MODIA partners with Apple

March 26, 2012

MODIA Home Theater Store is now officially an Apple Authorized Reseller and will feature Apple products in its seven MODIA Home Theater Stores located in…

Will poster shopping change the face of retail?

March 23, 2012

Since Tesco's poster retail experiment in a Korean subway station last June, the idea of using QR codes and NFC tags to let consumers make purchases from…

Holographic Greeter taking POP advertising to next level

March 21, 2012

Owners of big-box to mom-and-pop stores understand the value of having a location or display that stands out in the crowd of saturated advertising messages.

Retailers on trend with mobile technology

March 19, 2012

Retailers are following the old adage of "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" when it comes to mobile technology. Instead of fighting it, they are arming their…

Biometrics makes tanning quick, easy at NY salon

March 19, 2012

Customers of Zoom Tan, a tanning salon chain in New York and Florida, can pay for sessions and sign in with a touch of a finger now that the salon has…

PayPal Here to Square Mobile Payments: 'It's on!'

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

First the square, now the triangle. Which will corner the mobile payments market?

Digital payments: Can't generate loyalty without making change

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Remember the quaint old days when retail competition merely meant vying for a portion of the consumer's wallet? Well today that competition is literally over…

Nielsen: Shoppers prefer mobile web over apps

March 14, 2012

Retail websites are more popular than retail apps, according to a recent Nielsen survey, but no matter how consumers prefer to reach their favorite online…

Global POS network negates need for PCI DSS certification

March 13, 2012

Computop's new Global POS Network for international multi-channel payments offering fraud prevention services is now available. The system combines data from…

Two retail software providers combine to increase POS presence

March 9, 2012

Celerant Technology, a provider of retail software, recently acquired CAM Commerce Solutions, a subsidiary of Robertson Piper Software Group (RPSG) and a…

PHXX, SmartPlace Media deploy retail kiosk

March 8, 2012

A kiosk that generates revenue and data for retailers but also sends coupons and information straight to shoppers' smartphones is now available from PHXX, a…

Fashion fitting going high-tech in US malls

March 8, 2012

Shoppers at malls throughout the country will experience new fitting room technology March 16 when Me-Ality—Measured Reality celebrates its official launch.

Report: Supply chains trending toward growth

March 8, 2012

Retailers and supply chain management (SCM) executives are shifting from cost cutting to growth mode, according to the third annual State of the Retail Supply…

The four benefits of multi-channel retailing

Multi-channel retailing offers plenty of benefits to retailers, benefits that make investing in the strategy worthwhile.

Walmart to push UltraViolet movies

March 7, 2012

Industry analysts are predicting that Walmart will announce its support for Hollywood's UltraViolet digital movie technology at a media event next week in…

GlobalShop 2012 round-up

In case you missed it, here's our coverage of this year's GlobalShop, in one convenient place.

Tech start-up to help college bookstores increase revenues

March 5, 2012

HubEdu.com has officially launched today with the goal of helping college bookstores increase sales. HubEdu's College Bookstore Initiative provides a…

UNIONBAY looking to increase online sales

March 5, 2012

UNIONBAY recently selected Mercent Retail to help accelerate its 2012 e-commerce sales growth, according to a company press release.

Supermarkets changing strategies to compete with ecommerce

March 5, 2012

Large supermarkets are changing strategies as customers begin to shop online instead of going to hypermarkets.

Scala intros analytics to help boost retail sales

March 5, 2012

Scala Inc. has unveiled Scala Advanced Analytics, a cloud computing-based predictive analytics application for retailers that transforms market data and live…