Transaction Wireless secures patent for social gifting tech for Facebook

July 5, 2011

Transaction Wireless, a provider of multi-channel digital gift card and integrated marketing solutions, announced today that it has been granted a United…

Survey: Retailers unsatisfied with cross-channel abilities

Only 21 percent of retailers are satisfied with their ability to deliver across channels.

Interactive window displays debut in UK

July 4, 2011

Hidden Creative, a Manchester, UK creative agency, has unveiled the newest in window displays: a fully interactive display that window shoppers control with…

Foursquare and American Express

by Jim Joseph — President, Lippe Taylor

I think a new day may just be beginning for location-based social media. Late last week Foursquare announced a new partnership with American Express…

Dassault Systèmes announces new release of 3D design software

June 29, 2011

Dassault Systèmes announced it has made available Release 2012 of its Version 6 Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA). The new…

OpinionLab adds mobile, QR support to VOC program

June 28, 2011

OpinionLab, provider of voice-of-customer (VOC) listening technologies, has extended its mobile customer feedback tools to make it even easier for consumers to…

Bicycle retailer Jenson USA selects Junction Solutions for multi-channel

June 27, 2011

Junction Solutions, a provider of vertical, market-specific on-premise and on-demand software applications and services for the multi-channel retail, food and…

Walgreens unveils web pickup service

June 27, 2011

Walgreens has combined the convenience of online shopping with its neighborhood stores by introducing its new Web Pickup service at locations throughout the…

Belk taps Oracle to transform its operations

June 27, 2011

Belk, the nation's largest privately owned mainline department store, has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising System to transform its business operations and…

Abe's of Maine integrates customer feedback with site search

June 26, 2011

SLI Systems announced today that online camera and electronics retailer Abe's of Maine has improved its e-commerce site usability by integrating customer…

Sunflower Farmers Market launches mobile shopping program

June 26, 2011

Grocery Shopping Network (GSN) announced the launch of a new mobile apps program for Sunflower Farmers Market. This new mobile shopping program is compatible…

ARTS announces release of new digital receipts standard

June 23, 2011

The National Retail Federation's Association for Retail Technology Standards today announced the release of Version 2 of its Digital Receipts standard. Digital…

NetWorld Alliance publishes guide to tablet computers in retail

June 23, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience and other B-to-B news and information portals, has published "Executive Briefing…

Benefits of Outsourcing IT Services

Integrating POS systems, installing new equipment and managing service calls can be time-consuming and expensive. A tech partner can help.

Mobile loyalty app shopkick welcomes small, medium retailers

June 21, 2011

Location-based shopping app shopkick is welcoming small local stores and coffee shops into its program. The program, which already includes prominent retailers…

Lowly barcodes get fresh approach

June 21, 2011

The humble universal product code (UPC), the tiny barcode that appears on every package good, is getting a creative new approach. An article at the Wall Street…

NetWorld Alliance publishes roadmap for mobile retail apps

June 21, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience and other B-to-B news and information portals, has published "Executive Briefing…

NN4M combines catalog shopping with impressive interactivity on figleaves.com iPad app

June 21, 2011

NN4M, a provider of integrated, transactional retail apps and mobile solutions, has developed a mobile shopping iPad app for retailer figleaves.com. The new…

Google's Schmidt predicts NFC payments will be widespread soon

June 21, 2011

According to the Financial Times, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt said he believes a third of check-out terminals in retail stores and restaurants…

Virtual POS discussion turns lively

June 20, 2011

In a recent presentation at RIS News Retail Technology Conference in Orlando, Fla., Ken Morris from Boston Retail Partners spoke to a standing room only crowd…