MasterCard, Visa websites shut down in WikiLeaks-related hacker attack

Hackers today shut down MasterCard Worldwide's website and disrupted cardholders' payments.

AisleBuyer introduces mobile self-checkout app for Android

November 29, 2010

AisleBuyer LLC, provider of mobile checkout solutions, announced today that its mobile self-checkout application is now available in the Android Marketplace.

U.S. Bank, Visa to begin mobile-payment pilot

U.S. Bank and Visa Inc. soon will begin testing mobile payments in more than a dozen states.

Wincor Nixdorf expands BEETLE/Fusion line of POS systems

October 18, 2010

Wincor Nixdorf Inc. today announced that it has expanded its BEETLE/Fusion product line of touch-based point-of-sale systems.

LIFT unveils suggestive selling tech for c-stores

October 5, 2010

LIFT Retail Marketing Technology announced the launch of its LIFT Station platform, an integrated suggestive selling point-of-sale technology for convenience…

Xsilva's Mac-based POS goes mobile

September 27, 2010

Xsilva Systems Inc. announced the release of LightSpeed Mobile, a mobile retail extension of LightSpeed, the company's POS platform for Mac. According to the…

ScanSource adds HP point-of-sale systems to portfolio

September 19, 2010

ScanSource POS & Barcoding, an international value-added distributor of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) solutions…

Montreal retailer moves to Mac-based POS

At Off the Hook, it isn't just about the business of selling designer apparel, it is about creating a brand that makes a statement in the community and…

Smartphones look to replace plastic as payment

Several wireless carriers are testing a system that allows consumers to pay for purchases with a wave of their smartphones.

Retail Summit Review

by Mike Wittenstein — Customer Experience and Service Designer, Storyminers

Reflections and Takeaways

Visa, NRF work to reduce storage of vulnerable payment card data

July 15, 2010

According to a press release, Visa Inc. has launched a global effort to reduce unnecessary storage of sensitive card information in merchant payment systems.

IBM SurePOS 500 overview

IBM's SurePOS 500 helps retailers build a dynamic infrastructure that can improve customer service while reducing checkout time.

Slingshot releases Web-based POS system

July 6, 2010

Slingshot Software, a provider of Web-based enterprise software solutions for mid- to large-sized enterprises, today announced the general availability of its…

Radiant rolls out real-time retail reporting tool

June 22, 2010

Radiant Systems Inc. has announced that it has launched CounterPoint SmartAlerts, a powerful new tool within its CounterPoint retail product suite that helps…

Urban Outfitters selects Starmount to develop mobile POS

June 21, 2010

Starmount today announced it has signed an agreement with global retailer Urban Outfitters, Inc., to develop an in-store mobile POS application. Deployed on…

Unified Grocers selects Agilence’s POS video auditing solution

June 9, 2010

Unified Grocers, the largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative in the western United States, now recommends its retail customers consider Agilence’s POS video…

DT Research unveils point-of-service handhelds

May 25, 2010

DT Research Inc. has announced additions to its Handheld POS line, the WebDT 410 and WebDT 415. According to the company, these new point-of-service handhelds…

Future POS adds digital signs to the point of sale

May 19, 2010

Future POS announced today that it has added a new digital signage module to its point-of-sale offerings.The signage module is included at no extra cost and…

Retail Anywhere partners with JDS

May 17, 2010

Retail Anywhere, provider of POS software and services for midsize retailers, has announced its partnership with JDS Solutions as a reseller of Retail Anywhere…

Ten ways retailers can build their opt-in email lists

If no one is reading your marketing emails, it doesn't matter how creative or passionate those messages are.