Urban Outfitters selects TXT Integrated Retail Planning solution

January 30, 2014

Specialty retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. announced it has selected TXT MAPLE LAKE to support end-to-end retail planning across regions, brands and channels…

Amazon to offer Kindle-based POS systems

January 30, 2014

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is looking at getting into the mobile POS business, by possibly providing brick-and-mortar retailers with in-store…

SpartanNash stores add price optimization from KSS Retail

January 29, 2014

KSS Retail, a dunnhumby company, announced it has entered into an agreement to extend its price and promotion optimization solution across the retail banners…

AT&T, Incipio release NFC mobile wallet case for iPhones

January 29, 2014

AT&T has partnered with Irvine, Calif.-based phone accessory provider Incipio to produce the NFC-enabled Cashwrap Mobile Wallet Case for iPhones.

Baynote launches self-service tool for e-commerce merchandising

January 28, 2014

Baynote, a provider of big data solutions for retail, today announced the release of Baynote VUE, a self-service merchandising application purposely built to…

The Business Case for Automated Retail Kiosks

Automated retail kiosks can expand your presence beyond online and brick-and-mortar retailing while offering a host of branding opportunities.

Point of sale mindset: How analytics can increase in-store sales

The use of in-store data as a way to increase sales is one of the most cutting-edge fields in analytics.

RILA announces cybersecurity initiative

January 27, 2014

The Retail Industry Leaders Association announced today that it will expand its commitment to cybersecurity and data privacy by launching a comprehensive…

Supermarket DIA adds mobile app, refrigerated pickup lockers

January 23, 2014

Madrid-based multiformat grocery chain DIA has announced a new partnership with mobile solution provider AIRTAG. The program, dubbed "Diadiscount," includes a…

NRF 2014: The show floor, in tweets and vines

Attendees made good use of social media at this year's BIG Show.

Tapping big data to improve the customer experience

We will have 40 trillion gigabytes of data by 2020. What are we going to do with it?

Sleep Train implements cloud-based analytics tool

January 21, 2014

Software provider Manthan Systems announced today that Sleep Train Inc. has gone live with ARC Merchandise Analytics, its cloud-based advanced analytics…

Tata Consultancy Services launches digital business unit

January 21, 2014

Tata Consultancy Services, an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced the launch of its Digital Software & Solutions…

Sears, Kmart using mobile marketing platform from Pikato

January 16, 2014

Pikato today launched its retail mobile marketing solution that it says personalizes the customer shopping experience to significantly increase consumer…

American Eagle Outfitters testing iBeacons

January 16, 2014

American Eagle Outfitters and app developer Shopkick have announced plans to launch shopBeacon in 100 top-performing American Eagle Outfitters and Aerie stores…

The Jones Group Inc. Selects VeriFone payment solutions

January 15, 2014

VeriFone Systems has announced that The Jones Group Inc. has selected VeriFone solutions to enable mobile payment acceptance and enhance customer experience…

NRF 2014: The coolest new products, and why

Many of today's coolest new products are the result of the small daily activities of consumers.

Mobile POS I Love Velvet comes to Android

January 14, 2014

I Love Velvet, a mobile point-of-sale hardware and software provider, has announced a major expansion to its supported devices, with the addition of the…

Deckers Outdoor implements mobile retail plan

January 13, 2014

VeriFone Systems announced today at the NRF Conference & EXPO that Deckers Outdoor Corporation has implemented VeriFone mobile retailing hardware and…

Mindtree introduces two new solutions at NRF show

January 13, 2014

Mindtree, a global information technology solutions company, today unveiled two solutions created to drive consumer engagement and commerce, Integrated…