Edgecase debuts visual shopping for mobile

March 11, 2015

Retailers can now let shoppers tap and swipe their way to a more relevant selection of products to drive new levels of engagement, all within the mobile…

Apple Watch aims to alter payment and shopping experience

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Apple revealed new details about its latest device as the wearable market received a major shot in the arm Monday.

Jirafe announces predictive commerce intelligence platform Insight

March 6, 2015

With the release, online merchants can get answers about their customer, marketing, and merchandising data and take action on what they learn in seconds.

Five major misconceptions about cryptocurrency

by Scott Slucher — Account Executive, Networld Alliance

With all the heated rhetoric surrounding the topic, we thought it would be helpful to reach out to people who work with cryptocurrencies on a daily basis to…

In-mall mobile retail solution StepsAway expands footprint into 10 new malls

March 5, 2015

Major retailers such as GNC and Things Remembered are extending StepsAway engagement to drive more brick-and-mortar transactions.

Everything But Water adopts Mi9 Retail End-to-End Suite

February 27, 2015

Everything But Water said it is using the Mi9 Retail End-to-End Suite to increase business efficiency, streamline processes and improve visibility into…

Two-thirds of consumers expect drone-delivery in the next five years, study says

February 25, 2015

According to the Walker Sands 2015 Future of Retail Study, two-thirds of consumers expect to receive their first drone-delivered package in the next five…

IBM empowering Shiseido Beauty Consultants with mobile platform

February 25, 2015

IBM has announced its collaboration with global cosmetics manufacturer Shiseido Co. Ltd. to provide its nearly 10,000 Beauty Consultants in Japan with mobile…

GuestLogix lands agreement for onboard iPhone retail platform with large air carrier

February 24, 2015

Global provider of ancillary-focused merchandising, payment and business intelligence technology to airlines and the passenger travel industry today announced…

Why the empowered customer is good for retail

While the Internet trained consumers to be extreme deal-seekers, the mobile revolution is empowering them to be extreme convenience-seekers.

Vibes seeks to improve mobile marketing with new initiative

February 20, 2015

WalletAds is a patent-pending mobile ad technology that enables consumers to "tap and save" branded content and offers to Apple's Passbook or Google Wallet…

Data security, omnichannel initiatives top retail CIOs' priority lists

February 20, 2015

With recent high-profile data breaches and the growing need to deliver a unified and differentiated customer experience, retail CIOs agree that security and…

TouchSuite launches POS for SMB retailers

February 20, 2015

The tablet-based POS includes capabilities such as drag and drop functionality, automated commissions, exchange processing, customizable inventory, wireless…

Flipp adds shopping list feature to mobile circular app

February 19, 2015

Software company Wishabi has announced the 2.0 version of Flipp, its digital shopping circular app, now available on iPhone and iPad.

UK retailer Fat Face selects NetSuite for multichannel

February 19, 2015

Through its responsive website, Fat Face benefited from a substantial increase in sales throughout the busy Christmas shopping period, achieving higher…

GoCoin co-founder and CEO to keynote Virtual Currency Today Summit, April 29 in Boston

February 17, 2015

Steve Beauregard, co-founder and CEO of payment platform GoCoin, will keynote VCTS on the 'the next disruptor in payments.'

Paul Price to keynote Interactive Customer Experience Summit

Paul Price, CEO of marketing technology company Creative Realities, will offer ICX Summit attendees his expert insights and real-world examples for putting the…

Mobeewave secures funding from Russian firm for mPOS expansion

February 16, 2015

Montreal-based company claims it is the world's first and only provider of dongle-free NFC mobile payment terminal products enabling payment acceptance on…

Nedap introduces cloud-based RFID solution for retail stores

February 13, 2015

According to the company, !D Cloud is the first solution in the market that enables retailers to significantly improve their on-shelf merchandise availability…

Can you, and should you, accept Apple Pay?

Balancing the benefits and the costs of new or upgraded point of sale equipment are key considerations when deciding whether Apple Pay is a good move for your…