Tesco pilots new kiosk, AR tech

January 24, 2013

U.K. retail chain Tesco is piloting a "magical" augmented reality mirror and digital mannequin in several locations, according to digitalartsonline.co.uk.

Amy Poehler brings the funny to Best Buy Super Bowl ad

January 23, 2013

Best Buy is hoping Amy Poehler makes a big score during her Super Bowl commercial for the electronics retailer. According to an article on latimes.com…

What if Best Buy charged admission?

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

O.K., suspend your disbelief just for a moment and hear me out…

App hopes to make shopping 'more fun than Angry Birds'

January 21, 2013

Tuesday will mark the launch of The Hunt — a beta Web app that gamifies retail, sfgate.com reported.

Elo targets retail digital signage

January 21, 2013

Elo Touch Solutions, a global supplier of touch-enabled technology, has launched new interactive digital signage and mobile touch-computing…

STRATACACHE makes its play for retail digital signage

January 21, 2013

STRATACACHE, a provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, recently launched a…

NRF: Tyco announces alliance with RetailNext

January 15, 2013

Tyco Retail Solutions, a global provider of retail performance and security solutions, today announced a key alliance with RetailNext, a provider of in-store…

Crate and Barrel foresees big things with Predictix planning tools

January 14, 2013

Planning, merchandising and supply chain solution provider Predictix today announced that Crate and Barrel is implementing a broad suite of its planning…

TAGSYS set for global rollout of RFID tracking solution with fashion brand Faconnable

January 14, 2013

TAGSYS RFID, a provider of item-level inventory management systems that streamline the supply chain, today announced it is rolling out a global deployment of…

NRF: JDA intros customer engagement cloud solution

January 14, 2013

JDA Software Group today announced the release of JDA Customer Engagement Cloud, a single solution addressing omnichannel commerce and optimization logic in…

Reflect showcasing digital signage, interactive kiosks with HP, Intel, Seneca at NRF BIG Show

January 14, 2013

Reflect Systems Inc., a national full-service provider of digital out-of-home merchandising and advertising solutions, announced today …

Fujitsu intros mobile-heavy self-checkout portfolio

January 14, 2013

Fujitsu ramped up its retail offerings today as the company announced a suit of new services to enhance the consumer's checkout process.

NRF: Dell unveils end-to-end cloud solution for retail

The IT giant announced its plan to stitch together all of the disparate pieces needed to move retail tech to the cloud.

NCR Mobile Shopper goes live in Wis. grocery store

January 11, 2013

A small-scale grocery chain has gotten a high-tech checkout makeover with the help of NCR's Mobile Shopper. Wisconsin-based Woodman's Food Markets announced…

Posiflex to show multipurpose media player for digital signage or kiosks at NRF BIG Show

January 11, 2013

At this year's National Retail Federation BIG Show, Posiflex is announcing new retail and hospitality products in development, including an …

Analyst predicts Apple to offer mobile payment, loyalty program soon

January 10, 2013

The near inevitability of Apple's entry into mobile payments in some form continues to fuel speculation. According to Investors Business Daily, Apple's first…

NetSuite announces purchase of Retail Anywhere

January 10, 2013

Cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite announced Thursday its acquisition of POS and retail management system vendor Retail Anywhere.

KIOSK targets NRF with display of Bullet-Lock feature

January 10, 2013

Retail rental transactions are the focus of KIOSK Information Systems' display at next week's NRF Big Show in New York City. The LockSpot Self-Service Rental…

Natural Insight intros retail task management platform

January 9, 2013

Retail technology company Natural Insight announced its iPad-based in-store task management platform was successfully deployed at dELiA*s' more than 100 store…

Consumer study investigates acceptance of retail tech

January 9, 2013

WD Partners, a global retail design and development firm, released the results of a national consumer study conducted to gauge consumer awareness, usage and…