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Digital signage increases revenue by 50 percent for Virgin
November 11, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Epson, a supplier of value-added point of sale (POS) solutions, announced that Virgin Megastores, its showcase customer, has recapped the results…
read nowNFC mobile phone payments come to Latin America
November 4, 2008
PARIS — Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech announced that its provisioning software for Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments is being used in the first…
read nowStudy: Electronics retail gets high marks for customer satisfaction
November 3, 2008
ARLINGTON, Va. — Consumers are very satisfied when shopping online and at traditional retail outlets for consumer electronics, according to new data from the…
read nowHardware chain adds customer behavior analytics from Quantivo
November 2, 2008
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Quantivo, a provider of customer behavior analytics technology, announced that Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) has deployed Quantivo Retail…
read nowDesign Within Reach integrates channels with Retail.net
October 27, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY — Tomax Corp. announced the launch of its Retail.net solution at Design Within Reach. Design Within Reach is a multi-channel retailer offering…
read nowHGTV content coming to in-store screens
October 26, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — Thomson's Premier Retail Networks Inc. (PRN) and HGTV announced an agreement to present customized content produced by HGTV for display on…
read nowVirgin launches pop-up store for Rock Band 2
October 22, 2008
NEW YORK — Virgin Megastore Times Square has teamed with MTV Games to help celebrate the special edition release of the popular game Rock Band 2 by creating a…
read nowROBOTGALAXY concept lands in New York
October 22, 2008
NEW YORK — ROBOTGALAXY, a new interactive toy and online game concept, announced its first New York City Spaceship at Toys "R" Us Times Square. The ROBOTGALAXY…
read nowU.K. apparel retailer integrates channels
October 22, 2008
WILTSHIRE — Rowland's Classic Clothing has implemented the OPTIONS suite of mail order management and retail software systems to manage sales made in-store, by…
read nowSpecialty retailers integrate channels, reap rewards
October 21, 2008
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — CORESense Inc., a leading developer of on-demand, multi-channel retail management software for small and medium-sized retailers…
read nowBig Lots moving online
October 21, 2008
BusinessWeek: Big Lots, the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer, said it will retain the "treasure hunt atmosphere" found in its stores by offering…
read nowFinish Line deploys Web app experience management for the holidays
October 20, 2008
LEXINGTON, Mass. — The Finish Line Inc., one of the largest mall-based specialty retailers, today announced that it has selected Gomez Inc. to provide Web…
read nowGallery: Major electronics retailer bringing digital signage to 200 stores
October 16, 2008
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Teknosa, the largest electronics retailer in Turkey, announced that it will implement digital signage networks in roughly 200 of…
read nowHastings selects Fry for new online experience
October 14, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Fry Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems Inc. and leading e-commerce solutions provider, announced it has been selected to…
read nowCircuit City to align online, in-store prices
October 14, 2008
The Associated Press: Circuit City Stores Inc. has started offering the same prices in its stores as on its Web site in an effort to beef up its rapport with…
read nowNCR to resell Experticity assisted selling solution
October 14, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. announced that it has signed a global reseller agreement with Experticity, the pioneer of live on-screen expert sales and customer…
read nowNRF, Retail Customer Experience announce pavilion partnership
October 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience magazine and RetailCustomerExperience.com, and the National Retail Federation…
read nowFoot Locker sued over gift card dormancy fees
October 13, 2008
Associated Press: A New Jersey man is taking on athletic apparel giant Foot Locker over the store's gift card policies, charging in court papers that they…
read nowIBM publishes report on customer shopping preferences
October 9, 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — IBM announced the findings of a survey of nearly 4,300 U.S. and U.K. consumers that revealed insights into consumer behaviors…
read nowMore than half of retailers considering mobile contactless payments
October 9, 2008
BOSTON — Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company, surveyed 180 companies to outline the implications and trends related to proximity mobile payments. Retail…
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