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Cisco study calls mobile phones 'fourth channel' for revenue
June 2, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mobile devices represent a major growth opportunity for the retail industry by providing a new purchasing channel for consumers, a Cisco…
read nowPanasonic POS announces alliance with XPIENT Solutions
June 1, 2008
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Panasonic Information Systems, a division of Panasonic System Solutions Company and provider of point of sale and drive-thru…
read nowNielsen starts profiling mobile Web users
June 1, 2008
Multichannel News: Nielsen debuted a service Thursday that extends the company's online audience-profiling tool, @Plan, to the mobile Web. Mobile @Plan…
read nowDigital signage provides 20 percent sales increase for PDM
June 1, 2008
SYDNEY, Australia — PDM and Sigma announced research results demonstrating the effectiveness of the Wellbeing in-store out-of-home digital media network. The…
read nowTarget launches in-store health channel
June 1, 2008
In-Store Marketing Institute: Target is testing an expansion of its Channel Red in-store TV network into pharmacy departments. The mass merchant began rolling…
read nowItem-level tagging has big potential for retail
May 29, 2008
ebizQ: According to a new study from Aberdeen, retailers are translating item-level RFID investments into clear, measurable business benefits — benefits…
read nowMasterCard Canada testing NFC this summer
May 29, 2008
TORONTO — MasterCard Canada is testing near field communications (NFC) enabled phones with MasterCard PayPass capability on Bell Mobility's wireless network.
read nowChoosing the right POS essential to retail efficiency
May 28, 2008
New York Times: Retail POS systems facilitate many aspects of retail trade: tracking sales and pricing on all of your products; maintaining proper inventory…
read nowShoppers tracked with infrared beams
May 28, 2008
Telegraph (U.K.): Supermarket shoppers may soon find their movements tracked by infrared beams as stores try to influence their buying choices.
read nowEuro grocer adding electronic shelf labels chain-wide
May 26, 2008
Progressive Grocer: E. Leclerc hypermarkets plans to install 70,000 electronic shelf labels (ESL) that use electronic paper display technology that reproduces…
read nowBlockbuster to test digital kiosks
May 22, 2008
Home Media Magazine: Blockbuster Inc. said it is beginning pilot tests of digital kiosks that will let consumers download movie rentals to portable devices…
read nowMacy's expands automated retail program
May 22, 2008
NEW YORK — On the heels of a successful two-year pilot of personal electronic automated retail shops with ZoomSystems, Macy's announced the rollout of this…
read nowShoppers expect high-tech options in coming years
May 21, 2008
Media Post: According to the New Future In Store by TNS, 60 percent of shoppers across the globe believe that they will be able to pay for purchases using…
read nowRFID to become $9.7 billion industry by 2013
May 20, 2008
NEW YORK — New forecasts released by ABI Research indicate that the total RFID market will turn over approximately $9.7 billion by 2013, representing roughly a…
read nowBiometric tools check for underage drinkers
May 18, 2008
Computer Weekly: Facial recognition technology has been tested in convenience stores to help stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. The system has been…
read nowFor Microsoft Surface, retail applications will be key
May 18, 2008
Adweek: Microsoft's Surface interface was unveiled a year ago, around the same time that Apple launched the iPhone, which uses a similar "natural-user…
read nowSurvey: consumers doing more online window-shopping
May 15, 2008
CHICAGO — ShopLocal, provider of multi-channel shopping and marketing services, announced that the ShopLocal Retail Index was up 30 percent for the month of…
read nowAustralian retailers slow to adopt e-commerce
May 14, 2008
Australian Broadcasting Corp.: One of the fastest growing sectors of the Australian economy is Internet retailing, which has gone from being worth nothing to…
read nowSterling Commerce, ChoiceStream partner on personalized merchandising
May 14, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — ChoiceStream Inc., a leading personalization service provider, announced that it is partnering with Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc.
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May 13, 2008
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