Panphonics Directional Audio Speakers installed in 7-Eleven in-store digital networks

February 23, 2011

Panphonics, a provider of directional audio speakers, announced Wednesday that its patented Sound Shower loudspeakers have been installed in the industry’s…

MICROS-Retail announces XBR and Balance Sales Audit versions 7.0

February 21, 2011

MICROS-Retail, a division of MICROS Systems, Inc. and provider of retail technology, announced the release of XBR Loss Prevention and Store Analytics version…

MFoundry connects consumers to money and coffee

by James Wester

Drew Sievers, CEO of mFoundry, talks about how his company is helping companies like Starbucks offer mobile convenience.

Apple planning a secret retail employee meeting?

February 21, 2011

According to TG Daily.com, it is rumored that Apple will hold meetings with its retail store employees to introduce product changes and additions.

Square drops transaction fees for merchants

by James Wester

February 21, 2011

Mobile payment start-up Square has announced it will be dropping per-transaction fees charged to its customers. Merchants using the service to accept credit…

Mobile Monday: Best Buy

Electronics retailer's app copies the in-store experience, is designed from the buyer's perspective.

Retail POS Suite integrated with NetSuite cloud computing platform

February 15, 2011

MentisSoft LLC, a supplier of software and services for retail, healthcare, and educational applications, has announced the integration of its Retail POS Suite…

Kiosk prints copies of even hard-to-find books

February 14, 2011

Most would assume that downloading e-books would cut paper demand. However, that’s not the case at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass.

Deutsche Telekom spoils Apple's NFC surprise?

by James Wester

February 14, 2011

Reports from Deutsche Telekom's press conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona seem to confirm Apple's entry into the world of mobile payments. In…

Rent redbox movies by phone

February 14, 2011

Movie lovers can now rent redbox DVDs from their mobile phones. The company has developed an Android app, an upgraded, iPhone app and an enhanced web…

eBay and PayPal take out their digital wallet

by James Wester

eBay and PayPal revealed their mobile payments plan to analysts and investors.

Cellfire introduces location-driven grocery coupons

February 8, 2011

Cellfire Inc. has announced a partnership with Location Labs, a provider of mobile location-as-a-service infrastructure and applications, for its Store Alerts…

Mobile Monday: Abercrombie & Fitch app

The A&F iOS app comes up short in a critical area: Actually selling product.

Prime drivers for item-level RFID tagging: footwear and fashion

February 6, 2011

RFID item-level tagging (ILT) is being deployed very rapidly in apparel and footwear markets because of its acceptance by major retailers. Macy's, JCPenney…

Buy.com launches social shopping platform

February 3, 2011

Buy.com said its ShopTogether Community is a platform that allows shoppers to "virtually" share shopping experiences in real-time.

RedPrairie aquires Escalate Retail

February 1, 2011

RedPrairie Corp., a productivity solutions provider, announced it has finalized the acquisition of Escalate Retail, a leading provider of all-channel commerce…

OpinionLab adds auto-translate feature to VOC platform

February 1, 2011

OpinionLab, developer of voice-of-customer (VOC) listening technologies, has unveiled a major enhancement to its feedback-translation tool, enabling companies…

Retail At Risk From Technology

by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor

We need to address the real concerns facing retail instead of looking to technology for a quick fix. This Manifesto can spur you to change the way your retail…

RichRelevance unveils open-source retail personalization testing tool

January 31, 2011

RichRelevance, a provider of e-commerce personalization for retail, today introduced RecLab, a new open-source project designed to spur innovation in retail…

Certona Product Recommendations drove 1 percent of all Cyber Monday purchases

January 31, 2011

Tallying the numbers from a positive 2010 holiday shopping season, multi-channel personalization firm Certona reported more good news in its post-2010 holiday…