Escalate adds Apache Solr Search to e-commerce platform

September 20, 2010

Escalate Retail, provider of solutions that help retailers reinvent the shopping experience for their customers, today announced that the newest version of its…

Yowza mobile coupon app reaches the 300 retailer mark by signing Lane Bryant

September 20, 2010

Lane Bryant, a leading women's specialty full figured apparel retailer, has become the 300th merchant to take advantage of Yowza!!’s simple, location-based…

ScanSource adds HP point-of-sale systems to portfolio

September 19, 2010

ScanSource POS & Barcoding, an international value-added distributor of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) solutions…

Simmons, JCPenney launch in-store QR tag program

September 16, 2010

Simmons Bedding Company has announced the launch of an in-store QR (Quick Response) tagging application aimed at simplifying the buying process for consumers…

Jones New York launches in-store experience at Macy's Herald Square

September 8, 2010

Jones New York, a division of Jones Apparel Group, has announced the opening of an innovative in-store experience at Macy's Herald Square in New York City. The…

New ShopperTrak tool delivers real-time store-level traffic data

September 8, 2010

ShopperTrak, a provider of retail intelligence solutions and services, has introduced Flash Traffic, real-time customer traffic data delivered at the store…

Hybris updates multichannel retailing suite

September 8, 2010

Hybris, a multichannel commerce-software vendor, has announced the release of its hybris 4.2 Multichannel Suite. This latest version of the software is…

Social marketplace Addoway rewards shoppers for sharing deals with friends

September 6, 2010

Addoway.com, an online marketplace that helps people buy and sell with their friends and the merchants they trust, has announced that it will begin rewarding…

Big Y Foods implements deli-ordering kiosks

September 1, 2010

NCR Corp. announced that Big Y Foods Inc. has completed its initial deployment of automated deli ordering kiosks powered by NCR’s self-service technology. Now…

Reflect, TXT4CRM partner to offer in-store marketing platform

September 1, 2010

Reflect Systems, a national full-service provider of in-store digital media solutions including digital signage, has announced a strategic partnership with…

Armani Exchange adds interactive videos to e-commerce site

August 30, 2010

Armani|Exchange, a joint customer of Overlay.TV and MarketLive Inc., has announced that it will implement Overlay.TV’s clickable video on its e-commerce site.

Build-A-Bear relaunching its web presence

August 29, 2010

ATG, provider of cross-channel commerce solutions, has announced that Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., the interactive entertainment retailer of customized stuffed…

Target launches customizable ad platform

August 26, 2010

Target.com has launched “My TargetWeekly,” a new customizable version of its online weekly ad, which already draws more than 1.2 million visitors.

IBM completes acquisition of Sterling Commerce

August 26, 2010

IBM Corp. announced Friday that it has closed on its $1.4 billion purchase of Sterling Commerce, a software company. The Dublin, Ohio-based business expands…

Intuit launches credit card processing tool for iPhones

August 25, 2010

Intuit Inc. and mophie have announced the availability of the Complete Credit Card Solution, an all-in-one product that enables small businesses to easily…

Whole Foods unveils wellness app

August 22, 2010

Whole Foods Market has announced its Missions App is available on the App store. As a part of the company's ongoing mission to promote wellness and encourage…

Visa, B of A testing cell phone payments

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 19, 2010

Reuters reports that Bank of America and Visa have entered a partnership to begin testing a plan that will allow shoppers to make payments with their smart…

Report: 15 percent of consumers use mobile to make purchases

August 17, 2010

Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. company, and Demandware Inc., a provider of on-demand ecommerce, have announced the findings of a new retail study…

Children's retailer Magic Beans adds mobile self-checkout

August 16, 2010

AisleBuyer has announced the launch of its virtual assistant and mobile self-checkout system. According to the company, AisleBuyer technology enables consumers…

Chrysalis Software launches outbound notification service for contact centers

August 16, 2010

Chrysalis Software Inc., a provider of contact center professional services and products, has introduced a cloud or premises-based multimedia information…