Nikki Baird to give keynote on privacy at CONNECT summit

Top retail analyst Nikki Baird will explore rapidly advancing technology and consumer tolerance for being tracked.

Fluid acquires social CRM platform 8thBridge

April 7, 2014

Fluid, a digital shopping software and services company, announced that it has acquired 8thBridge, an on-demand provider of social discovery, curation…

Coupons.com adds ability to load digital coupons onto credit cards

April 7, 2014

Coupons.com Inc. announced it has released updates to the Coupons.com website and the Coupons.com mobile apps with a service that lets consumers add coupons…

RetailNext analyzing 8 trillion retail data points annually

April 3, 2014

RetailNext Inc., a provider of big data solutions for retail, has announced new pinnacles in big data in the retail industry. The RetailNext in-store analytics…

Five steps to a shopper-centric discovery experience

Online retailers need to put the person back in personalization.

Impinj introduces Monza R6 RFID tag chip for retail

April 2, 2014

UHF radio frequency identification platform provider Impinj Inc. has announced its Monza R6 tag chip to drive high-volume applications in retail stores and…

Tyco TrueVUE adds mobile reporting features

April 1, 2014

Tyco Retail Solutions, a provider of retail performance and security solutions, has announced the availability of TrueVUE 5.0, the latest version of its…

Ziploop raises $2.2 million for shopping organizer app

March 31, 2014

Ziploop, the developer of an app that organizes mobile shopping for retailers and consumers, has received $2.2 million in seed capital.

Privacy-friendly location-based marketing: Giving customers the control

Crafting a non-invasive location policy is key to keeping customers from opting out of push messaging or location awareness.

Purchasing Power launches new e-commerce platform

March 28, 2014

Purchasing Power, a specialty e-retailer offering American workers the opportunity to purchase consumer products and services through a voluntary employee…

Mobiquity releases SDK for mall-based beacon network

March 28, 2014

Mobiquity Technologies has announced the release of its partner software development kit (SDK) designed to allow retailers and brands to leverage Mobiquity…

CFI Group receives statistical modeling patent for customer satisfaction research

March 28, 2014

CFI Group, a customer satisfaction measurement and analytics firm, announced it has been awarded Patent No. 8,666,515. According to the company, this patent…

Sears launches Now and Here fast-fashion format, online fashion show

March 27, 2014

Sears has announced today the launch of Now and Here, a fast fashion shop available in Sears stores across the country, on Sears.com and shopyourway.com.

'Mobile Evangelist of the Year' Jack Philbin will headline 2014 CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit

The self-professed "mobile geek" co-founded Vibes before text messaging was even possible in the U.S.

Jewelry retailer YLANG 23 brings in-store experience online

March 26, 2014

MarketLive has announced that YLANG 23, a favorite among Hollywood celebrities and fashionistas, is relaunching its online retail commerce website on…

Infinite Peripherals approved by Visa Ready

March 26, 2014

Infinite Peripherals, a developer of mobile point-of-sale devices, announced that it has been approved by the Visa Ready program, which indicates that the…

Merchant Warehouse acquires gift, loyalty provider Opticard

March 26, 2014

Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies, has announced the acquisition of Opticard, a provider of gift and loyalty programs for organizations…

E-commerce firms Borderfree, MarketLive announce international partnership

March 25, 2014

International e-commerce firm Borderfree announced that it has partnered with MarketLive to bring global commerce capabilities to its platform. Borderfree will…

SXSW: Preparing for the new omnichannel customer experience

With so many discussions about omnichannel at SXSW, it's easy to assume we're all talking about the same thing.

Appeals court upholds Federal Reserve's 21-cent debit card swipe fee cap

March 21, 2014

A federal appeals court has today handed down a ruling in a back-and-forth drama that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street…