SimplyCast unveils tablet-ready multi-channel marketing solution

January 30, 2012

SimplyCast.com has released Version 7.0 of its online marketing application that allows customers to broadcast their message over as many as 13 channels…

Target leads fight to stop 'showrooming'

Will other retailers follow Target's lead in asking vendors to create in-store-only products?

Mobile retail startup Signature announces launch

January 26, 2012

Signature Labs, Inc. launched today, and the company said it is "making retail personal again by delivering VIP treatment to shoppers, both in and out of…

Review: LightSpeed focuses on retailer's experience to improve the customer's experience

Mac-based POS offers desktop, laptop, web, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad functionality out-of-the-box.

Honeywell offering total retail solution

January 24, 2012

Honeywell has created several hardware components to help retailers increase productivity levels, including a hybrid bioptic scanner, a mobile computer and…

IBM announces new m-commerce tools for retail

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The company says new software reflects changing consumer expectations.

Are you 1 of the 80 percent? 4 ways to avoid failing at multi-channel

Retailers must focus on customers' desires to get them to buy across channels.

Study: Retailers must embrace multi-channel retailing

January 23, 2012

Today's retailers are facing pressure to improve the shopping experience through various channels, according to a study called "The SoMoLo Imperative: Social…

Procter & Gamble seeking way to scan coupons to phones

January 23, 2012

Coupons are coming to consumers' phones, according to Procter & Gamble, who just signed a deal with a Silicon Valley start-up to find a way to scan coupons…

Marks & Spencer, NCR bring online fashion in-store

January 23, 2012

Marks & Spencer is working with NCR Corporation to trial new multi-media zones in its stores that combine digital touchscreens, video walls and displays of…

ComQi mobile apps get in touch with digital signage

January 19, 2012

ComQi, global multichannel message management provider, has announced the launch of five new place-based mobile applications interacting with digital signage…

DecisionPoint debuts tablet-based ordering solutions for retail

January 17, 2012

DecisionPoint Systems Inc., a provider of mobile and wireless systems for retailers, has unveiled a tablet-based ordering solution at the National Retail…

Retalix 10 Store Suite now available in the cloud

January 16, 2012

Retalix Ltd., a global provider of software and services to retailers, announced today that Retalix 10, its next-generation store suite, is available as a…

Starmount unveils open shopper engagement platform Starmount Connect

January 15, 2012

Starmount, a software provider focused on helping retailers optimize the shopper experience, today introduced Starmount Connect, an open shopper engagement…

JDA Software launches JDA Customer Engagement suite

January 15, 2012

JDA Software Group Inc. today announced a new solution designed to improve and personalize the customer shopping experience, build consumer loyalty and drive…

Microsoft announces Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail

January 15, 2012

At the National Retail Federation's annual conference today, Microsoft Corp. announced the upcoming release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail, which the…

Tesco to begin deployment of the Retalix 10 Store Suite

January 15, 2012

Retalix Ltd. announced today that Tesco Plc. will commence the deployment of its next-generation store platform following a successful initial pilot of the…

AisleBuyer announces mShop version 2.0

January 15, 2012

AisleBuyer LLC, a provider of in-store mobile commerce solutions for retailers, restaurants and brands, today released a major update to its commerce platform…

NRF12: Day One launch news round-up

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Highlights from a very busy opening day for "Retail's BIG Show," which saw a heavy emphasis on mobile POS.

President Clinton, new technologies headed to NRF 2012

More than 22,000 attendees will explore the latest technologies to help improve their customer experience.