How Google Street View might open the e-com door for small retail

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

If you use Google maps, then you're probably familiar with Street View. As the name suggests, Street View allows users to literally fly down to street level…

ShopSavvy releases new, improved version of its mobile shopping app

November 16, 2011

Fresh off a round of $7 million in Series A funding, mobile shopping assistant ShopSavvy released an updated version of its popular app for both iOS and…

The Body Shop deploys RedPrairie solution to streamline operations

November 15, 2011

RedPrairie Corporation, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, today announced that The Body Shop has gone live with RedPrairie Execution…

HMV opens consumer technology store in London

November 13, 2011

HMV tech is now selling consumer technology products including Apple iPads and iPods, headphones, and a small selection of CDs, DVD/Blu-ray and games in its…

MICROS launches mobile POS

November 8, 2011

MICROS-Retail, a division of MICROS Systems, Inc., and a provider of retail technology for the specialty and general merchandise retail industry, has announced…

Gap mobile coupon program now to include Banana Republic, Old Navy brands

November 8, 2011

Retailer Gap Inc. said it will be expanding its Gap Mobile4U program to include its other brands Banana Republic (BR mobile 4U) and Old Navy (Old Navy 4U).

Old Navy joins location-based shopping app shopkick

November 8, 2011

Today shopkick, the location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers for walking into stores, announced Old Navy has joined its Partner Alliance. According to…

Best Buy grows its business IT services with acquisition of mindSHIFT

November 7, 2011

Best Buy announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire mindSHIFT Technologies Inc., a managed service provider (MSP) for small and mid-sized…

Sir Richard Branson backs Square with multimillion dollar investment

November 7, 2011

Sir Richard Branson of Virgin fame announced via his Twitter feed that he's investing in mobile payment start-up Square.

Report: Mobile device retail traffic will more than double this November

Fifteen percent of people logging onto a retailer's Web site are expected to do so through a mobile device.

Intuit partners with AT&T to provide GoPayment mobile POS to small biz customers

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Companies to provide automatic sign-up and pre-approval to AT&T merchant customers.

CETW11: Five shows in one

by Christopher Hall

From digital signage to self-service to mobile and more, CETW aims to cover the spectrum.

Mobile shopping assistant ShopSavvy secures $7M in series A funding

November 2, 2011

"Shopping assistant" ShopSavvy announced it has received $7 million in Series A funding led by Facebook co-founder and investor Eduardo Saverin. Along with the…

Checkout system ShelfX allows shoppers to skip lines

ShelfX will eliminate long lines and the need for cashiers, but how adoptable is the platform?

Amazon opens Kindle Owners' Lending Library

by James Bickers

November 2, 2011

Amazon's quest to make its Kindle the "one media device to rule them all" got a little bit more aggressive today: It opened its Kindle Owners' Lending Library…

PCI expands encryption standard for mobile devices

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Recently updated standards now allow mobile mag-stripe readers to be tested and approved for compliance.

Digby demonstrates its In-Store Mobile app

Digby mobilizes retailers by helping them take a strategic approach to in-store mobile engagement and mobile commerce, delivering a unique retail branded…

Chadwick Martin Bailey unveils new customer experience management software

October 26, 2011

Chadwick Martin Bailey (CMB), a Boston-based custom market research firm, has announced the launch of Pinpoint Suite, a customizable collection of web-based…

MasterCard's Woo talks mobile strategy, future

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The company's head of mobile strategy defines MasterCard's role in the industry.

Five necessary steps for integrating your mobile and in-store retail channels

The face of the in-store retail channel is rapidly changing with the evolution and integration of mobile.