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June 18, 2013
Report: Slow websites big deterrent for customers on mobile devices

Slow websites are a deterrent for customers using mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, according to a report from mobile technology Mobify, which reveals the financial impact of slow loading mobile websites for the world's top 100 online retailers.

June 18, 2013
Report: Slow websites big deterrent for customers on mobile devices

Slow websites are a deterrent for customers using mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, according to a report from mobile technology Mobify, which reveals the financial impact of slow loading mobile websites for the world's top 100 online retailers.

June 17, 2013
Dunkin’ Donuts details new store design

Dunkin’ Donuts provided highlights of its new store design, the brand's first in nearly seven years.

June 11, 2013
Survey: Young consumers use mobile retail apps

Consumers younger than 35 are nearly twice as likely to download a mobile app from a retailer or brand as those older than 50, according to data from a new survey conducted by CashStar and Digital Research.

May 28, 2013
RetailMeNot upgrades Android app

Digital coupon provider RetailMeNot Inc. is now including location-based offers in its free Android app.

May 23, 2013
Achieving Strategic Agility Through IT Isn’t Guesswork

How does a company whose strengths are more on the creative and design side than the technology side achieve strategic agility through the use of IT?

May 7, 2013
Finding a New Home

Social media giant Facebook is generating lots of buzz with the debut of its app launcher, Facebook Home, which turns existing Android smartphones into a Facebook-centric mobile device. (App launchers are applications that allow users to customize the home screen on their personal devices and add various other functionalities to it.)

April 18, 2013
Study: 76% of women prefer in-store shopping over smartphone

Research findings released by mobile-retail marketer Swirl found that a full 76% of women prefer shopping in stores over shopping via their smartphones.

April 18, 2013
Study: 76% of women prefer in-store shopping over smartphone

Research findings released by mobile-retail marketer Swirl found that a full 76% of women prefer shopping in stores over shopping via their smartphones.

April 10, 2013
Duane Reade debuts first mobile app

Drugstore operator Duane Reade announced the launch of its first mobile application for iOS devices.

April 1, 2013
Polaroid Fotobar, Delray Beach, Fla.

Polaroid Fotobar, a new retail concept from Polaroid, has opened its first location, in Delray Beach, Fla.

March 28, 2013
Reinventing Retail: Hointer, Seattle

Imagine a store with a back staff of robots, where items appear, almost magically, in the fitting room. A store where customers pay for their purchases in their dressing rooms, without interacting with a single salesperson. You can stop imagining … check out Hointer, an apparel (mostly men’s jeans) shop in Seattle.

March 18, 2013
Walgreens updates mobile app

Walgreens has announced several updates to its mobile app, most notably the ability to print from Instagram, as well as upload more than five pictures simultaneously for in-store prints.

March 15, 2013
Mobile Payments

Consumer use of smartphones and tablets is helping to drive the growth of mobile transactions in retail. Chain Store Age spoke about the growing trend with Don Kingsborough, VP retail services, PayPal, which recorded $14 billion in mobile payments in 2012 and expects to exceed $20 billion this year. According to Kingsborough, PayPal is well-positioned to tap into mobile payment growth as it already has three key elements in place: a large consumer base (55 million-plus in the United States), a network of merchant partners and "ecosystem" partners.

February 27, 2013
The Self-Service Shopper of the Future

By Oren Betzaleli, EVP, head of product and marketing, Retalix

February 15, 2013
Menchie's launches mobile app

Yogurt chain Menchie’s said it has launched a new mobile app, Yumm Finder, for iPhones, featuring location finder capabilities and featured promotions.

February 8, 2013
Report: Smartphones dominated Christmas e-commerce traffic

A post-holiday e-commerce report released by technology company Monetate said that, on Christmas Day 2012, 16% of all e-commerce traffic came from smartphones and 15.6% came from tablets, a marked upswing from a year earlier when just 6.4% came from smartphones and 8% from tablets.

January 16, 2013
Bricks versus Clicks: Four Ways to Convert Showrooming Opportunities

By Mike Romano, SoundBite Communications

January 16, 2013
Bricks versus Clicks: Four Ways to Convert Showrooming Opportunities

By Mike Romano, SoundBite Communications

December 27, 2012
Cache launches mobile app

Cache said it has launched a new mobile app shopping experience through its partnership with Usablenet, a mobile and multichannel platform company.

December 6, 2012
Setting up an iPad Kiosk With iOS 6: Five Easy Steps

By Kevin Hart, CEO, Tekserve

November 30, 2012
Mobile’s Impact on Shopping Reaches the Tipping Point

By Jennifer Friedberg, Rosetta’s Consumer Products & Retail Vertical Leader

November 27, 2012
App Essentials

The life of any top-level retail executive is hectic, but there’s a whole host of mobile app tools to help manage everyday tasks and ultimately boost efficiency.

From keeping track of to-do lists and meetings to eliminating paper receipts needed for expense reports, here are eight essential iOS and Android apps every retail exec should download — and actually use:

November 26, 2012
Dollar General announces new mobile apps

Dollar General announces its new mobile applications for iPhone and Android smartphones that include sales ads, store locations, coupons and more.

November 26, 2012
Dollar General announces new mobile apps

Dollar General announces its new mobile applications for iPhone and Android smartphones that include sales ads, store locations, coupons and more.

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