Carrefour investing in NFC contactless payments

January 29, 2009

International Supermarket News: Beginning February 11, Carrefour will work together with the country's leading mobile operators to put in place a series of…

Move over TJX: Heartland data breach may be biggest yet

With literally tens of millions of card transactions at risk, malware found on the server of Heartland Payment Systems may make history.

WINCOR: Wincor Nixdorf offers outsourced debit, credit processing for retailers and FIs

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

January 21, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — An ability to provide a more comprehensive package of services and solutions for retail and banking is something Wincor Nixdorf AG…

NRF exhibitors, part 3: Self-service, transactions

In this last of three special looks at NRF Big Show 2009 exhibitors, we focus on providers of self-service and transaction solutions.

Payments processor uncovers what might be biggest breach ever

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 20, 2009

Heartland Payment Systems has learned it was the victim of a security breach within its processing system in 2008. The company believes the intrusion is…

NRF exhibitors, part 2: Point of sale, point of decision

POS and POD innovations on display at retail's Big Show.

Loyalty 360, PCATS announce partnership

January 19, 2009

ALEXANDRIA, Va., and CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) and Loyalty 360, the Loyalty Marketer's Association…

NRF exhibitors, part 1: Biz intel, cash and HR

Business intelligence, cash management and human resources solutions from retail's Big Show.

NRF sees green with eco-friendly concept store

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

At this year's Big Show, attendees got a glimpse of what a truly environmentally friendly store might look like, and how it would operate.

NRF: Magstar unveils mobile POS for linebusting

January 12, 2009

NEW YORK — Magstar Inc., a mid-size enterprise retail solution developer, announced its new Magstar Total Mobile POS solution, a lightweight POS handheld that…

NRF: Clarity unveils POS 'Innovation Lane'

January 12, 2009

NEW YORK — Clarity Consulting today presented its "Innovation Lane" — a new POS technology concept system featuring Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and unified…

NRF: Intel reveals new in-store concept technologies

January 12, 2009

NEW YORK — Intel Corporation today unveiled a retail POS proof-of-concept system that could lower a store's total cost of ownership while improving customer…

IBM unveils its smallest, fastest, 'greenest' POS system

January 11, 2009

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM announced the smallest, fastest, most energy-efficient point-of-sale system of its kind as part of a broader strategy to deliver…

New device monitoring and management platform from Direct Source and Zone24x7 provides a more reliable and secure environment for enterprise information

January 11, 2009

Cost-effective legacy hardware upgrades allow retailers to increase revenues and deliver better customer experience by adding contactless payments to existing POS terminals

January 10, 2009

Sports retailers embrace Microsoft Retail solutions

January 8, 2009

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. reported today that among its 305,000 Microsoft Dynamics customers worldwide, a growing percentage of professional sports…

Shoe retailer rolling out massive POS upgrade

January 6, 2009

RICHARDSON, Texas — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced today that Genesco Inc., a leading North American shoe and headwear retailer, will upgrade…

Futurecart makes Singapore debut

November 30, 2008

SINGAPORE — Store of the Future (SOTF), a technology media company, rolled out its first batch of Futurecarts in conjunction with the official opening of…

Personal shopping systems poised to take off

November 30, 2008

NATICK, Mass. — An essential peripheral to any enterprise's POS infrastructure, handheld POS scanners are continuing to leverage their core value propositions…

Marketing show heavy on innovation

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Fresh ideas from the In-Store Marketing Expo in Las Vegas.