Independent booksellers hold tight to their niche

February 15, 2009

The Daily Herald (Chicago): They've battled the big guys, the Internet, the downward spiral of the economy. Now, in the tradition of all great drama…

Five ways retailers can use Microsoft Tag today

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Redmond's new mobile barcode app offers some incredible flexibility for creative marketing — and it is available and ready to use right now.

Microsoft to open own stores

February 12, 2009

Reuters: Microsoft Corp announced plans on Thursday to open its own chain of stores and hired a DreamWorks Animation executive to run them.

Callison designs 'playground store' for T-Mobile

February 11, 2009

NEW YORK — Designed to transform shopping for technology products into an approachable, personalized activity, the design for the T-Mobile Playground Store…

Retail architect: Meet the new consumer

February 10, 2009

Jeffrey Hutchison, The Huffington Post: The current financial crisis has ushered in a new retail era which spells the end of shopping as we have known it…

Wine Kiosks: Building a Better Customer Base for Wine Retailers

Wine retailers can increase customer loyalty and ROI by installing a wine kiosk that allows customers to look up information on specific inventory and print…

Globalshop 2009: The changing face of in-store marketing

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Next month's event will focus heavily on new trends in fixtures, screens and the store as media marketplace.

Six commandments for retailers to survive

The former executive vice president of Men's Wearhouse shares wisdom needed to make it through the coming months.

Paco Underhill: Retail therapy still alive and well

February 4, 2009

The Boston Globe: They may not be thousands of dollars in debt like the protagonist of "Confessions of a Shopaholic," which hits theaters next week, but…

Zonik brings customer interaction to the forefront of its in-store experience

February 3, 2009

Display & Design Ideas: New, experiential retail concepts never seen before in the West are finding great success in the East. One such venture is Zonik…

Ikea multichannel driving customer loyalty

February 3, 2009

Retail Bulletin: The online business of Ikea was developed as a way of generating greater loyalty among the customer base as it is this that ultimately…

Wincor World focuses on service, automated checkout

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Wincor Nixdorf says its latest innovations are enhancing the shopping experience for both retailers and consumers.

Krause Outlet puts 24-hour automated fashion show in the store window

February 2, 2009

RFID Journal: Serendipity, creativity and years of patience are the basis for a clever application that utilizes radio frequency identification to operate a…

PETCO raises average order value with real-time personalization

February 1, 2009

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Certona, a provider of real-time personalization and revenue optimization solutions for multi-channel retailers, announced today that PETCO…

U*Tique launching fully automated luxury shop

January 28, 2009

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Automated retail start-up U*tique and beauty retailer STUDIO at Fred Segal are launching the U*tique Shop this February. U*tique Shop…

Move over TJX: Heartland data breach may be biggest yet

With literally tens of millions of card transactions at risk, malware found on the server of Heartland Payment Systems may make history.

OfficeMax launching c-store concept

January 27, 2009

CSPNet: OfficeMax Inc. has launched a new store concept that is designed to emulate a convenience store for office supplies and copies. The company has…

Digital download tech takes aim at DVD rental kiosks

Warner Bros. and Paramount have become the first major studios to allow retail digital delivery. Does the agreement signal a new business model for movie…

New Pioneer retail display encourages hands-on experience

January 25, 2009

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division, introduced its Pioneer Pro DJ Retail Experience (Pro-DJ6S and…

NRF: Stu Armstrong on in-store digital media

At retail Big Show, the president of the Digital Signage Association delivered 11 reasons to deploy in-store media.