Sears launches Now and Here fast-fashion format, online fashion show

March 27, 2014

Sears has announced today the launch of Now and Here, a fast fashion shop available in Sears stores across the country, on Sears.com and shopyourway.com.

'Mobile Evangelist of the Year' Jack Philbin will headline 2014 CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit

The self-professed "mobile geek" co-founded Vibes before text messaging was even possible in the U.S.

Jewelry retailer YLANG 23 brings in-store experience online

March 26, 2014

MarketLive has announced that YLANG 23, a favorite among Hollywood celebrities and fashionistas, is relaunching its online retail commerce website on…

Infinite Peripherals approved by Visa Ready

March 26, 2014

Infinite Peripherals, a developer of mobile point-of-sale devices, announced that it has been approved by the Visa Ready program, which indicates that the…

Merchant Warehouse acquires gift, loyalty provider Opticard

March 26, 2014

Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies, has announced the acquisition of Opticard, a provider of gift and loyalty programs for organizations…

E-commerce firms Borderfree, MarketLive announce international partnership

March 25, 2014

International e-commerce firm Borderfree announced that it has partnered with MarketLive to bring global commerce capabilities to its platform. Borderfree will…

SXSW: Preparing for the new omnichannel customer experience

With so many discussions about omnichannel at SXSW, it's easy to assume we're all talking about the same thing.

Appeals court upholds Federal Reserve's 21-cent debit card swipe fee cap

March 21, 2014

A federal appeals court has today handed down a ruling in a back-and-forth drama that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection and Wall Street…

Duane Reade to push out weather-related prompts, coupons to New Yorkers

March 21, 2014

Duane Reade, New York City's largest drugstore chain, part of the Walgreens family of companies, and Poncho, a personalized weather-forecasting service that…

Meijer adds features to its mPerks digital program

March 21, 2014

Meijer has announced added features for its mPerks program that allows customers to store digital receipts from purchases in a single place and details exactly…

Gigwalk completes $10 million in Series B funding

March 21, 2014

Gigwalk, a software platform for consumer brands that delivers local visibility of in-store conditions, has announced significant company growth with the…

Mobile POS set to grow 95 percent worldwide in 2014

March 21, 2014

The adoption of mobile devices for POS transactions is exploding worldwide, as retailers and consumers alike get more accustomed to retailers asking for…

Intershop to debut integration of Adobe Experience Manager at Adobe Summit

March 21, 2014

Omnichannel solution provider Intershop has announced that it will showcase new innovations with Adobe at Adobe Summit 2014, the Digital Marketing Conference…

Target integrates real-time shopping into tonight's 'Cougar Town'

March 18, 2014

In a move that the New York Times says "could signal a new era for product placement," the March 18 episode of the TBS comedy series "Cougar Town" will be…

WhitePages PRO launches new identity validation engine

March 18, 2014

WhitePages, a provider of contact information for people and businesses in the U.S., has announced the launch of its WhitePages PRO Identity Score product…

Roundy's Supermarkets installs behavioral insight tech from Symphony

March 17, 2014

Technology provider Symphony EYC announced that Wisconsin-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. has selected Symphony EYC Customer Insights behavioral insights…

Three ways retailers should prepare for the 'Internet of Things'

Retailers must prepare now for the changes that are coming. Here are three ways to get a head start.

Study says retailers face big challenges from multichannel

March 17, 2014

Organizational, operational and technology challenges are hampering retailers' efforts to meet customers' demand for a seamless shopping experience across all…

Three big-picture ideas for introducing new customer experience technology

by Adam Toporek

One of the things I love about blogging, besides its conversational tone, is the ability to swap back and forth between the macro and the micro, between the…

Report says Target knew about the data breach, but did nothing

The retailer had a working anti-malware system in place before the breach, but it was ignored.