Retail therapy is not just psychological - it's chemical

May 14, 2008

Wall Street Journal: Research shows that people often get a high from shopping — the brain releases chemicals such as dopamine or serotonin when a person is…

New report details ROI for in-store digital signage

May 11, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Digital Signage Association has published "Retail Digital Signage ROI: Finding the break-even point," an exclusive research report that…

EnQii announces mobile retail media services

May 8, 2008

NEW YORK — EnQii announced a partnership with Ping Mobile, a full-service mobile agency, and LocaModa, a mobile social platform provider. By joining forces…

Shortlist announced for 2008 European Retail Solutions Awards

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

April 30, 2008

Nominees have been announced for the eighth annual European Retail Solutions Awards, which will be awarded in a ceremony June 25 at Old Billingsgate Market in…

StoreNext to market IBM POS for grocery, c-store

April 29, 2008

DALLAS — IBM announced that it will work with StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Retalix Ltd., to market pre-packaged retail solutions powered…

'The year of digital media' for NCR

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

NCR touted 2008 as the year of change for self-service.

Report: Importance, prevalence of retail technology on the rise

April 24, 2008

Retail Bulletin: Contrary to suggestions that the online channel may soon prevail over bricks and mortar stores, new research commissioned by Visa Europe…

High gas prices driving more online shopping

April 24, 2008

eMarketer: One-third of online U.S. adults say they are more likely to shop online because of high gasoline prices, according to a recent iCongo-sponsored…

Retail designers emphasizing local connections, customer amenities

April 23, 2008

CoStar: Architect Tipton Housewright says today's retail designers are placing emphasis on having their environments blend in with local culture. They're also…

Eye kiosk stands above KioskCom crowd

SoloHealth's EyeSite sweeps Self Service awards.

Self-checkout could reinvent the c-store

April 15, 2008

Convenience Store Decisions: Will self-checkout prove a viable solution for convenience stores? It just may, for some. At least a couple of the larger…

Innovation in experience design 'the last frontier'

April 13, 2008

Business Week: Innovation in product design has lost its meaning and, therefore, its value. But there is still one frontier that remains wide open: experience…

Opinion: Store design should emphasize comfort

April 13, 2008

Retail Week: In a debate on store design trends, Fitch chief creative director Tim Greenhalgh said shoppers are looking for places where "you can go and feel…

Making multi-channel make sense

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Creating consistent experiences is crucial.

More retail technology on the way, and soon

April 10, 2008

Arizona Daily Star: More new technologies are likely on the way for retail stores, speakers said Thursday at this year's Global Retailing Conference, held by…

Consumer needs to be the central focus of multi-channel retail

April 9, 2008

Retail Week: Multichannel retailing should be about allowing customers to access your services in whatever form they find easiest, while continuing to act as…

Self-service store may employ RFID instead of people

April 9, 2008

RFID Journal: Food retail research and consulting company Food Information Service Europe is in discussion with retailers in the Netherlands and Belgium to…

Escalate releases Customer1 version 4.0

April 7, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Escalate Retail announced the availability of Version 4.0 of its Customer1 point of service software application. The upgraded version of…

Report: Multi-channel must be seamless, customer-centric

April 7, 2008

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York — CORESense, a software-as-a-service multi-channel retail management system company serving small to medium-sized specialty…

IBM WebSphere Premises Server connects with sensor data

April 7, 2008

ARMONK, NY — IBM announced the release of WebSphere Premises Server version 6.1, a software product that enables business process transformation by responding…