July 1, 2008

Belfast Telegraph (U.K.): Dr. Karise Hutchinson, who teaches human resources at the University of Ulster, writes in the Belfast Telegraph of the difficulty…

Social e-commerce taps voice of shopper

Web 2.0 connectivity changes the game for online retail.

Alternative c-store offers healthy choices, green options

June 24, 2008

Dallas Morning News: The Green Spot Market and Fuels is the traditional convenience store turned on its head. Lottery tickets and cigarettes are absent from…

Think globally, sell locally

Ethnic products reach a larger audience than ever before.

Report sheds light on tricky security issues

June 19, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Consumer fraud and identity theft numbers have risen steadily over the past few years, and, whether you realize it or not, your customers are…

Learning from in-store traffic patterns

Cutting-edge technology shows how well merchandising is working.

Artisan Complete, BroadSign, CognoVision launch nCAPSULE retail signage

June 17, 2008

TORONTO — Artisan Complete has launched the first installation of its nCAPSULE digital merchandising solution, featuring digital signage software from…

Designing luxury retail for young men

June 12, 2008

Design Week: Credit crunch or not, luxury seems here to stay. And while the world chooses to turn a blind eye to hedge fund managers and energy oligarchs…

IBM, SelfServiceWorld.com announce free webinar on reaching the 'new consumer'

June 10, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…

Endeca debuts retail Merchandising Workbench tool

June 9, 2008

CHICAGO — Endeca Technologies Inc., an information access software company, unveiled Endeca Merchandising Workbench, a new management tool suite designed for…

Consumers shun convenience, go back to basics

June 8, 2008

Marketing Daily: A new study shows that consumers are reversing decades-long trends, shunning convenience and healthier foods in search of bargains. Stores are…

Report: shopper marketing success requires understanding the customer

June 4, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio — All shopper marketing campaigns are not created equal because every retailer has a unique customer base. For a campaign to be successful…

Grocers reach out to cash-strapped shoppers

June 1, 2008

Columbus Dispatch: Recognizing the financial pinch some of their customers are feeling and the strain that might put on customer loyalty, grocery chains are…

Target launches in-store health channel

June 1, 2008

In-Store Marketing Institute: Target is testing an expansion of its Channel Red in-store TV network into pharmacy departments. The mass merchant began rolling…