Retail - Specialty Stores News & Media
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…
read nowPETCO 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…
read nowU*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…
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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.
read nowOfficeMax 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…
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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…
read nowNew 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…
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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.
read nowNew research reveals the best retail customer experiences of the year
January 19, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Retail Customer Experience magazine announced the publication of its inaugural Best Retail Customer Experiences report, a comprehensive…
read nowSears planning drive-thru, warehouse concept store
January 18, 2009
Display & Design Ideas: Sears Holdings Corp. plans to open a warehouse-style concept store in Joliet, Ill., called MyGofer. The store will allow shoppers…
read nowShopper marketing finally getting respect it deserves
January 18, 2009
Adweek: While 21 million people waltzed over to their sets to watch an average episode of Dancing With the Stars last year, and American Idol cast its spell on…
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NRF's Sonic Bar highlights retailing innovations
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
The high-concept concept store gave attendees a taste of retail's future — one that is available today.
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NRF sees green with eco-friendly concept store
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
At this year's Big Show, attendees got a glimpse of what a truly environmentally friendly store might look like, and how it would operate.
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Microsoft opens new Retail Experience Center
The fully functional store environment will serve as an incubator for customer experience ideas and technologies.
read nowIBM, Sky IT help apparel companies follow consumer buying trends
January 10, 2009
ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM and Sky IT Group are helping fashion and apparel suppliers, like New York-based Theory, to more intelligently take advantage of consumer…
read nowCuriosk wine kiosk offers specialty retailer the expertise of a sommelier
Wine can be intimidating to shop for, so the Riverstone Wine Shoppe turned to Curiosk Marketing Solutions wine kiosk to help assist and educate its customers.
download nowSports retailers embrace Microsoft Retail solutions
January 8, 2009
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. reported today that among its 305,000 Microsoft Dynamics customers worldwide, a growing percentage of professional sports…
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Shoppers willing to pay more for products they can touch
A new study suggests that consumer desire for a product is intensified at the moment of first contact.
read nowSmaller stores honoring gift cards from large retailers
January 5, 2009
The Toledo Blade: For the fourth year, Culture Clash, a Toledo, Ohio, store that sells CDs, records, and pop culture merchandise, is accepting gift cards of…
read nowTop 10 customer experience resolutions for the New Year
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
January 4, 2009
Bruce Temkin, customer experience blogger and vice president with Forrester Research, has just published his Top 10 resolutions companies should be making in…
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