New Buy.com mobile app features barcode scanning, voice recognition

December 19, 2010

Online retailer Buy.com has launched its new app for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Using barcode technology and an advanced voice-recognition platform from…

I-Display rolling out battery-operated digital shelf display

December 15, 2010

London-based i-Display has announced that it is producing the iShelf, a battery-operated, digital signage shelf display that company representatives said can…

Visa Mobile app brings location-based services to iPhone

December 14, 2010

Visa Inc. today announced it is making shopping easier and more convenient for budget-conscious consumers by offering the Visa Mobile application for the…

Crate and Barrel partners with shopkick

December 13, 2010

Crate & Barrel, a multi-channel home furnishings retailer, has joined shopkick as the latest strategic partner to deliver location-based shopping rewards…

Checkpoint unveils 'retail RFID in a box' solution

December 8, 2010

Checkpoint Systems has announced an "out-of-the-box" Handheld Visibility Solution for closed-loop apparel retailers and department stores.

QuantiSense unveils retail analytics app for iPad

December 5, 2010

QuantiSense has announced the latest release of its retail analytics and business intelligence software, which includes dashboards designed especially for the…

Checkpoint unveils Interactive Public View monitor

December 5, 2010

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a global supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry and its supply…

Sears loses $145 to one of its kiosks

December 2, 2010

Retailers who wish to offer a product with a price that is different online from the one in store should consider strategies to handle customers who discover…

NRF: BVI Networks to show shopper behavior analysis tool

November 30, 2010

BVI Networks, provider of the RetailNEXT in-store intelligence system, will release its next generation software for retailers at the National Retail…

AisleBuyer introduces mobile self-checkout app for Android

November 29, 2010

AisleBuyer LLC, provider of mobile checkout solutions, announced today that its mobile self-checkout application is now available in the Android Marketplace.

Netshoes launches customized web shopping experience

November 23, 2010

ATG, a provider of cross-channel commerce solutions, announced that Brazilian sports retailer Netshoes has successfully completed the re-platform and re-launch…

Old Navy launches 'virtual Black Friday' in Facebook game

November 22, 2010

CrowdStar and Sibblingz, which provide platforms for building social games, today announced the launch of an in-game Old Navy branded virtual store for the…

Ethan Allen deploys interactive touch screens

November 21, 2010

Intava, a provider of touch screen solutions for retailers, announced that Ethan Allen has selected Intava Vector to power the company’s new touch screens in…

Empathica launches mobile reporting solution for multi-unit retailers

November 18, 2010

Empathica Inc., a provider of customer experience management (CEM) solutions to more than 200 of the world’s most respected brands, has announced the launch of…

Target is testing shopkick

November 15, 2010

Target today became the first mass-discount retailer to make the shopkick mobile application available to its guests. Users of the app will receive points and…

Target launches iPad app

November 15, 2010

Target today announced its first app for iPad is available now on the App Store. The retailer said the app provides a rich and interactive shopping experience…

Google adds local product search

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 14, 2010

Google has added local availability results to its product search, the company announced today on its retail blog. In the works since March, the service lets…

MyRegistry.com launches Android app with barcode scanner

November 14, 2010

MyRegistry.com, provider online gift registry technology, has announced the release of a new and free Android app that offers an additional method of building…

Bling Nation brings mobile payments to regional grocery chain

November 9, 2010

Bling Nation has announced that Brookshire Grocery Co., one of the largest regional grocery chains operating in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, is bringing…

Digby, Invodo partnership brings e-commerce video to smartphones

November 9, 2010

Invodo, a full-service e-commerce video partner for online retailers, and mobile commerce provider Digby announced that they have formed a partnership.