Sharp 108-inch LCD makes impact at the In-Store Show

June 29, 2009

LONDON — Screen Media Support (SMS) has implemented Sharp's 108-inch LCD screen, powered by signagelive, at the In-Store Show, part of marketing Week Live! in…

Urban Outfitters expands mobile marketing efforts

June 29, 2009

GREENBELT, Md. — Urban Outfitters announced it has selected Acuity Mobile as its mobile marketing provider to extend its experience into the mobile world.

CVS testing virtual gift cards

June 28, 2009

Progressive Grocer: CVS/pharmacy last week launched a new e-gift card program that offers its customers the convenience of purchasing personalized gift cards…

Fighting online shopping cart abandonment

While most e-commerce sites measure conversion, many do not take a structured and proactive approach to abandonment.

New IBM SurePOS features GS1 DataBar support

June 18, 2009

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM has announced a new, more powerful version of its flagship point-of-sale software designed to help supermarket, hypermarket and chain store…

Making mobile work for retail marketers

Mall operator General Growth Properties is experimenting with SMS-based communication as a way to build loyalty and drive sales.

Apple receives patent for media distribution kiosk

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Will the wireless-enabled device bring iTunes into retail shops and airports?

Retail Week Technology Award winners announced

June 16, 2009

Retail Week: Despite the downturn in the economy, a strong crowd of retailers and their suppliers turned out Tuesday night for an event in London to celebrate…

Red Book reveals latest version of store execution management tool

June 16, 2009

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Red Book Solutions today revealed the latest version of Source-2-Source, a solution focused solely on store-level task completion. Paired…

Interactive mall game aims to bring in patrons, get them to stay longer

June 16, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas — At a time when competition for the consumer dollar is fierce and retail traffic has slowed, retail centers are exploring new innovative guest…

Happy birthday, bar codes!

Next week marks the 35th anniversary of the first retail bar code scanner, installed in an Ohio supermarket.

Sigma Micro unveils new software suite for multichannel retailers

June 15, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS — Sigma Micro, a software and outsourced e-commerce services provider for direct retailers, announced today the availability of SigmaCommerce 4.4…

Culinary retailer spices up customer experience with Pluris

June 15, 2009

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Pluris Marketing, a provider of marketing solutions, has announced that Sur La Table has chosen Pluris to develop its next-generation…

Apparel retailer implements item-level RFID tool

June 14, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Checkpoint Systems Inc., supplier of shrink management and merchandise visibility solutions, today announced the successful implementation of its…

MarketLive unveils next-gen marketing, merchandising suite

June 14, 2009

BOSTON — MarketLive Inc., an e-commerce platform and services provider for mid-sized specialty retailers, has unveiled the MarketLive Intelligent Marketing and…

PCI compliance dominates talk at NACStech

by David Drain

Data security is on the minds of retailers, and one of the themes of this year's show was "making scary go away."

Lack of training leads to data security threats

June 11, 2009

CIO: A large number of employees copy secure data to USB drives or turn off security settings in mobile devices like laptops, which could put a company's data…

Italian hypermarket Iper Lando pilots ZBD's epaper POP solution

June 8, 2009

MALVERN, U.K. — Iper Lando, the Italian hypermarket, has implemented ZBD's epaper for retail solution in its Conselve store in Northern Italy. Over five…

Business intelligence solution debuts at Center for Advanced Retail Technology

June 8, 2009

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Center for Advanced Retail Technology (CART) at Green Hills today announced a new partnership with BVI Networks, provider of comprehensive…

New solution simplifies gift card sales in Japan

June 8, 2009

ATLANTA — FUJITSU ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FASOL) announced the release of a new solution that will streamline operations for retailers that carry gift…