Viewpoints adds blogs, content publishing to reviews platform

March 1, 2010

Viewpoints Network, a social technology and media company, today announced the addition of a new Blogs & Content Publishing module to The Viewpoints…

Retailer Migros moving to electronic shelf labels

March 1, 2010

Migros, Switzlerland’s leading retailer, has selected ZBD’s e-paper solution as part of a major pilot project that will see the company move away from…

Lawrence Metal to introduce new queue management system

March 1, 2010

Lawrence Metal Products will unveil its latest version of the SLQ3000 single line Electronic Call Forward and In-Queue merchandising systems to the U.S market…

Paperless-coupon service OfferIQ launches

March 1, 2010

OfferIQ, a new electronic coupon service for retailers, announced that it launched today. Using proprietary technology, OfferIQ enables the redemption of…

Is Technology Just Ahead--Or Is Retailing Behind?

by Mike Wittenstein — Customer Experience and Service Designer, Storyminers

It’s time for retail business design to catch up with technology.

Emporos launching cloud-based POS for hospital retail

February 28, 2010

Emporos is announcing e2, a SaaS-supported point of sale solution at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference in Atlanta…

Preview: GlobalShop 2010

February 28, 2010

In today's challenging retail environment, stores must constantly reinvent themselves to capture the hearts and dollars of skittish, Internet-dependent…

Changing consumer mindsets call for new approaches

New trends in technology and social media allow grocers to create a differentiated shopping experience.

Versatile Mobiquity facilitates fast in-store credit apps

February 28, 2010

Versatile Systems Inc. today announced that Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, has become a new financial services partner.

Placecast launches location-aware retail marketing tool

February 24, 2010

Placecast announced the availability of ShopAlerts, which delivers location-triggered mobile messages when shoppers enter "geo-fences" that can be created…

Survey: Retail IT budgets recovering

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 21, 2010

Aldata Solution, a provider of software solutions for the retail industry, has released findings from its second-annual Global Retail CIO Survey, jointly…

HP announces new tools for in-store photo sales

February 17, 2010

HP today announced the expansion of its retail publishing portfolio with new partners and solutions designed to help retailers profitably grow their in-store…

Viewpoints, ForeSee partner for online customer satisfaction measurement

February 16, 2010

ForeSee Results and Viewpoints Network have announced they will be joining forces to provide Viewpoints.com and Viewpoints Technology Platform (VTP) clients…

MobileCoupons offers free m-coupon tool to retailers

February 10, 2010

MobileCoupons.com announced it has launched an online coupon creator that makes it easy for retailers and restaurants to create and distribute mobile and…

Target mobile tech converts gift cards to virtual barcodes

February 7, 2010

Target guests no longer need to carry their Target GiftCards in order to redeem them, thanks to the Target Mobile GiftCard.

Jo-Ann Stores goes live with JDA supply chain management

February 4, 2010

JDA Software Group has announced that Jo-Ann Stores Inc. is live with JDA's supply chain management software solutions. Operating in 48 states with annual…

Syncsort announces clickstream data integration tool

February 2, 2010

Syncsort has announced availability of its clickstream data integration solution. The solution dramatically reduces the time, cost and effort required for…

Focus on Escalate Retail's new Pocket Kiosk

Escalate Retail is offering a novel approach to all-channel commerce, using shoppers' own smartphones as a "Pocket Kiosk."

What the iPad means for booksellers

Apple's new iPad device could shake up the book market. Here are five ways to sell more traditional books during the upcoming e-book wave.

Web-based POS tool adds inventory management features

January 28, 2010

Imonggo POS Software announced it has optimized the inventory management features in its Web-based, SaaS POS tool. New features include instant stock card or…