Radiant rolls out real-time retail reporting tool

June 22, 2010

Radiant Systems Inc. has announced that it has launched CounterPoint SmartAlerts, a powerful new tool within its CounterPoint retail product suite that helps…

UK retailer One Stop uses behavioral planning tool to optimize store space

June 22, 2010

Galleria Retail Technology Solutions has announced that One Stop, a leading UK convenience retailer, has selected Galleria to help it optimize selling space…

SocialConnect weaves together brand experience, the social web

June 22, 2010

Bazaarvoice, a provider of hosted social commerce applications, has announced the SocialConnect suite to help brands safely and effectively leverage the power…

Eyewear retailer brings sunlight into the store

Transitions Optical's new kiosk uses artificial daylight to show off its adaptive lenses.

Retail loyalty’s big leap

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

My former DMNews colleague, Nathan Golia, wrote a great piece about the growth of retail loyalty programs in a past issue — which I must say, if I can toot…

Urban Outfitters selects Starmount to develop mobile POS

June 21, 2010

Starmount today announced it has signed an agreement with global retailer Urban Outfitters, Inc., to develop an in-store mobile POS application. Deployed on…

Finding retail marketing insight from within your database

Extracting business insight from raw data is possible through the establishment of a sound analytics process.

RBM Technologies introduces solution for product-level merchandising execution

June 17, 2010

RBM Technologies, provider of in-store visual merchandising management solutions for retailers, has announced a new product offering to help retailers optimize…

Gold Mobile launches GoMo Wallet

June 17, 2010

Gold Mobile has introduced its “GoMo Wallet,” a new mobile-based Software as a Service (SaaS) customer loyalty solution that provides a scalable, highly secure…

Blockbuster competitor tests game kiosks

June 15, 2010

While NCR. Corp. and Blockbuster have been battling for inroads against redbox in Texas, the industry-leading DVD rentor is adding video games to its machines…

Does Starbucks’ new free Wi-Fi offer really raise the loyalty bar?

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

No one who loves Starbucks doesn’t love the fact that they’re now offering free Wi-Fi in its over 6500 locations, right?  My question is: How much will this…

AT&T deploys info kiosk in new store

June 14, 2010

According to stltoday.com, AT&T's new 5,900-square-feet store in Brentwood, Mo., will feature a new guided selling kiosk, which includes a rate-plan…

Hannaford's new website offers shopping list, product recall info

June 10, 2010

Hannaford Supermarkets, which operates more than 170 stores in the northeast, has rolled out a new website that not only includes an interactive shopping list…

Five reasons retailers should look to mobile video

With past technological barriers now down, mobile video is a fertile playground for retail marketers.

New enterprise m-commerce platform helps retailers unify their channels

June 8, 2010

Venda, an on-demand e-commerce provider, has introduced its Venda Advanced Mobile Platform (A.M.P.) powered by Digby, an enterprise mobile commerce offering…

The Mayor of Starbucks, or just your average coffee addict

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

Drink a lot of Starbucks? Now you can become the “Mayor” of Starbucks in your town, thanks to the popular Foursquare application — and as a loyal customer…

Dollars and Sentiments. The Real R.O.I. on Social Marketing

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

With the rush to social marketing, some companies are falling prey to a few common pitfalls that are ultimately derailing their success.  In this article…

Sonic Solutions and MOD Systems to link kiosk, online entertainment delivery

June 7, 2010

Sonic Solutions and MOD Systems have announced a strategic partnership to arm retailers with a complete, multi-platform system for digitally delivering premium…

Finish Line launches mobile commerce site

June 6, 2010

Endeca Technologies Inc., a search applications company, has announced that leading athletic retailer The Finish Line, Inc. has launched a new mobile shopping…

Cellfire launches coupon syndication for iPhone, Android devices

June 6, 2010

Cellfire Inc. announced the launch of QMobile Coupons, which it says is the first electronic coupon syndication platform developed for iPhone and Android…