To drive store traffic, give shoppers something they can't get online

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Effective retail strategy is about where and how a retailer can engage consumers at experience touch points in the journey.

Groupon adds Freebies to its iOS app

June 16, 2014

Groupon has announced the launch of Freebies on iOS devices, which the company said creates the most widely distributed mobile coupon destination in the United…

Galleria, Attraqt come together to offer omnichannel merchandising tool

June 12, 2014

Galleria, a provider of retail category planning, automation and optimization solutions, and online merchandising firm Attraqt announced they have formed a…

Mindshare and Empathica become InMoment, introduce Experience Hub

June 11, 2014

Mindshare Technologies, which acquired Empathica in September 2013, announced that the two companies have united under a new corporate identity and mission…

Survey says consumers still prefer shopping on a desktop to a mobile device

June 11, 2014

Digital analytics firm comScore and UPS have released their third annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study. According to the companies, the survey asked…

Loyalty Builders launches analytics tool for catalog marketers

June 11, 2014

Software-as-a-service firm Loyalty Builders has announced a new analytics and marketing tool for retailers who sell via catalogs.

More than half of mobile app users opt in to push notification

June 10, 2014

Branding and marketing firm Urban Airship has released its latest Good Push Index data study, which tracks user behaviors on more than 70 apps that ask users…

Shopatron unveils free inventory visibility API

June 10, 2014

Shopatron, a provider of cloud-based distributed order management solutions, today announced the release of a free inventory visibility API.

Shopzilla combines three retail marketing services under Connexity brand

June 10, 2014

According to the company, Connexity will uniquely combine consumer insights and media buying within the same programmatic platform, helping marketers learn…

PriceGrabber, Channel IQ partner for Buy Online platform

June 9, 2014

PriceGrabber announced that it has partnered with Channel IQ, a provider of online retail pricing intelligence, to power "Buy Online," which it said will be…

Why the future of retail is exciting, not gloomy

by Kristen Gramigna — Chief Marketing Officer, BluePay

Brick-and-mortar retailers are primed to emerge victorious in the battle for shopper dollars.

Retail Solutions partners with Gigwalk on real-time retail data

June 6, 2014

Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi), a global provider of cloud-based, Big Data analytics and real-time intelligence for the consumer products industry, announced it…

Viewpoints acquires reviews platform PowerReviews

June 6, 2014

Consumer reviews platform Viewpoints announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PowerReviews from Bazaarvoice. With the acquisition, the…

Report from Capgemini, GS1 finds four critical components for omni-channel

June 5, 2014

A new report titled “Are You Ready? How to Create an Always-On, Always-Open Shopping Experience” by Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and…

How Retailers Win with Analytics

Technology has made it easy for retailers to gather an abundance of data about their operations, but knowing how to make sense of that data isn't always so…

The one thing about Big Data that retailers aren't talking about enough

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The collection of consumer data is not just transactional – there is an emotional component that is being ignored.

Target forms new Digital Advisory Council

May 29, 2014

Target Corp. announced it has formed a Digital Advisory Council. According to the company, the panel of technology industry leaders will help guide Target's…

Survey says shoppers want 'more personal, less personalization'

May 29, 2014

A new "Truth About Shopping" study explores global consumer attitudes and behavior related to all areas of shopping today, including online, mobile and…

European study says mobile shopping driving impulse buys

May 29, 2014

The growth in smartphone usage is driving impulse purchases, according to a new Europe-wide study of mobile usage conducted by global financial group ING.

Eighty percent of consumers believe total data privacy no longer exists

May 28, 2014

The vast majority (80 percent) of consumers aged 20-40 in the United States and the United Kingdom believe total privacy in the digital world is a thing of the…