Merchant Data Systems renews contract with ControlScan

May 15, 2011

Merchant Data Systems, a provider of merchant credit card-processing services, has extended its contract with ControlScan, a provider of PCI compliance…

Maponics offers geofencing to mobile developers

May 12, 2011

Maponics, a provider of location-based data, announced a new offering that includes the geographic boundaries of more than 3,000 shopping malls, districts…

Study says $16 billion worth of loyalty program rewards go unredeemed each year

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Americans accumulate approximately $48 billion in rewards points and air travel miles annually.

Overstock.com and RichRelevance offer $1 million prize in research contest

May 11, 2011

Overstock.com and RichRelevance, an e-commerce company, today unveiled the RecLab Prize on Overstock.com. The prize provides a cash award totaling up to $…

Gproxy announces three sales apps for NetSuite’s SuiteCloud computing platform

May 11, 2011

Gproxy Design Inc., an interactive agency in commerce solutions, announced three new e-commerce NetSuite Applications for the NetSuite SuiteCloud computing…

Red Chariot announces collaboration with Hera Lighting

May 10, 2011

Red Chariot, located in Minneapolis, Minn., provides retailers and consumer product companies with brand, product and shopper insights to create a compelling…

Half of smartphone users now shop online via mobile device

May 10, 2011

Fifty percent of smartphone users now have  completed some sort of purchase with their mobile phones, a 20 percent increase in the last nine months. Eleven…

Retailers take action against Amazon in Tennessee

May 10, 2011

According to Times Free Press, a coalition of  big box retailers, along with smaller retail businesses participated in a 30-second television ad that aired…

Study shows word-of-mouth advertising down drastically in wake of recession

May 10, 2011

Despite an explosion in consumer conversation technology, Americans have cut back substantially since 2008 on the opinions they share by word-of-mouth (WOM…

NRF supports bill to repeal health care employer mandate

May 9, 2011

The National Retail Federation today endorsed legislation that would repeal the employer mandate provision of last year's health care reform law.

Industry position paper goes beyond planograms

May 4, 2011

A new industry position paper, "Achieving Sustainable Compliance: Getting Beyond the Planogram to Maximize Profits," provides insights on the impact accurate…

Red Chariot retail immersion center to open in June

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Services are aimed at reinventing the shopping experience post-recession.

RSR releases state of retail benchmark report

May 3, 2011

RSR Research's latest report, "Crystal Ball 2.0: The State of Retail Demand Forecasting, Benchmark 2011," finds that retailers believe demand forecasting…

Sears chairman takes blame for first-quarter losses

May 3, 2011

According to Reuters, Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert took the blame for the company's first-quarter losses during the annual shareholders meeting…

Kidlandia opens shop inside FAO Schwarz

May 2, 2011

According to DDi Online, Kidlandia, a San Francisco-based company that lets kids personalize fantasy maps to create their own "kingdoms," has opened its first…

HP expands retail portfolio with kiosk, POS solutions

HP's technology can be used in a variety of settings, including retail, hospitality and healthcare.

Study reveals social media has little effect on buying behavior

April 28, 2011

According to USAToday, a new study by Forrester Research and GSI Commerce reports that social media has almost no influence on online buying behavior.

IRG expands managed services to include iPad support

April 27, 2011

Industry Retail Group Inc. (IRG), a provider of retail-centric, broadband-based applications and services, today announced the expansion of its managed…

Report: Falling home prices, rising energy costs weigh on consumer purchasing power

April 19, 2011

The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index tumbled in March due to a drop in real home prices and a decline in real wages driven by rising energy prices. The Index…

Meredith Video Studios and PRN, Inc. partner to deliver video content in retail outlets

April 18, 2011

Meredith Corp. announced yesterday an agreement between Meredith Video Studios, its multiplatform and branded-entertainment division, and Premier Retail…