Shutl courier service debuts in Chicago

February 26, 2013

Shutl Ltd., a London-based startup that matches retailers with local courier services, debuts today in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, according to…

As Amazon battles to dethrone Walmart, Google plans own attack

February 26, 2013

The evolution of retail has seen the rise and fall of companies clamoring for the top spot. According to a recent article on Wired, it was only a little more…

NRF: Foresee talks about the importance of multichannel

February 19, 2013

At this year's NRF show, Larry Freed, president and CEO of Foresee discusses the increasingly multichannel behavior of shoppers, including some findings from a…

Best Buy to join the price-match party

February 18, 2013

Best Buy has announced that it will officially throw its hat into the permanent price-matching ring, Reuters reported. Beginning on March 3 the electronics…

Google will open physical retail stores by year's end

February 18, 2013

According to an "extremely reliable source," 9to5google.com confirmed suspicions that Google plans to open physical retail stores by the end of the year, just…

The future of the retail store

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

Retail is dead! At least, that’s how Marc Andreessen sees it. The entrepreneur and tech investor was recently quoted saying that all physical retail stores…

Commentary: Omnichannel meets in-store merchandising

A Frank Mayer exec discusses how in-store merchandising can bridge the gap between online and in-store shopping.

Tesco digital pilot brings online experience to in-store shopping

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Insight from Cisco helps Tesco 'catch and keep' digital shoppers.

Article: With in-store and online offerings, its okay to be different

February 13, 2013

With the rise of omnichannel, a retailer must reformulate in order to integrate all of its shopping channels. Part of this undertaking includes finding the…

NRF: Foresee talks about the importance of multichannel

At this year's NRF show, Larry Freed, president and CEO of Foresee discusses the increasingly multichannel behavior of shoppers, including some findings from a…

Voto app brings democracy to shopping

January 29, 2013

Retailers looking for a tool to boost customer engagement have a new mobile application to add to their array of choices. The iPad kiosk company ArmorActive…

Tesco pilots new kiosk, AR tech

January 24, 2013

U.K. retail chain Tesco is piloting a "magical" augmented reality mirror and digital mannequin in several locations, according to digitalartsonline.co.uk.

M-commerce still small as retailers focus on the basics

January 21, 2013

A new report by Forrester Research for trade group Shop.org shows that smartphones generated only a small portion of online sales last year — about $5 billion…

Elo targets retail digital signage

January 21, 2013

Elo Touch Solutions, a global supplier of touch-enabled technology, has launched new interactive digital signage and mobile touch-computing…

IBM collaborates with jewelry chains for multichannel redesign

January 18, 2013

IBM and Signet Jewelers Ltd. recently announced a collaboration on an e-commerce strategy and digital marketing redesign for Signet's national U.S. store…

NRF: JDA intros customer engagement cloud solution

January 14, 2013

JDA Software Group today announced the release of JDA Customer Engagement Cloud, a single solution addressing omnichannel commerce and optimization logic in…

Survey: Retailers seek to master omnichannel in 2013

January 14, 2013

The rise of the connected shopper is causing a change in strategic focus for retailers. According to the 2013 Shop.org/Forrester Research State of Retailing…

Target implements permanent online price-match policy

January 8, 2013

With flat December sales dampening its holiday shopping season, Target today announced a policy change that could bolster the retailer's value-driven…

Time lists top holiday retail trends

December 28, 2012

Time.com compiled a list of the top 10 retail trends from the 2012 holiday shopping season, giving a glimpse at the current state of shoppers. Here is a sample…

Report: Online holiday shopping sales up 15.2 percent

December 27, 2012

2012 marked another strong season for e-commerce retail, according to the Chase Holiday Pulse, which aggregates payment processing data from 50 of Chase…