Commentary: Building a proximity marketing strategy that protects customers

Consumers are wary, rightly so, of any attempt to use their personal information to gather data and sell products.

NRF: Retailers leveraging tablets to elevate brand, boost sales

May 23, 2012

With more than 60 million Americans forecast to own a tablet computer by the end of this year, retailers say tablets are driving an increasingly larger share…

How customers are driving mobile POS

by John Kenney — SVP, Business Development, Stella Nova Technologies

Retail stores are in a push for customers to drive their shopping experience—from selection to checkout. At the same time, customers are looking for a…

MokiMobility enables cloud-based mobile device management for iPad, Android tablets

May 8, 2012

Integrating mobile device management features into tablet solutions for the iPad and Android tablets just got a little easier for retailers, thanks to the new…

Self-service Vending Fridge now available

April 26, 2012

There's a new refrigerator on the market that allows customers to buy cold products using QR codes and a Mobile App. The Vending Fridge, created by ShelfX, a…

NRF urges FTC to move cautiously on mobile payments

April 26, 2012

The National Retail Federation this week urged the Federal Trade Commission to move cautiously in establishing regulations for mobile payments, and said any…

Study: Only 17 percent of specialty online retailers offer dedicated mobile site

April 23, 2012

Software provider Briteskies today released the results of a study evaluating the mobile e-commerce offerings of 75 online retailers, including Petco, Sunglass…

44Doors, QR codes and the art of mobile marketing

Tim Hayden, the CMO for mobile marketing company 44Doors, spoke with Mobile Payments Today at the Retail RAMP conference in Chicago. Hayden discussed how…

Kony explains its mobile application platform

Mobile Payments Today spoke with Chris Dean from Kony at the recent Retail RAMP conference in Chicago. Chris talked about the company's mobile application…

Benjamin Moore retail network getting mobile sites

March 29, 2012

ChannelNet has announced the launch of mobile websites for Benjamin Moore's Retailer Website Program. The Retailer Website Program has been available to over…

Neiman Marcus launches Foursquare challenge

March 29, 2012

Neiman Marcus has announced the launch of the "Blahnik Book Foursquare Hunt" in conjunction with its Spring 2012 Neiman Marcus Shoe & Handbag Event. The…

Infographic: The High Stakes World of Mobile Payments

Many companies are going "all-in" for a share of the global mobile payments market. This infographic illustrates the players in the game and what's at stake.

Smart Stickers rolled out with NFC technology

March 20, 2012

Smart Poster Ltd. this week launched Smart Stickers featuring NFC technology, doubling the company's NFC product offering following the launch of the…

PayPal Here to Square Mobile Payments: 'It's on!'

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

First the square, now the triangle. Which will corner the mobile payments market?

Digital payments: Can't generate loyalty without making change

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Remember the quaint old days when retail competition merely meant vying for a portion of the consumer's wallet? Well today that competition is literally over…

2012 Retail Customer Experience Top 100

Once again, our team of retail experts sat down to identify the hundreds of trends, technologies, brands, strategies and people that are having an impact on…

Presented by RetailCustomerExperience.com

Report: Mobile promotions trump brand loyalty for consumers shopping in grocery, drug stores

March 12, 2012

The "Mobile Shopping Survey Series, Part 2: CPG Shopping Behavior" – the second in a three-part series on smartphone owners' in-store experiences sponsored by…

US retailers getting closer to mobile payments with Ingenico's new POS system

March 6, 2012

POS-maker Ingenico has launched a first in NFC payments: The first contactless payment system that allows users to pay with their phones across card brands.

GlobalShop 2012 round-up

In case you missed it, here's our coverage of this year's GlobalShop, in one convenient place.

Square rethinks the register

by James Wester

POS company introduces new app for brick-and-mortar retailers to accept credit cards, mobile payments.