Digital signage lessons from GlobalShop 2009

Best Buy's in-store video producer reflects on what he learned during Digital Signage Day at GlobalShop 2009.

Chelsea & Scott upgrades MICROS installation

March 30, 2009

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

Two grocery chains trial electronic shelf labels

March 29, 2009

RFID Journal: Two U.S. grocery-store chains are trialing an electronic shelf label (ESL) system in several of their stores on the East and West coasts. The ESL…

New retail kiosks offer virtual clothing, hair colors

March 29, 2009

New York Times: Sales clerks still ask customers, "May I help you?" on the floors of many department stores, but some shoppers may soon choose to be served…

Zain launches 'store of the future' in Bahrain

Wireless service provider's new flagship store is an interactive retail experience.

Nokia invests in mobile payments startup

March 26, 2009

Yahoo! News: Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is making a large investment in California-based Obopay Inc., a startup that's pushing…

Coinstar named top performer in prepaid category by retailers

March 26, 2009

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Coinstar E-Payment Services, a subsidiary of Coinstar Inc., has been named a top prepaid performer in the 2009 Convenience Store Decisions…

AT&T opens new Experience Store

March 25, 2009

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee — AT&T announced a new way to shop for and experience an array of communications and entertainment services with the official…

Altierre unveils retail technology center

March 22, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Altierre Corp., a provider of wireless dynamic pricing solutions for retailers, has unveiled a Retail Technology Center at its company…

Digital shopping assistants

In the next five years, shoppers will increasingly rely on themselves - and the opinions of each other - to make purchasing decisions rather than wait for help…

New Elo POS features customer-facing component

March 19, 2009

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Elo TouchSystems has released its 15D1 All-in-One Touchcomputer, designed for point-of-sale applications, with the ability to accept…

Altierre unveils Retail Technology Center

March 18, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Altierre Corp., a provider of wireless dynamic pricing solutions for retailers, today unveiled a Retail Technology Center at its company…

Microsoft, Cactus announce Commerce Server 2009

March 18, 2009

LAS VEGAS — Cactus Commerce announced that its partnership with Microsoft Corp. has resulted in the availability of Microsoft Commerce Server 2009. In August…

Basket-at-once scanning technology exists, but retailers aren't biting

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

RFID-based scanners can massively speed up checkout and cut wait times, but supply chain challenges have prevented adoption.

NRF, Shop.org Partner with Expo TV

March 17, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to gain more insight into what consumers are feeling, why they make certain decisions and how the economy has changed them…

ShopYourWay merges Sears, Kmart multichannel experiences

March 15, 2009

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp. announced the unification of its multichannel services under an initiative dubbed ShopYourWay. Both Sears and…

Sears aims to be more interactive

March 12, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times: Sears' new president of home electronics, Karen Austin, wants to take advantage of Circuit City's demise by giving Sears shoppers more…

Retailers not cutting IT budgets in 2009

March 11, 2009

Retail Week: The Global Retail CIO Survey 2009, conducted by Martec International, polled 57 chief information officers and IT directors globally, who account…

Paymo aims to make mobile payments a reality in the U.S.

March 11, 2009

Fortune: The mobile phone has yet to become a tool for payments in the United States, largely because the different players in the mobile payment ecosystem …

Lunds, Byerly's supermarkets deploy two-sided receipt printing

March 10, 2009

DAYTON, Ohio — Lund Food Holdings Inc., parent company of Lunds and Byerly's supermarkets, is deploying a new point-of-sale solution featuring two-sided…