Crowdsourced shopping site sends users on a Hunt

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The Hunt boasts 3 million users, who work to help other users find specific products online for purchase.

Flipp adds shopping list feature to mobile circular app

February 19, 2015

Software company Wishabi has announced the 2.0 version of Flipp, its digital shopping circular app, now available on iPhone and iPad.

UK retailer Fat Face selects NetSuite for multichannel

February 19, 2015

Through its responsive website, Fat Face benefited from a substantial increase in sales throughout the busy Christmas shopping period, achieving higher…

Report sees growth in multichannel grocery shopping

February 18, 2015

Multichannel grocery shopping is surging across the globe, with the birth of a new child being a primary driver of an increased propensity to buy online…

GoCoin co-founder and CEO to keynote Virtual Currency Today Summit, April 29 in Boston

February 17, 2015

Steve Beauregard, co-founder and CEO of payment platform GoCoin, will keynote VCTS on the 'the next disruptor in payments.'

The rise of social selling in 2015

Early attempts by brands to gain followers and fans on social media are now giving way to more sophisticated efforts to leverage the power of social influence…

Ace Hardware testing same-day delivery

February 17, 2015

Ace's Express Delivery pilot has officially rolled out in 33 stores in select neighborhoods in Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Texas and Arizona.

NRF issues statement on White House Cybersecurity Summit

February 13, 2015

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay on the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer…

Visa to eliminate 16-digit account number for remote purchases

February 13, 2015

The move expands the company's Visa Token Service, which is intended to protect sensitive card information.

Mobiquity and ShopAdvisor announce partnership

February 12, 2015

Mobiquity Networks, which operates a national location-based mobile advertising network, has reached an agreement that will enable ShopAdvisor's nearly …

Bond launches CPG mobile loyalty app SynapzeSHOP

February 11, 2015

New solution integrates offers and loyalty initiatives to drive engagement, build deeper relationships and collect valuable shopper purchase data.

CVS upgrades mobile app to improve customer experience

February 10, 2015

CVS/pharmacy recently announced its CVS/pharmacy mobile app has undergone a complete transformation, with new features and an improved look and feel.

Indian retail market to hit $1T by 2020

February 10, 2015

A new report says the Indian retail market is expected to almost double by 2020, to $1 trillion by 2020 from $600 billion in 2015, driven by income growth…

Mobile still tops retailers' priority lists

February 9, 2015

A new report finds mobile as a percentage of online sales increased 50 percent in 2014.

Survey says physical stores still preferred over online

February 9, 2015

According to the survey, only 27 percent of U.S. consumers say they shop online weekly.

Commentary: Retailers are leading the fight toward greater security

Sandy Kennedy, President of RILA, calls on Congress to pass legislation that enacts a single, preemptive national data breach notification standard.

Mobile Payments Today publishes wallet comparison guide

February 4, 2015

The 61-page document details the capabilities of 151 leading mobile wallets.

Nearly two-thirds of American shoppers don't trust retailers to protect their data

February 4, 2015

A new survey finds considerable concern for the security of credit card and personal information not only online, but also in brick-and-mortar stores…

Target names Tesco's Mike McNamara as new CIO

February 3, 2015

McNamara will join Target from U.K.-based Tesco PLC, where he worked for more than 15 years. In 2011, McNamara was named the global supermarket chain's chief…

Amazon opens first staffed pickup location

February 3, 2015

Amazon announced today the grand opening of Amazon@Purdue, its first-ever staffed customer order pickup and drop-off location, housed in the Krach Leadership…