Opinion: How social media is changing retail

The traditional path to purchase has been disrupted by the convergence of websites, kiosks, tablets, smartphones and social media.

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…

Following online success, Fab moves to brick-and-mortar

April 30, 2013

What began as a flash sales site aimed at gay men is now hoping to turn into the world's largest store for furniture and home goods design.

Key considerations for digital signage and omnichannel retail

by Christopher Hall — writer, self

New store designs should incorporate digital signage when planning for an omnichannel strategy.

LightSpeed launches new data-driven interface

April 25, 2013

The software company LightSpeed today announced the launch of StoreMaster, a re-engineered interface for the Mac that provides retailers with complete control…

Consultant tells readers to be wary of online 'growth' reports

April 24, 2013

A recent post on smartcompany.com.au by Australian retail consultant Brain Walker warns industry followers not to believe everything the read about online…

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…

Survey: Shoppers desire mobile personalization

April 23, 2013

Symphony EYC announced the results of a survey that found both Americans and Europeans desire mobile interactions as part of their overall grocery shopping…

Ingram Micro Europe, Scala expand distribution deal

April 22, 2013

Ingram Micro Europe has extended its partnership with Scala to provide that company's SaaS platform across Europe. Ingram Micro Europe is a division Ingram…

'Father of customer experience' to speak at August retail event

Lou Carbone will deliver a keynote address at this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit.

GlobalShop 2013: WD Partners discuss 'digital disconnect'

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Executives with WD Partners revealed exclusive study results during their GlobalShop conference session.

The digital future of retail

In the next ten years, retail as we know it might come to an end.

GlobalShop 2013: Understanding the connected consumer

April 18, 2013

There is a growing conundrum in retail: How do you capture the attention of the connected consumer?

CORESense streamlining multichannel operations for specialty retailer

April 18, 2013

CORESense, a provider of cloud-based retail management and e-commerce software solutions, today announced that the billiard and game room furniture retailer…

Why the Four P's of marketing no longer matter in retail

It's mobile influence, not mobile commerce, that retailers should be focused on.

Study: Consumers want a seamless shopping experience

April 15, 2013

New research from Accenture's Seamless Retail Study found that as online shopping continues to grow as a consumer preference, there is a mutually beneficial…

Retail's new industrial revolution

Cashiers aren't going to become executives ... because soon, there won't be any cashiers.

New HP media players pair with digital signage displays to engage customers

April 11, 2013

Two recently released Hewlett-Packard media players are meant to help retailers and hospitality businesses engage customers through interactive digital…

A new tablet dedicated to retail

April 11, 2013

Retail technology provider Omnico Group announced the launch of the Digipos Freedom Tablet, a dedicated tablet POS device that the company said readies…

Catalog Spree app expands to iPhone platform

April 11, 2013

Catalog Spree, a mobile and Web application that enables users to shop from various catalogs, announced its expansion to the iPhone platform, giving what the…