Jeopardy-winning computer Watson coming to retail apps

December 10, 2013

Watson, the IBM supercomputer that beat the two winningest Jeopardy contestants at their own game in 2011 is headed to your smartphone.

How to win with holiday shoppers, in-store and online

by Gary Edwards — Chief Customer Officer, Emathica

Fourth-quarter retail sales can make or break a brand, since anywhere from one-third to seventy percent of annual retail sales occur between Thanksgiving and…

American Eagle, The Gap, TopShop ranked top mobile fashion retail apps

December 4, 2013

Plastic Mobile, a mobile marketing agency, announced today the findings from its new Mobile X Retail App Report, where a team of mobile experts examined the…

US holiday e-commerce projected to rise 15% this year

December 4, 2013

Retail consultancy eMarketer has released its forecasts for this holiday season for both the U.S. and the U.K.

Motorola offers apology, do-over on Cyber Monday promotion

December 3, 2013

Motorola's plan to offer a $150 discount on its Moto X smartphone turned out to be more popular than the company expected. Less than an hour after the sale…

Mobile Email Scorecard names the best retail email campaigns

December 3, 2013

LightningBuy, a single-click mobile checkout platform that lets merchants sell directly from email and social media posts, has announced the retailers with the…

Cyber Monday online sales up 20.6 percent over 2012

December 3, 2013

U.S. shoppers made Cyber Monday the biggest online shopping day in history with a 20.6 percent increase in online sales, according to the latest cloud-based…

Retail Roundtable: Amazon and USPS Sunday shipping

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Our experts weigh in on possible ramifications of this very big retail partnership.

Deloitte: Fewer consumers say they will shop on either Thanksgiving or Black Friday

November 27, 2013

According to a new Deloitte survey of consumers' Thanksgiving week shopping plans, 53 percent of consumers plan to head online or to the stores this…

Understanding the Mobile Location Analytics Code of Conduct

Retailers can comply with best practices for customer privacy while still ensuring the best holiday shopping experience.

Holiday creep: One-fourth of Black Friday shoppers plan to start on Thanksgiving evening

November 26, 2013

Online shopping site PriceGrabber has released results of its 2013 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Survey, revealing trends for one of the most competitive…

Soldier Send gift registry lets soldiers make wish lists, receive care packages

November 25, 2013

Soldier Send announced that it has created a military gift registry on its new website, www.soldiersend.com, that makes sending care packages to soldiers…

Seven of the top 10 activities customers perform on their cell phones are shopping-related

November 25, 2013

Shopping is one of the top uses of mobile technology, and seven of the top 10 activities customers perform on their cell phones are shopping related. At the…

Springboard Retail launches web-based retail system

November 22, 2013

Springboard Retail has announced the public launch of its web-based POS and retail management system,which it says is designed to help retailers sell more, and…

Google prepaid card, tied to Google Wallet funds, goes live

November 22, 2013

Google's rumored prepaid debit card has surfaced. As Droid Life reported, the Google Wallet Card allows users to access their Google Wallet balance in the real…

Nearly 75% of consumers use a smartphone while shopping

November 21, 2013

Consumers go everywhere and can do just about everything on their smartphones, and shopping is no exception. According to the new Connected Intelligence…

CXM company Sitecore acquires e-commerce vendor commerceserver.net

November 20, 2013

Sitecore, a provider of customer experience management software, announced that it has acquired commerceserver.net. According to the companies, the acquisition…

RSR releases omni-channel self-assessment tool for retailers

November 20, 2013

Retail Systems Research has announced the launch of the RSR Omni-channel Maturity Survey, an online self-assessment tool that helps retailers determine where…

Ebay: The other e-commerce giant that is reinventing retail

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Why do today's most innovative retailers seem to start with a vowel?

E-commerce platform for SMB adds mobile capabilities

November 19, 2013

Volusion, a provider of e-commerce software and services for small to medium-sized businesses, has released an assortment of features to help its merchants…