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Kroger, University of Cincinnati testing mobile payments
January 2, 2008
CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati announced the launch of a mobile payment program for UC Mobile student clients with merchants on the UC campus and in…
read nowU.S. retail sales rise 14 percent after the holidays
January 2, 2008
Reuters: Post-holiday discounts and shoppers redeeming gift cards helped boost retail sales 14 percent for the last full week of December, according to data…
read nowM-commerce sites raise retail eyebrows
January 1, 2008
Internet Retailer: M-commerce sites and services are popping up, and many e-retailers and other e-commerce players such as comparison shopping sites are…
read nowIn-store health clinics on the rise
December 27, 2007
The Arizona Republic: Health clinics located inside grocery and drug stores promise convenient health care for common ailments such as strep throat, skin…
read now'Express stores' are new grocery trend
December 26, 2007
Canadian Business: There's a new trend emerging in grocery retailing: the "express" store. These are essentially small-surface grocery stores developed for…
read nowRetailers brace for fiercely competitive 2008
December 26, 2007
The Kansas City Star: The new year is still days away but retailers have already decided how to rock your world in 2008. Expect a fiercely competitive year as…
read nowThe Tesco-Kroger connection
December 25, 2007
Wall Street Journal: Britain's largest retailer, Tesco PLC, opened its first stores in the U.S. last month, but Americans have already gotten a taste of the…
read nowTesco to carry Dell computers
December 25, 2007
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell and Tesco announced the availability of Dell notebook and desktop computers in Tesco, a premier international retailer with operations…
read nowHordes line up to cash in gift cards
December 25, 2007
The Arizona Republic: For those who love to shop, what happens Wednesday could be as exciting as unwrapping gifts on Christmas Day or during Hanukkah. Malls…
read nowNRF: Retail needs more qualified managers
December 25, 2007
USA Today: When it comes to careers, less than a third of college graduates think retailing has a good reputation, says the National Retail Federation. With…
read nowReport: 40 percent of shoppers rely on directional signage
December 19, 2007
A recent study conducted by M/A/R/C Research found 40 percent of shoppers rely on directional signs while shopping. The group polled almost 23,000 shoppers…
read nowRetail Wi-Fi open to hacking
December 19, 2007
Security consultancy AirDefense recently published its "2007 Retail Shopping Wireless Security Survey," which found that most of the wireless devices in use…
read nowRetailers: make customer experience 'more theatrical'
December 19, 2007
A new report from Datamonitor shows that retailers are seeking to win back market share by making the customers' shopping experience more theatrical, with…
read nowRetailers to discuss 'green' initiatives at NRF
December 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speakers at NRF's 97th Annual Convention and EXPO, January 13-16 in New York City, will teach retailers how to Dream Big and Dream Green.
read nowNRF: U.S. should follow Europe's lead on 'hidden' credit card fees
December 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Retail Federation welcomed a ruling by the European Commission that hidden fees currently charged by MasterCard to process…
read nowInteractive signage gives power to the people
December 19, 2007
A new trend in digital signage is emerging that combines the strength of digital signs with the interactivity of digital kiosks. For many areas, such as retail…
read nowMarks and Spencer saves money with supply-base refocusing
December 19, 2007
A.T. Kearney worked with Marks and Spencer and their leading suppliers to deliver cost savings from supply-base re-focusing, joint retailer/supplier process…
read nowWhole Foods to get rid of plastic bags
December 19, 2007
Progressive Grocer: In a first step that may soon spread companywide, Whole Foods Market said yesterday that it will no longer offer plastic grocery bags at…
read nowSurvey: customer service trumps price
December 18, 2007
A recent benchmark survey on "The State of Retail Workforce Management," conducted by Retail Systems Research (RSR), and sponsored by Kronos Inc., indicates…
read nowPOPAI research: digital window signage increases footfall
December 18, 2007
Research commissioned by 3M and POPAI demonstrates the effectiveness of back-projecting dynamic promotional messages onto shop windows.
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