Moment.me launches tool for real-time aggregation of place-based social content

October 7, 2014

According to the company, business owners can simply input an address or the name of their establishment and Moment.me will aggregate all the content that has…

Scandit releases Mobile App Suite for Retail

October 1, 2014

According to the company, Scandit’s Mobile App Suite for Retail provides a series of fully customizable, cross-platform mobile applications for retail…

MarketLive unveils cloud-based transaction processing platform via AWS

October 1, 2014

According to the company, customers benefit from global infrastructure capabilities, responsive scaling for peak periods and included redundancy capabilities.

Hy-Vee to utilize Agilence's Retail 20/20 to improve in-store operations

September 30, 2014

The employee-owned grocer is based in West Des Moines, Iowa, and operates 237 stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota…

Bigcommerce launches real-time analytics platform for retailers

September 30, 2014

Bigcommerce Analytics delivers information such as best-selling products, popular categories, average order value (AOV), purchase funnel analysis, abandoned…

South Korean firm acquires shopkick mobile app

September 29, 2014

SKP seeks to expand its global market reach with U.S. entry and intends to expand beyond mobile with online and offline shopping experiences.

Mood Media launches streaming music service for business

September 25, 2014

The company said Mood Mix is designed to give small business owners a high level of control and interaction with their music programming, allowing brands to…

Survey explores upcoming priorities for online retailers

September 23, 2014

Retailers identified a renewed focus in marketing efforts, investing in tools with greater data capture and analytical capabilities.

LightSpeed adding Apple Pay compatibility to its mobile POS

September 22, 2014

With LightSpeed Payments, retailers will no longer need to deal with a third party to begin accepting credit and debit cards or to access critical information…

Simon announces retail startup competition

September 18, 2014

Simon Launch organizers will select 10 startup finalists to pitch a panel of judges and will then select up to three winners.

Mood Media activates location-based technology in 75,000 locations

September 17, 2014

Presence is an inaudible digital signal broadcast through Mood’s global content delivery network of media players. With the Presence signal activated, clients…

Feedvisor launches repricing dashboard for online retailers

September 16, 2014

According to the company, the Revenue Intelligence Dashboard utilizes self-learning algorithms to present the seller with in-depth business information and…

TNS unveils new cardholder data encryption solution

September 16, 2014

TNS' Managed POS Encryption includes support for the VeriShield Protect end-to-end encryption solution from VeriFone and Trustwave's hardware-agnostic…

E-receipt analytics app Slice opens its API

September 16, 2014

Slice, which offers an eponymous shopping app that extracts and organizes online shopping data from e-receipts, announced it has opened its API to web…

Macy's new tech plans include Apple Pay, smart fitting rooms, more

September 15, 2014

The company outlined its latest advancements in omnichannel strategy and technology as the company continues to add new dimensions for attracting shoppers and…

Apple unveils Apple Pay mobile wallet at iPhone launch event

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

September 9, 2014

Apple Pay, which is set to launch in the U.S. in October, uses a secure element in the phone to store card information. It eliminates the need for a mag…

Home Depot confirms data breach

September 9, 2014

Retailer is still in the process of determining the scope of the intrusion, which first began in April.

Report says that for first time, online shoppers primarily interact with brands via mobile

September 8, 2014

In August 2014, mobile devices generated 51 percent of all online retail visits, the majority of which occurred on Apple devices. In 2010, only four percent of…

Apple to use NFC, tokenization in new iPhone and iWatch, according to report

September 8, 2014

Devices will work in tandem to share tokens to verify payments.

Mobile payments must be relevant, useful, study confirms

September 5, 2014

Young adults are especially interested in wearable mobile technologies that they can use for banking and making payments.