Fashion retailer ASOS launches shopping app

March 10, 2014

ASOS, a U.K.-based online fashion retailer, has announced the launch of its U.S. shopping app, offering more than 850 brands and the ASOS private label for…

Slyce triples funding for retail image recognition tech

March 4, 2014

Visual product search platform Slyce today announced the close of its latest funding round with more than $10.75 million raised, increasing the company's total…

CashStar launches new version of digital gifting platform

March 3, 2014

Digital gifting company CashStar has announced the release of CashStar 5. Delivered as an SaaS solution, the company said its platform delivers ROI for…

Neiman Marcus launches iOS app

February 27, 2014

Neiman Marcus today announced its new shopping app for the iPhone. According to the company, features of the app include:

CONNECT 2014 Mobile Innovation Summit announced for retail and restaurant industries

February 26, 2014

With a slogan of "Think Mobile First," Networld Media Group properties MobilePaymentsToday.com and RetailCustomerExperience.com will join forces to convene the…

With Flow, showrooming moves beyond barcodes

Amazon's mobile app uses live photo recognition to let showroomers build shopping lists.

Half of consumers now read emails only on mobile devices, conversion rates are twice that of desktop

February 26, 2014

For the first time ever, the proportion of consumers interacting with email on smartphones or tablets alone hit 50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013…

Flipp app brings retail flyers to Android users

February 26, 2014

Technology firm Wishabi has announced the launch of its Flipp app on Android. Flipp is a free app that aggregates retail flyers from stores such as Target…

HP releases tablet-based POS

February 25, 2014

This week at Mobile World Congress, HP announced a Windows 8.1 tablet-based point-of-sale solution that it says will make it easy for small business retailers…

Dónde launches mobile store locator as a free service

February 25, 2014

Dónde, Inc., a location-as-a-service platform, has announced today the launch of its store locator and analytics dashboard as a free service. According to the…

Report reveals strong growth in mobile and tablet shopping traffic

February 24, 2014

In its latest Influence & Impact report, e-commerce provider ShopVisible found that site traffic from mobile devices and tablets significantly increased …

Sonata launches hyper-local mobile ad platform in NYC

February 21, 2014

Sonata, a mobile advertising solution focused on driving foot traffic to traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, has announced the launch of its first U.S.

Austin pharmacy testing iBeacon marketing

February 19, 2014

Shelfbucks Inc., provider of an iBeacon-based promotion platform for retail stores, announced it has finalized the roll out of its solution in Austin's…

Opt-out registry takes aim at location-based marketers

February 19, 2014

The Future of Privacy Forum, a Washington-based think tank seeking to advance responsible data use and consumer privacy, and The Wireless Registry Inc., a…

To create mobile shopping traction, retailers should think beyond payment

SAP study finds that most U.S. consumers use smartphones and tablets for research, but not final purchases.

Sears offering curbside pick-up

February 12, 2014

Sears has announced that it is offering customers the ability to place mobile orders for products and receive them at the store within five minutes, without…

Ticket Liquidator, Google Wallet in mobile promotion

February 10, 2014

Ticket Liquidator, an online marketplace for live entertainment events, has integrated Google Wallet into its website as a payment option.

Slyce acquires York U imaging tech for e-commerce

February 4, 2014

Visual search technology firm Slyce today announced that it has acquired a computer vision technology developed at York University that quickly analyzes and…

Shoppers increasingly want in-store experience to mirror online

February 3, 2014

Even as online shopping continues to grow, more U.S. shoppers are planning to make purchases from physical stores, according to the results of the latest study…

AT&T, Incipio release NFC mobile wallet case for iPhones

January 29, 2014

AT&T has partnered with Irvine, Calif.-based phone accessory provider Incipio to produce the NFC-enabled Cashwrap Mobile Wallet Case for iPhones.