Retail - General News & Media
Scala showcases retail, corporate communication solutions in Denmark, installs digital ticketing system for Philadelphia museum
May 2, 2013
The location-based media provider Scala showcased a corporate communications solution and a retail solution during this week’s Channel Trends+Visions i IT fair…
read nowAmy Poehler brings the funny to Best Buy Super Bowl ad
January 23, 2013
Best Buy is hoping Amy Poehler makes a big score during her Super Bowl commercial for the electronics retailer. According to an article on latimes.com…
read nowIn the wake of Sandy, brick-and-mortars become supply heroes
October 30, 2012
Storm preparations for Hurricane Sandy provided brick-and-mortar retailers a morale boost, serving as a reminder that online shopping is useless in times of…
read nowRetail sales in Canada increase slightly in some sectors
October 23, 2012
Canadian retail sales rose 0.3 percent in August, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada, but the offset from higher food and gas prices resulted…
read nowRetail sales have positive, unexpected September surge
October 18, 2012
Economic reports released this week show more signs of a gradual economic expansion in the U.S., according to an article on costar.com. The Census Bureau…
read nowWalmart stock soars as company announces growth
October 11, 2012
Walmart's stock hit an all-time high yesterday, allowing the retailer to promise investors that they will continue to deliver strong results, according to an…
read nowWalmart, American Express roll out Bluebird
October 9, 2012
According to an article on WSJ.com, Walmart and American Express are launching a prepaid card that they say offers unique services designed to help shoppers…
read nowTarget app to support Passbook in iOS 6
October 2, 2012
Target announced yesterday its support for Passbook in iOS 6 on the iPhone and iPod touch, according to a company press release.
read nowGoogle removes shopping catalog from the confines of tablets
October 2, 2012
A little more than a year ago Google introduced Google Catalogs for iPad, followed by a similar app for Android. The apps were accessible only on tablet…
read nowLatest tech pair-up brings retailers detailed shopper data
September 27, 2012
Irisys Inc., which specializes in thermal technology, and WirelessWerx, which specializes in in-store behavioral analytics, have announced a partnership and a…
read nowStaples announces more store closures, focus on Web
September 26, 2012
Office supply chain Staples Inc. announced today that it will close 15 stores in North America, bringing to total number of closures to 30 as the company…
read nowFacebook's sharing of user data raises concerns
September 25, 2012
More issues are being raised about Facebook privacy and the social networking site's practice of sharing user data.
read nowWalmart stops selling Amazon products
September 21, 2012
Following Target's lead, Walmart decided to discontinue the sale of online retailer Amazon.com products, specifically the Kindle line, according to an article…
read nowOpinion: Technology is a must for department store success
September 21, 2012
A blog post on the Australian website The Conversation highlighted the rocky future facing department store retail.
read nowNordstrom VP gives warning at conference
September 20, 2012
Nordstrom VP Jamie Nordstrom spoke last week at the shop.org conference and discussed the evolution of the department store into online sales, according to an…
read nowMacy's flagship face-lift upsets preservationists
September 20, 2012
Macy's department store is upsetting a few New Yorkers, according to an article in the Salt Lake Tribune.
read nowRetailers begin to announce seasonal hire numbers
September 19, 2012
The holiday hiring season has begun, and retailers are trickling out statistics on the numbers of new hires, according to an article on ibtimes.com.
read nowDiscount retailers turn 50
September 18, 2012
The holy trinity of discount retailers celebrates a 50th birthday this year. Kmart, Walmart and Target (coincidentally) all began selling discounted…
read nowNo fee layaway plan at Tennessee discount store
September 17, 2012
Memphis-based Fred's Super Dollar announced plans to launch a holiday layaway plan that boasts no fees, a down payment of just $1, and a $5 gift card for…
read nowNo more pennies at Vermont retailer
September 17, 2012
Power Play Sports, a sporting goods shop in Morrisville, Vt., has banned customer usage of the penny, according to an article on abcNEWS.com.
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