Sunflower Farmers Market launches mobile shopping program

June 26, 2011

Grocery Shopping Network (GSN) announced the launch of a new mobile apps program for Sunflower Farmers Market. This new mobile shopping program is compatible…

ARTS announces release of new digital receipts standard

June 23, 2011

The National Retail Federation's Association for Retail Technology Standards today announced the release of Version 2 of its Digital Receipts standard. Digital…

NetWorld Alliance publishes guide to tablet computers in retail

June 23, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience and other B-to-B news and information portals, has published "Executive Briefing…

Benefits of Outsourcing IT Services

Integrating POS systems, installing new equipment and managing service calls can be time-consuming and expensive. A tech partner can help.

Mobile loyalty app shopkick welcomes small, medium retailers

June 21, 2011

Location-based shopping app shopkick is welcoming small local stores and coffee shops into its program. The program, which already includes prominent retailers…

Lowly barcodes get fresh approach

June 21, 2011

The humble universal product code (UPC), the tiny barcode that appears on every package good, is getting a creative new approach. An article at the Wall Street…

NetWorld Alliance publishes roadmap for mobile retail apps

June 21, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience and other B-to-B news and information portals, has published "Executive Briefing…

NN4M combines catalog shopping with impressive interactivity on figleaves.com iPad app

June 21, 2011

NN4M, a provider of integrated, transactional retail apps and mobile solutions, has developed a mobile shopping iPad app for retailer figleaves.com. The new…

Google's Schmidt predicts NFC payments will be widespread soon

June 21, 2011

According to the Financial Times, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt said he believes a third of check-out terminals in retail stores and restaurants…

Virtual POS discussion turns lively

June 20, 2011

In a recent presentation at RIS News Retail Technology Conference in Orlando, Fla., Ken Morris from Boston Retail Partners spoke to a standing room only crowd…

UK mobile coupon company Eagle Eye secures funding

June 20, 2011

UK Mobile voucher company Eagle Eye Solutions has raised £1.5 million (US$2.4 million) in a round of funding led by Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of UK retailer…

Study: UK online customer service needs improving

June 20, 2011

A new report from Eptica, a UK-based provider of customer interaction management software, surveyed the online customer service practices of 100 leading UK…

Taking search right to the shelf

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

If you’ve ever searched for a product on your mobile device that you wanted to find and buy right away, you know what you mostly get back are a mix of results…

Mobile Retail Monday: Simon Malls

The app offers lots of options, but suffers from not having enough relevant content.

Retailer videos find audience on YouTube

According to new research, 73 percent of U.S. retailers are making use of online video.

Digital signage & coupon kiosks aim for redbox-like ubiquity

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Coupon Express digital signage kiosks are gaining steam in their drive toward market penetration.

Geoscape to integrate new tool into its online marketing system

June 19, 2011

Geoscape International Inc., a business intelligence and analytics company, announced it has integrated Acxiom Corp.’s Personicx data and analysis tool into…

Canada gets its mobile POS

June 16, 2011

Payfirma Corp., a Canadian payment processor, has launched a mobile point of sale for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that lets any business process credit…

Bluebird Soft Inc. unveils portable payment terminal at Retail Asia Expo

June 13, 2011

Bluebird Soft Inc., a provider of mobile computers, will unveil the new Pidion BPL-10 portable payment terminal at Retail Asia Expo in Hong Kong beginning…

Mobile Retail Monday: 'Create-A-Look' feature distinguishes PacSun iPhone App

Mobile Mondays is a weekly column on mobile apps by retail customer experience authority Mike Wittenstein. Each week, you’ll get a test drive of a leading…