Sears, Kmart launch Facebook program for new college students

July 25, 2010

Getting ready for college is an exciting time, but it can also be an overwhelming affair for students and parents with so many important decisions to make. To…

Talbot's adds social commerce platform

July 22, 2010

Social commerce provider Bazaarvoice has announced that Talbots is using its platform Stories to power "Pearls of Wisdom: Your Voice," which provides Talbots…

Sugar launches social shopping game Retail Therapy

July 19, 2010

Online women's media company Sugar Inc. has announced the launch of its first social online game, called PopSugar's Retail Therapy. According to the company…

Satisfying the substance shopper

Customers are reaching out to connect with the products they buy in more direct, personal ways.

NCR and its 'c-tailing' revolution

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The company's new approach is as much a philosophy of retail as it is a suite of hardware and software.

New report spells out importance of multichannel marketing

July 18, 2010

New research launched this week by the Australian Centre for Retail Studies (ACRS) suggests that retailers could miss out on enormous sales opportunities if…

GfK Future Buy study unveils 'XTreme shoppers'

July 14, 2010

GfK Consumer, a division of GfK Custom Research North America, has announced highlights from Future Buy, its first annual integrated study of shopping…

CORESense unveils next-gen e-commerce platform

July 11, 2010

CORESense, a software-as-a-service provider of e-commerce and retail software solutions, has announced today the general availability of its Web 2.0 e-commerce…

Coldwater Creek launches mobile site

July 11, 2010

Coldwater Creek has launched a new mobile website that supports the iPhone and Android platforms. The new mobile website is an optimized version of Coldwater…

J.C. Penney gets 'maniacal' about digital commerce

The department store chain is looking to grow its online business by $1 billion within five years.

NRF releases blueprint for mobile retailing

July 8, 2010

Thanks to features like texting, GPS and Web browsing, mobile phones have quickly become a necessity many consumers cannot live without. Nearly three-quarters…

Apparel retailer Lilly Pulitzer goes mobile

July 8, 2010

Lilly Pulitzer has announced the launch of its first-ever mobile website, compatible with all Web-enabled mobile phones and optimized for the iPhone and…

Social Guardian tool helps retailers protect online reputation

July 6, 2010

ChannelNet, a provider of multichannel solutions, has announced the launch of Social Guardian, its online reputation management service. The service is…

Cold Stone Creamery debuts 'social e-gifting' program

July 6, 2010

First Data Corp. and Cold Stone Creamery announced they have teamed up to offer a new gifting application through Facebook. Starting today, loyal Cold Stone…

Mobile barcodes continue march towards mass adoption

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

Using 2D barcodes as virtual loyalty cards that offer rewards is  a significant investment for large retailers, who must invest in special equipment to read…

Live-tweeting the Online Retailer conference

Follow the latest news from Australia's major online retail event, July 6-9 in Sydney.

F.Y.E. connecting stores, products with 'playful' website

June 29, 2010

F.Y.E., a national retail chain of more than 550 stores offering a wide selection of entertainment products, including CDs, DVDs, video games and more…

HSN to launch new mobile shopping site

June 29, 2010

HSN announced today the launch on July 1 of HSN Mobile, a user-friendly, mobile-optimized version of the retailer's top-ten-trafficked e-commerce site hsn.com.

NRF: Three-quarters of online retailers are dialing up mobile strategies

One in five retailers boasts having a fully implemented mobile strategy in place already.

Viewpoints launches post-purchase email service

June 28, 2010

Viewpoints Network, a social technology and media company, has announced the launch of its new Post-Purchase Email Service for the Viewpoints Technology…