Australians demand technology-based shopping

June 5, 2011

Nearly three quarters of Australian consumers wanted their shopping experiences to have some type of technology, including in-store kiosks, mobile phones and…

Retailers' venture into F-commerce is an uphill battle

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Overcoming security and privacy issues and defining value are major challenges. 

MarketLive offers merchants profile-driven remarketing suite

June 1, 2011

MarketLive Inc., an eCommerce software and solutions provider, has announced it will offer a remarketing suite built for the MarketLive eCommerce platform and…

SortPrice version 2.0 offers retailer-specific customization

June 1, 2011

Comparison search engine SortPrice.com today rolled out an updated version of its Store Application for Facebook. SortPrice’s Store Application 2.0 adds…

Raymark acquires customer solutions provider Retaligent

May 31, 2011

Raymark, a retail software solutions company, has announced its acquisition of Retaligent Solutions Inc., a customer centricity solutions provider in the…

Multidev releases ecommerce back office solution

May 31, 2011

Multidev Technologies Inc., developers of fully-integrated ERP solutions for retail and wholesale, announced the release of its new software developed…

Commentary: Why digital signage & mobility are the future of marketing

Multichannel marketing's future is in proximity marketing, combining digital signage and mobile tech.

CORESense partners with Social Candy to offer online shopping via Facebook

May 30, 2011

CORESense, an SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) provider of end-to-end ecommerce and retail software solutions, announced a partnership with Social Candy to provide…

New study evaluates consumer behaviors, attitudes toward social commerce

Though many retailers use social media to build their brand, companies may also be able to monetize these channels.

Pick-up or delivery, AisleBuyer helps customers do both at once

May 25, 2011

AisleBuyer LLC has launched a new multichannel checkout solution available for iPhone and Android mobile devices. The new solution allows shoppers to use one…

American Express Social Currency

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

I've been speaking a lot lately about how social media can transform a brand. Either give it a voice for the first time, give it thought leadership status…

Guy Kawasaki on enchantment in retail

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

I caught up with author, speaker and investor Guy Kawasaki to discuss his new book Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions. Specifically, I…

Best Buy expands Shopkick app nationwide

May 22, 2011

Best Buy has announced that it is rolling out the location-based shopkick app to its stores nationwide. Smartphone users who download the app will be eligible…

Mobile Retail Monday: The Tour Wrist app

Our expert says the new panoramic image tool is a killer app for retailers.

Kendon Trailers partners with Shopatron to offer consumers eCommerce platform

May 18, 2011

Kendon Trailers, an Anaheim, Calif.-based manufacturer of fold-up motorcycle trailers and lifts, has partnered with Shopatron, an eCommerce solutions company…

Maponics offers geofencing to mobile developers

May 12, 2011

Maponics, a provider of location-based data, announced a new offering that includes the geographic boundaries of more than 3,000 shopping malls, districts…

Gproxy announces three sales apps for NetSuite’s SuiteCloud computing platform

May 11, 2011

Gproxy Design Inc., an interactive agency in commerce solutions, announced three new e-commerce NetSuite Applications for the NetSuite SuiteCloud computing…

Half of smartphone users now shop online via mobile device

May 10, 2011

Fifty percent of smartphone users now have  completed some sort of purchase with their mobile phones, a 20 percent increase in the last nine months. Eleven…

Coles pilots online ordering, pick-up service

May 9, 2011

According to Business Spectator, Australian supermarket chain Coles is expanding its online retail shopping platform to include "Click & Connect," which…

Forrester's Julie Ask on using mobile marketing strategically

by Laurel Tielis — Author and Professional Speaker, Laurel Tielis & Associates

Just how important is mobile? According to Julie Ask, a vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, mobile will be transformational.