Technology News & Media

IBM acquiring Tealeaf Technology to help retailers create 'seamless' mobile, online experience

May 4, 2012

If predictions come true about global online commerce hitting $1 trillion by 2014, and mobile commerce climbing to $200 billion by 2015, retailers must find a…

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NCR's Silver is 'more than a mobile POS solution'

NCR is confident that independent retailers will quickly adopt its new "total retail solution."

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Retail Genie to increase conversion rates, sales

May 3, 2012

SMS has released Retail Genie, a software program designed to increase store conversion rate and sales, SMS President Michael Bunyar said in company press…

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TheFind launches Glimpse social shopping app

May 1, 2012

TheFind, a mobile, social and tablet commerce provider and shopping search engine, announced it has launched Glimpse, a new Facebook shopping app that uses…

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Time reporter disses Best Buy kiosks

April 26, 2012

Best Buy is reexamining the processes around its Express kiosks, managed by ZoomSystems, after a columnist from Time Magazine published details of his…

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NRF urges FTC to move cautiously on mobile payments

April 26, 2012

The National Retail Federation this week urged the Federal Trade Commission to move cautiously in establishing regulations for mobile payments, and said any…

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Retail Technology, Motorola launch StoreMobile

April 26, 2012

Retail Technologies Corp., a developer of retail store solution software, will unveil its StoreMobile at the JDA FOCUS Conference April 29-May 2 in Las Vegas.

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Retail Anywhere, SPS Commerce to deliver POS, supply-chain solutions

April 26, 2012

Retail Anywhere, a provider of POS and retail management systems for midsize retailers, and SPS Commerce, a provider of on-demand supply chain management…

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Infographic: The evolution of customer experience

Sheridan Orr gives an overview and history of the ever-changing customer experience.

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Maurices launches AT&T's location-based mobile app

April 23, 2012

When customers walk into one of maurices' 800-plus stores, they can now check in with their smartphones using a new branded mobile app developed by AT&T…

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RedPrairie releases Price Tag Generator Solution

April 23, 2012

RedPrairie Corp. has released its new Price Tag Generator solution available through a Web Interface to RedPrairie's Merchandise Management Point-of-Sale Plus…

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Google Glasses: Who is actually going to wear them?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The video recently released by Google featuring "Project Glass," Android-powered eyeglasses with a real-life, heads-up display, has received nearly 1…

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What retailers should know about Google Glasses

Retail experts and techies debate the technology's feasibility and why retailers should care.

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Retail Pro upgrades software to help retailers 'improve customer retention'

April 19, 2012

Retail Pro has released 9.2 Revision 5 with new functionality in the area of Customer Loyalty and UPC Reuse, as well as some reworking and enhancement of some…

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Toshiba to acquire IBM's retail POS business

April 17, 2012

IBM and Toshiba TEC Corporation have made a definitive agreement to allow Toshiba TEC to acquire IBM's Retail Store Solutions (RSS) business for $850 million.

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Students develop online fitting rooms

April 16, 2012

Who needs a fitting room at a brick-and-mortar store now that a company in Estonia has designed technology that allows customers to try on new clothes on their…

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Macy's embracing technology to mirror online shopping experience

April 13, 2012

The success of its online sales is inspiring Macy's Chief Executive Terry Lundgren to make some changes to the in-store shopping experience, according to a…

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New Balance opens Boston 'Experience' store

April 13, 2012

New Balance is stepping up its game with a new 2,500-square-foot high-tech store at Copley Square in Boston that opens today. The store features artistic…

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