Survey: Local shopping centers big draw for last-minute holiday purchases

December 11, 2015

With just two weeks til the big holiday, a new report reveals retail consumers will be hitting local shopping centers to finish last-minute gift-buying and…

Top 2016 marketing trends & why you need interactivity

by Casey Dubbs — Marketing Manager, Horizon Display

2016 is going to herald many changes to the marketing paradigm. Let's look at how interactive technology can help retailers utilize these trends.

Mobile device shoppers made Cyber Week a lucrative retail week

December 8, 2015

Mobile devices accounted for more than 50 percent of shopping traffic on Black Friday and 40 percent of Cyber Monday traffic.

Sears refreshes mobile app, debuts mobile device incentive strategy

December 8, 2015

Sears is banking big on mobile shopping this holiday season and has upgraded its app with new features and offering mobile in-store consumers free shipping.

Investing in loyalty: How a family-run chain may just upstage big brands

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Supermarket chain H-E-B’s plan to give workers a stake in the company hints at technological capabilities that enable retailers to better compensate their…

Don't miss: Webinar focuses on how millennials are disrupting shopping

December 7, 2015

Grabbing the millennial shopper's attention requires a strategy, a commitment and the right technology.

Mobile spurs seasonal shopping as Cyber Monday undergoes a transition

December 7, 2015

Cyber Monday not as super as expected but shopping still spiked over last year's figures.

Small Business Saturday no small revenue booster for local retailers

December 7, 2015

Small Business Saturday a lucrative success even without the usual consumer incentive.

Black Friday weekend a lucrative sales time for Amazon

December 4, 2015

One of Amazon’s newest electronic innovations proved to be its best seller among products costing above $100 during the Black Friday shopping event.

Consumer rage on rise as customer service, satisfaction continues to plunge

December 4, 2015

Customer service quality is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, reveals a new consumer rage…

Retailers beware: Mobile drives holiday shopping season

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Mobile shopping already was ahead of expectations in the weeks leading up to the official start of the holiday season in the U.S.

3 tips to foster a robust in-store holiday season

Sometimes it's the simplest things that can play into a rewarding customer experience and a rewarding sales season for retailers.

U.K, U.S. consumers not thrilled with online holiday shopping experience

December 3, 2015

British and American consumers may be spending big this holiday season, but they’re not very satisfied with the retail customer experience taking place…

8 tips for successful digital signage deployment

by Sean Matthews — President & CEO, Visix, Inc.

If you deploy digital signage solution without some planning, you could end up with ignored screens and wasted time. With just a little extra effort, though…

Live webinar offers insight on how to master location-based marketing

December 2, 2015

As consumer usage continues to shift to mobile, location-based advertising is becoming one of the fastest growing strategies for retailers when it comes to…

Retailers are bringing a rusty knife to a cyber wars shootout

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Today's omnichannel shoppers have grown accustomed to services and experiences at a whole different level. To borrow a western movie metaphor, most retailers…

Thanksgiving holiday shopping activity higher than expected reveals survey

December 1, 2015

Retailers had a robust holiday weekend shopping experience as a survey reveals more than 151 million consumers hit stores online and offline during the…

5 benefits of mPOS every retailer needs to know

The introduction of point of sale systems has changed payment experiences by replacing cash registers in many scenarios. Credit cards have become a preferred…

Customer service in the online marketplace: How retailers can cater to shoppers

Good customer service can be the greatest sales asset a retailer can have, encouraging loyalty and word-of-mouth recommendations. But bad customer service…

The merging of social media, payments and mobile

No other online channel is driving retail sales and referral traffic quite like that of social media and Michael Hagen, the corporate ID strategist and…