MC Sports selects JDA allocation tech

August 28, 2011

JDA Software Group, Inc. has announced that MC Sports, a privately held sporting goods chain with more than 70 stores in seven states throughout the Midwest…

Pretty Green adds virtual fitting room Fits.me

August 25, 2011

Pretty Green, the British clothing label founded and designed by Liam Gallagher, is launching the Fits.me Virtual Fitting Room tool on its e-commerce website.

Winn-Dixie installing IBM retail tech in 484 stores

August 23, 2011

IBM has announced that Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has chosen IBM point-of-sale and self-checkout technology to help with customer service, speed and operational…

GameStop PowerUp Rewards hits 12.5 million member mark

August 22, 2011

Brierley+Partners (B+P) announced that the PowerUp Rewards loyalty program, designed and launched in October 2010 with the company's client GameStop, has risen…

ERPLY joins crowded mobile POS field

August 22, 2011

As if there weren't enough options for a mobile POS system, the market has welcomed one more competitor. ERPLY, a provider of cloud-based POS and retail…

Stipple aims to turn Web images into embedded storefronts

New service enables embedding of brand and pricing information, as well as links to purchase, within editorial images.

John Hodgman on how to save bookstores

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Comedian John Hodgman – one of the funniest people on the planet, if you ask me – was on The Daily Show the other night, discussing the demise of bookstores…

NRF: Shoppers using smartphones and tablets for back-to-school

August 17, 2011

With a little help from their smartphones and tablets, families with school-aged children are hitting stores and websites ready to tackle their back-to-school…

Western apparel retailer Fort Western selects cloud-based retail management suite

August 16, 2011

CORESense, provider of a cloud-based multi-store/multi-channel retail management solution, has announced that Fort Western, a leading provider of western wear…

Canada Post capturing customer experience data at 40 post offices

August 16, 2011

OpinionLab, provider of voice-of-customer (VOC) listening technologies, has announced an expanded relationship with Canada Post. In addition to collecting…

Narian releases suite of NFC tools for merchants

Narian Technologies looks to provide retail, restaurants with tools to leverage NFC on mobile devices.

Five steps to building a multichannel culture

Now is the time to implement culture change to be part of the digital age of commerce.

Fits.me virtual fitting room launches in the US

August 9, 2011

Fits.me, a bio-robotic virtual fitting room for e-commerce apparel websites, yesterday announced it will launch in the U.S. on the Park & Bond luxury…

Tops Markets chooses Retalix POS software for chain-wide rollout

August 9, 2011

Retalix, a global provider of software and services to retailers, has announced that Tops Markets LLC, a 132-store grocery chain based in Williamsville, N.Y.…

Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit: Do you know what your customers are thinking? (video)

A consumer branding researcher gives the scoop on the consumer's inner decision-making process.

Retalix to provide software solutions to Russian grocer DIXY

August 7, 2011

Israel-based retail software provider Retalix announced that Russian grocer DIXY has selected the company's point-of-sale store management and loyalty…

Soft Surroundings selects JDS Solutions POS and retail management software

August 7, 2011

JDS Solutions, a provider of retail management software, announced its point of sale and retail management system has been selected by St. Louis, Mo.-based…

Creating dynamic consumer experiences: Let the future begin

These are the four fronts in the battle to reclaim the future of retail.

American Apparel sees big benefits from RFID

August 2, 2011

RFID technology is demonstrating its worth to retailers. A post on LP Magazine cites an RFID pilot program conducted by American Apparel, first reported in the…

Walmart teams with Ticketmaster for nationwide kiosk deployment

by Christopher Hall — w, t

More than 500 ticket-shopping kiosks have been rolled out to Walmarts across the U.S.