Study finds delivery, return options key for online shoppers

June 3, 2013

Results from a new study by comScore and UPS reveal that consumers want more choices when it comes to shopping online. The UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper: A…

Putting the 'custom' back in customer

A commentary on how to save brick-and-mortar retail with tailored in-store experiences.

Walmart to add automatic shopping lists to its mobile app

May 28, 2013

Walmart is building out the features of its mobile app, according to news from last week's CTIA Wireless event in Las Vegas. Techhive.com reported that Walmart…

More Hispanics shop via smartphone, survey finds

May 23, 2013

A recent survey by the Integer Group found that 16 percent of Hispanic shoppers are using their mobile devices to make purchases, compared to 12 percent of…

Swirl launches in-store mobile marketing platform

May 23, 2013

Swirl, a mobile marketing platform provider, today launched a program that is designed to attract and influence in-store shoppers with micro-targeted digital…

Retailers can relax about showrooming, survey finds

May 22, 2013

A recent study reveals the furor over showrooming may be all for naught. According to the 2nd Annual U.S. Mobile Path-to-Purchase Study released today by xAd…

Pricer intros new line of smart ESLs

May 22, 2013

Pricer, a provider of electronic shelf labels (ESL) for retailers, has launched SmartTAG, its new generation of ESL products.

Inventory fulfillment solution promises omnichannel execution

May 21, 2013

During this week's Momentum 2013 conference in Las Vegas, Manhattan Associates announced the release of its Store Inventory Fulfillment solution, which it says…

Mobile: The new screen in a multiscreen world

by James Wester

A recent symposium in Dallas discussed ways to fit interactive and mobile technologies into the omnichannel equation.

Finish Line overhauls customer experience with new tech

May 14, 2013

Contingent Network Services announced recently its completion of a strategic IT project to deploy new in-store technology to Finish Line stores. The retailer…

No Square for gun, ammo sales

May 14, 2013

Mobile point of sale and wallet provider Square has said no to guns. According to CNN Money, the company has updated its terms of service and banned any…

RFID-based self-checkout system targets specialty shops

May 13, 2013

The Nestlé Nespresso boutique in Munich, Germany, is testing an RFID-based self-checkout kiosk by French manufacturer IER. The Expedited Self Payment kiosk is…

Google finds the silver lining to showrooming

New report finds consumers depend on their smartphones, but it's not all bad for merchants.

Survey: small merchants are choosing mobile POS

May 9, 2013

It's not just hype. Small businesses have taken to mobile point of sale and are adopting the technology in increasing numbers. This is according to a new study…

Retail Mesh 'cuts through clutter' of mobile coupons

May 6, 2013

The rise of mobile technology in retail has led to a surge of platforms that push targeted, location-based mobile coupons to smartphone-wielding shoppers. A…

Commentary: Evoking the shopper's wants and needs

How interactive digital signage through mobile brings shoppers' desires to focus.

With Presence, retailers can set the mood

April 30, 2013

Mood Media announced today the launch of Mood Presence, a mobile marketing technology that utilizes its music network to connect retailers and marketers…

Thanks to mobile, consumers can track the lifecycle of what they buy

April 29, 2013

Before the horsemeat scandal that rocked European businesses, a growing number of consumers had been questioning the origin of their food and clothing…

Frustrated mother creates Swift Shopper mobile shopping app

April 24, 2013

Naomi Wilson, a mother of four who became frustrated with the grocery store experience, created a mobile shopping application that she says simplifies the…

Forrester report highlights 'mobile mind shift'

April 23, 2013

At Forrester's Forum for Marketing Leaders last week, SVP of Idea Development Josh Bernoff shared results from the firm's new report, "Marketing Strategy for…