Office Depot adds online photo services

September 21, 2008

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Office Depot announced the launch of a new digital photo service with digital imaging market leaders Kodak and LifePics, allowing…

Best Buy opens first Mobile store in Canada

September 17, 2008

(Canada) MarketNews: The store concept is focused on selling mobile phones, contracts and accessories, but there are a few differentiating factors that will…

Microsoft 'gurus' will help customer choose Vista at retail

September 10, 2008

Yahoo!: As part of its $300 million marketing campaign to promote Windows Vista, the company is planning to deploy customer service reps into major retailers…

Using online game, Best Buy amps employees on new service

September 7, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Ask anyone who works in a big company how many messages they receive from management on a weekly basis. Most likely, you'll hear a weary sigh…

Gaps closing between consumer multichannel expectations, retailer readiness

August 25, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. company, today released the results of a recent survey that shows that the gaps are closing between…

Customer-centric planning

Retailers must look at touchpoints from the shopper's point of view.

Xterprise announces retail RFID suite

August 20, 2008

DALLAS — Xterprise Inc. has announced a new suite of solutions for retail applications, which introduce advanced inventory management and execution…

Circuit City brings tablet PCs to the aisles

August 20, 2008

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. and Circuit City Stores Inc. have announced that select Circuit City stores are empowering their sales associates with tablet…

Virgin opens Warner Bros. store-within-a-store

August 19, 2008

Video Business: Virgin Entertainment Group has opened a 400-square-foot store-within-a-store as part of a tribute to Warner Bros.' 85th anniversary…

Neighborhood retail making a comeback

August 17, 2008

Springfield Business Journal: During the past 50 years, the commercial development industry has followed rooftop demographics as they moved farther out on the…

Solidcore 'runtime control' secures the POS

August 17, 2008

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., provider of software to detect and prevent unwanted change, has released POS Check and Control for easily securing…

Cameras move beyond loss prevention

Video systems earn greater role in merchandising.

Madden 09 draws midnight crowd

Food, games and a live band used to get gamers to stay up late and shop.

Circuit City expands social commerce platform

August 11, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. — Circuit City announced renewed and expanded alliances with ConsumerReports.org, Popular Photography and Sound & Vision magazines and the…

Expert: Shoppers can't afford to be loyal

August 10, 2008

The Globe and Mail: Shoppers cannot afford to remain loyal, according to retail guru and "true-life sixties-era Mad Man" Don Watt. "They will remain loyal if…

Future Shop unveils quadrant-based layout, central hub

August 10, 2008

The Vancouver Sun: Future Shop has unveiled its first new store format in eight years with a feature that has taken a firm grip on the interior design world …

Retailing to the digital native

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

A new type of shopper requires a new level of engagement.

VendorNet launches cross-channel inventory tool

August 5, 2008

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — VendorNet, a supply chain collaboration solutions provider, has announced the availability of its StoreNet Manager, an e-commerce and…

Despite customer qualms, retailers ready for contactless

August 4, 2008

RFID Journal: Just as one study found British consumers to be uncomfortable with the idea of contactless payment cards, other unrelated research determined…

Thirty-six million Americans now print online coupons

August 3, 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The number of people turning to the Web for coupons has soared to 36 million in 2008. That's an increase of 10 million people from…