Vending machine 2.0 serves up snacks and personalized digital signage ads (Video)

by Christopher Hall — w, t

A digital signage advertising and vending kiosk uses Intel's AIMS analytics to target ads and offerings to consumers.

Sears CEO: Technology key to revitalizing company

January 2, 2012

Sears' chief executive officer, Lou D'Ambrosio, plans to turn around his company's performance by implementing technology and spending more money on stores…

Retailers phasing out paper receipts

December 27, 2011

Receipts are going digital as more retailers offer to skip paper and email shoppers receipts, according to Consumer Watchdog Michael Finney.

IBM survey shows increase in Christmas Day m-commerce

December 26, 2011

If you received a shiny new mobile device from Santa, according to IBM the chances are good you used it to do a little online shopping.

Barneys NY using mobile POS

December 21, 2011

Barneys New York is going mobile this holiday season with MICROS-Retail's miStore mobile point-of-sale in its flagship Manhattan store.

Six trends that will cause brick-and-mortar retailers to lose sleep in 2012

by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor

It's customary to look ahead at the retail trends that will shape 2012 and the buzz, profits and challenges to profitable retailing. Here then are the good…

Small surf shop plans to overtake competitors with technology

Florida's Friction is using Apple's FaceTime, social media and QR codes to compete with major retailers in the industry.

How the Choice of Digital Signage Software Affects Your Network's Business: A Healthcare Network Example

Digital signs help patients get a fuller service, while allowing doctors to serve more patients more efficiently.

Kum & Go partners with NCR

December 14, 2011

NCR Corp. announced it will implement its Radiant c-store technology in each of Kum & Go's 400-plus stores. The chain, which is the fifth largest…

The problem with mobile wallet no one is talking about

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

If you own a credit card, it's entirely possible that you've run into situations where your card won't work. Maybe your credit limit was exceeded, your mag…

RIM's only road back: Building an iPhone killer

by Aaron Shapiro — CEO, HUGE

Once upon a time, Research in Motion was the world's leading smartphone company. Armies of executives were loyal to their "crackberries." It had a stock price…

U.S. fashion retailer tracking trends with new software

December 5, 2011

Teen retailer rue21 is implementing Maple Lake assortment planning software. The technology has the potential to reduce markdowns and increase profitability by…

Leveraging Engagement Technology for the Holiday Season

Learn four touchpoints to provide an exceptional customer experience.

Presented by HP Inc.

Celerant adds mobile interface to its back-office retail suite

December 1, 2011

Celerant Technology has announced mobile applications for back-office retail functions, allowing for daily procedures to be simplified and completed in a…

Tracking customers via cell phones: Good marketing or privacy invasion?

Two malls halted testing the new technology after a U.S. senator said it invades consumer privacy.

ShopWith.It may be a hit this holiday shopping season

by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks

A new, free social media app launched today, Dec 1st, taking shopping-and-socializing to a new level in the digital world. The ShopWith.It app promises to be…

Best Buy Canada launches self-branded DVD kiosks

The retail giant is testing the market to see if there's room for another DVD kiosk option.

M-commerce sales shoot up as more consumers buy via mobile

Sales will nearly double this year and more than quadruple again by 2015, report says.

Cellfire helping developers to integrate grocery coupons into apps

November 30, 2011

Cellfire Inc. today launched QBridge, a software developer kit (SDK) designed to help developers integrate digital grocery coupons into their existing…

If you build it, they will come. Really.

by Paul Flanigan — Founder, The Preset Group

When Mark Zuckerberg was developing Facebook, he knew it would resonate with people who wanted an alternative to MySpace. He knew that a great platform for…