Pursway announces patented purchase influence tech

March 4, 2014

Big data analytics firm Pursway has announced the availability of its purchase influence targeting tools, MyPIVO (Purchase Influence Value Order), fastPIVO and…

CashStar launches new version of digital gifting platform

March 3, 2014

Digital gifting company CashStar has announced the release of CashStar 5. Delivered as an SaaS solution, the company said its platform delivers ROI for…

Neiman Marcus launches iOS app

February 27, 2014

Neiman Marcus today announced its new shopping app for the iPhone. According to the company, features of the app include:

CONNECT 2014 Mobile Innovation Summit announced for retail and restaurant industries

February 26, 2014

With a slogan of "Think Mobile First," Networld Media Group properties MobilePaymentsToday.com and RetailCustomerExperience.com will join forces to convene the…

With Flow, showrooming moves beyond barcodes

Amazon's mobile app uses live photo recognition to let showroomers build shopping lists.

Flipp app brings retail flyers to Android users

February 26, 2014

Technology firm Wishabi has announced the launch of its Flipp app on Android. Flipp is a free app that aggregates retail flyers from stores such as Target…

HP releases tablet-based POS

February 25, 2014

This week at Mobile World Congress, HP announced a Windows 8.1 tablet-based point-of-sale solution that it says will make it easy for small business retailers…

Digital signage firm opens Retail Evolution Lab

February 25, 2014

Digital signage solution provider AOPEN Inc. recently announced the opening of its Retail Evolution Lab in the company's head office in Europe aimed at helping…

Dónde launches mobile store locator as a free service

February 25, 2014

Dónde, Inc., a location-as-a-service platform, has announced today the launch of its store locator and analytics dashboard as a free service. According to the…

ROAM adds chip-and-PIN to its mobile POS

February 24, 2014

ROAM, an Ingenico company and a mobile commerce platform provider, announced it has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip-and-PIN acceptance with the…

Sonata launches hyper-local mobile ad platform in NYC

February 21, 2014

Sonata, a mobile advertising solution focused on driving foot traffic to traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, has announced the launch of its first U.S.

SLI Systems launches product recommendation engine

February 19, 2014

SLI Systems has announced the launch of its Learning Recommendations product, an add-on to its Learning Search site search solution, to give e-commerce…

Austin pharmacy testing iBeacon marketing

February 19, 2014

Shelfbucks Inc., provider of an iBeacon-based promotion platform for retail stores, announced it has finalized the roll out of its solution in Austin's…

Opt-out registry takes aim at location-based marketers

February 19, 2014

The Future of Privacy Forum, a Washington-based think tank seeking to advance responsible data use and consumer privacy, and The Wireless Registry Inc., a…

Fashion retailer using traffic tech to study customer behavior

February 19, 2014

Tyco Retail Solutions has announced that FJ Benjamin, a group of global luxury and lifestyle brands across Asia, has successfully implemented Tyco’s Traffic…

National Gift Card launches eCard API

February 19, 2014

National Gift Card Corp. announced today that it has launched its first proprietary application programming interface to provide customers with electronic gift…

Independent grocers: Three ways to gain a trade promotions edge

by James Tenser — Principal, VSN Strategies

When it comes to capturing their fair share of impact from trade deals, independent grocers have long struggled to match their crosstown, big-chain rivals.

MarketLive launches new partner program MarketLive Connect

February 14, 2014

Commerce platform MarketLive has announced MarketLive Connect, a partner network of technology providers who contribute a wide range of commerce solutions to…

IBM unveils 'Ready for Smarter Commerce' tech ecosystem

February 14, 2014

At this week's PartnerWorld Leadership Conference, IBM unveiled the "Ready for Smarter Commerce" program, a new ecosystem that it says gives clients access to…

IDC publishes 'maturity model' for big data and retail

February 13, 2014

IDC Retail Insights has announced a new report, "Business Strategy: IDC Maturity Model Benchmark – Big Data and Analytics in Retail in North America," which…