LightSpeed launches cloud analytics for independent retailers

June 19, 2014

Commerce platform LightSpeed has announced the launch of its Advanced Reporting for LightSpeed Cloud. According to the company, this product adds big data…

B2B Soft, QLess partner to cut mobile customer wait times

June 18, 2014

B2B Soft, a business-to-business software company specializing in retail management for the wireless/cellular retail industry, has announced a new partnership…

Merchants now can integrate Flint Mobile with QuickBooks Online

June 18, 2014

Flint Mobile Tuesday announced the integration of its no-card-reader mobile payment app with Intuit's QuickBooks Online, expediting end-to-end operations for…

To drive store traffic, give shoppers something they can't get online

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Effective retail strategy is about where and how a retailer can engage consumers at experience touch points in the journey.

How to use technology to make a real impact on shoppers

by Francesca Nicasio — Retail Blogger, Vend

Don't implement technology just for the sake of doing so. Always go back to the basic needs of your customers.

Motorola upgrades mobile personal shopping device

June 12, 2014

Motorola has launched the fifth generation of its MC18 Personal Shopping device, which enables shoppers to scan items in a store and receive offers. Once they…

Mindshare and Empathica become InMoment, introduce Experience Hub

June 11, 2014

Mindshare Technologies, which acquired Empathica in September 2013, announced that the two companies have united under a new corporate identity and mission…

Speed Commerce launches e-commerce Oracle accelerator for midsize retailers

June 11, 2014

Speed Commerce Inc., a vertically integrated, omni-channel platform of e-commerce services, has announced the launch of SARA X, a pre-configured accelerator…

More than half of mobile app users opt in to push notification

June 10, 2014

Branding and marketing firm Urban Airship has released its latest Good Push Index data study, which tracks user behaviors on more than 70 apps that ask users…

Shopatron unveils free inventory visibility API

June 10, 2014

Shopatron, a provider of cloud-based distributed order management solutions, today announced the release of a free inventory visibility API.

Shopzilla combines three retail marketing services under Connexity brand

June 10, 2014

According to the company, Connexity will uniquely combine consumer insights and media buying within the same programmatic platform, helping marketers learn…

Apple's iPhone 6 to include NFC

June 9, 2014

This fall's Apple iPhone 6 will include near field communications to enable mobile payments, according to "a source close to the situation," reports…

Why the future of retail is exciting, not gloomy

by Kristen Gramigna — Chief Marketing Officer, BluePay

Brick-and-mortar retailers are primed to emerge victorious in the battle for shopper dollars.

Retail Solutions partners with Gigwalk on real-time retail data

June 6, 2014

Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi), a global provider of cloud-based, Big Data analytics and real-time intelligence for the consumer products industry, announced it…

Report from Capgemini, GS1 finds four critical components for omni-channel

June 5, 2014

A new report titled “Are You Ready? How to Create an Always-On, Always-Open Shopping Experience” by Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and…

Amazon teases 'amazing' new device coming later this month

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Amazon has uploaded a brief video, showing the reactions of various consumers to a new mystery product.

How Retailers Win with Analytics

Technology has made it easy for retailers to gather an abundance of data about their operations, but knowing how to make sense of that data isn't always so…

ShopperTrak signs Journeys as 1,000th customer

June 4, 2014

ShopperTrak announced it has signed Journeys as its 1,000th customer. Through this partnership, ShopperTrak said it will enable Journeys, a division of…

Survey says retailers place a premium on customer traffic data

June 4, 2014

In-store analytics firm Brickstream has published results from a survey of 124 executives from global retail corporations that explores their primary…

Survey says shoppers want 'more personal, less personalization'

May 29, 2014

A new "Truth About Shopping" study explores global consumer attitudes and behavior related to all areas of shopping today, including online, mobile and…