August 16, 2012
Google Play Gift Cards Appear In Retail Environment
Google is preparing to release a prepaid gift card product into the brick-and-mortar retail environment, new photos confirm. The writers at AndroidCentral have posted photographs of Google Play gift cards...
August 13, 2012
Motorola Explains Why Mobile is Valuable to Big Retail
You might think of mobile payment card reading technology as a relatively cheap and simple way for small and medium-sized businesses to accept another form of payment. But Jerry...
August 11, 2012
J.C. Penney’s Web Sales Slow Down Even More Than Brick-and-Mortar
Quarterly eCommerce sales at J.C. Penney decreased by 33 percent relative to the prior year, Internet Retailer says, while total sales decreased by roughly 23 percent. By dollar volume, eCommerce...
August 11, 2012
NRF’s VP of Retail Tech Names Payments’ Biggest Issue
With the new relationship between Jack Dorsey and Howard Schultz continuing to dominate headlines days after their new partnership was announced, Tom Litchford’s commentary on retail technology may not necessarily...
August 09, 2012
MasterCard: Ecommerce Outpaces Overall Retail Activity In Canada
MasterCard’s SpendingPulse study of retail sales in Canada showed a 24.9 percent increase in eCommerce sales in the first half of 2012 relative to the prior year. Overall retail sales...
July 29, 2012
ROAM Data’s New SDK Turns Mobile Into Commerce/eCommerce Glue
Mobile technology has already transformed from an accessory to a valuable feature at the point of sale, Bill Pittman says. And ROAM Data wants to continue the progression of that...
July 24, 2012
Startups Combine to Deliver In-Store Mobile Ads To Consumers
LocalResponse and ShopLocal are partnering to build a platform that lets merchants deliver mobile ads to consumers while they’re in the physical store. When a LocalResponse user checks into a...
July 23, 2012
Crossborder eCommerce Growing Strong Despite Challenges
A new study conducted by Accenture reveals that despite new regulations, European Retailers are working to grow their business via cross border eCommerce. The report also reveals that online pure...
July 19, 2012
Startups Combine to Deliver In-Store Mobile Ads To Consumers
LocalResponse and ShopLocal are partnering to build a platform that lets merchants deliver mobile ads to consumers while they’re in the physical store. When a LocalResponse user checks into a...