Point of sale mindset: How analytics can increase in-store sales

The use of in-store data as a way to increase sales is one of the most cutting-edge fields in analytics.

Precision measuring tech for retail checkouts to weigh in at EuroShop

January 27, 2014

METTLER TOLEDO, a manufacturer of precision measuring instruments, will present retail concepts to improve the in-store experience at fresh service counters…

RILA announces cybersecurity initiative

January 27, 2014

The Retail Industry Leaders Association announced today that it will expand its commitment to cybersecurity and data privacy by launching a comprehensive…

Infinite Peripherals, Mercury partner for mobile payments

January 22, 2014

The mPOS system provider Infinite Peripherals has formed a partnership with Mercury Payment Systems, a payment service provider for small to mid-sized…

NRF urges transition to more secure and advanced credit, debit cards (Updated)

January 22, 2014

This week, The National Retail Federation sent a letter to congressional leaders outlining the retail industry's commitment to protecting sensitive consumer…

US government sends warning letter to retailers about ongoing breach investigation

January 16, 2014

Reuters reports that the U.S. government today sent a confidential 16-page letter to retailers, which it says "describes the malicious software and techniques…

The Jones Group Inc. Selects VeriFone payment solutions

January 15, 2014

VeriFone Systems has announced that The Jones Group Inc. has selected VeriFone solutions to enable mobile payment acceptance and enhance customer experience…

Mobile POS I Love Velvet comes to Android

January 14, 2014

I Love Velvet, a mobile point-of-sale hardware and software provider, has announced a major expansion to its supported devices, with the addition of the…

Natural Markets deploys ThoughtWorks technology throughout its grocery/restaurant chain

January 13, 2014

ThoughtWorks, a provider of retail technology solutions and strategic customer experience consulting, today announced that it has partnered with Natural…

NCR makes four debuts at NRF

January 13, 2014

NCR Corp. is showcasing new software, software-as-a-service and retail technology solutions at the 2014 National Retail Federation Convention & Expo:

Epicor announces CRM 7.0, POS for Windows 8 tablets

January 13, 2014

Today at the NRF Convention & Expo, Epicor Software Corp. announced the general availability of Epicor Retail CRM 7.0, which it says gives retailers a…

Celerant unveils new browser-based retail management tool

January 13, 2014

Celerant Technology today announced at the NRF Convention & EXPO its new retail management system, Stratus Retail. According to the company, this entry…

Wincor Nixdorf launches Beetle mobile point of sale solution at NRF

January 13, 2014

Wincor Nixdorf announced that it is launching the Beetle mobile point-of-sale solution at this year's NRF Annual Convention & Expo. The tablet, designed…

Epson showcases OmniLink DT-Series POS

January 13, 2014

Today at the National Retail Federation's 103rd Annual Convention and EXPO, Epson America, Inc., a supplier of Point of Sale solutions, shows retailers a wide…

Raymark launches new POS, analytics solutions

January 13, 2014

Raymark has announced the upcoming launch of its next generation of retail enterprise solutions for mobility and analytics at the National Retail Federation's…

JD Sports launches in-store PayPal payments

December 27, 2013

The U.K. sports fashion chain JD Sports has launched mobile payments across its six brands and 630 U.K. stores through a partnership with PayPal, Retail Week…

Target reports massive card data breach, as many as 40 million affected

December 19, 2013

Target released a statement this morning acknowledging that it was hit by a massive card data breach between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. According to the statement…

Retailer John Lewis rolls out new in-store tech for the holidays

December 18, 2013

The upscale retailer John Lewis, which operates 43 department stores throughout the U.K., has announced three new in-store technology initiatives it is taking…

Amazon rumored to acquire mobile payments startup Gopago

December 17, 2013

Italian media is reporting that Amazon has moved to expand its mobile presence by acquiring the mobile payments startup Gopago. The Silicon Valley-based firm…

Univ. of Arkansas researchers develop risk assessment tool for mobile POS

December 17, 2013

The researchers studied 26 different retail scenarios and found that there is no "one size fits all" system.