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January 13, 2011
Oracle and the Disney Store highlighted the latest technology accomplishments at their newly designed retail stores at the National Retail Federation's BIG Show this week in New York City. The retailer also announced that it would expand its store redesign efforts, which include a range of interactive technologies, to 25 more locations this year.
January 13, 2011
Kenshoo, a search marketing and online advertising technology firm, released its full Kenshoo 2010 Online Retail Holiday Shopping Report. The report shows strong improvement in the U.S. economy and performance of retail search advertisers.
January 13, 2011
An IBM study that surveyed 30,000 consumers found that mobile phones and other technology are big influencers of purchase intent.
January 13, 2011
A new research report indicates that younger generations appear to be more comfortable shopping online but stick with "safe" purchases in categories that are historically purchased online (electronics, clothing, books and music). However, baby boomers are making purchases in newer Consumer Packaged Goods categories (health, beauty, food, beverage). Research also revealed that married individuals are 58 percent more likely to buy food and beverage products online than single individuals. The data was compiled from a shopper experience study currently underway by The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research. The research shows that 73 percent of shoppers who are buying more
January 13, 2011
The New York City Council has postponed its oversight hearing on Wal-Mart until Feb. 3 because of the snowstorm that hit the city this week. Wal-Mart Stores said it's launched walmartnyc.com, a website promoting its entry into New York City. The council had been scheduled to discuss Wal-Mart's planned entry into the city at the meeting, which had already been postponed once before. As previously reported, Wal-Mart, which said it would not attend the meeting, had launched a publicity campaign promoting its stores earlier this week.
January 13, 2011
Business intelligence and analytics vendors were out in force at this week's National Retail Federation BIG Show in New York City, showcasing products to help retailers with everything from promotions and pricing to space management.
January 13, 2011
To better assess how brands and consumers are interacting today, Empathica questioned survey participants about their use of retail technologies within marketing (e.g., mobile coupons, online product research), in-store experience enhancements (e.g., assisting personalized selection) and checkout conveniences (e.g., self-checkout, e-receipts).
January 12, 2011
Google has launched a new version of Google Goggles that's faster and smarter than ever before. The new Goggles 1.3 client for Android can scan barcodes almost instantly. All versions of Goggles can now recognize print ads in popular magazines and newspapers.
January 12, 2011
Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, shares his outlook for the retail sector.
January 12, 2011
Fort Worth, Texas-based RadioShack Corp. plans to almost double its presence in Target stores, where it operates wireless departments for the retail giant. Minneapolis-based Target Corp. first outsourced its mobile phone department to RadioShack in November 2009. At the end of 2010, RadioShack ran mobile departments in 850 Target stores. The company plans to increase that figure to about 1,450 Target stores by June 30, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. SAVE | EMAIL | PRINT | MOST POPULAR | RSS | REPRINTS DDI's RetailDesignDiva blog is dedicated to retail design issues, opinions and
