1. RedPrairie Enhances WFM Solution with Mobility Features
(Departments/Retail Store Ops)

... the past year, which determined that managers were relying more frequently on mobile devices such as Blackberries and iPhones to manage their activities. “RedPrairie examined what managers do on a weekly, ...

2. Buy.com; Nike Utilizing Mobile Payment; Poised for Steady Increase
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

... a mobile technology company, announced the availability of its In2Pay solution for the iPhone, designed to enable iPhone users to make contactless visa transactions by waving their phone in front of a ...

3. Industry Leaders Provide Insight Into Retail Success in a Mobile/Social World
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

... iPhones were in consumers’ hands and only 28 days for 1 million iPads. Wet Seal found initial success with its Fashion Community on the web, allowing wetseal.com visitors to design an outfit with Wet ...

4. Chico’s Brands Latest To Connect Via Mobile As Research Points To Growth For Channel
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

... (they say iPad users can utilize their current website); yet 31% will direct iPad to their mobile site. Only 18% of e-commerce organizations have developed shopping apps for platforms including iPhone, ...

5. Solution Spotlight: Endeca Commerce Suite Taps Web 2.0 To Optimize Online Customer Experience
(Departments/Solutions Spotlight)

... the Endeca team sees customers having a greater demand for new types of relevant content when making purchases online — whether it is standing in a store and pulling up product ratings on their iPhone, ...

6. Steve Madden Puts Mobile Storefront to Work for Customers
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

Mobile madness has struck the retail industry full force in the last year. The potential to lend yet another channel to the customer offers a supplement to the customer experience, both in-store and ...

7. Mobile the Next Frontier for Consumer Marketing
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

By Jay Henderson, Director of Product Marketing, Unica The tremendous success and media buzz around Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android have marketers paying a lot more attention to mobile marketing.  ...

8. Blippy.com: Sharing What You're Buying
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

... the iPhone app for JDate, an online Jewish dating service. Brad Wayland, a 30-year-old executive with T-shirt company BlueCotton.com and an early Blippy fan, now only shares what he buys at iTunes and ...

9. Apple’s Magic Touch Moving Closer To POS Integration With New Apps
(Departments/Retail Store Ops)

... and iPhone. As Retail TouchPoints recently reported, Apple is leveraging its own novelty in its devices to mobilize transactions within its retail stores with the EasyPay device, Apple’s iPod touch-based ...

10. ShopNBC Launches New M-Commerce Platform
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

ShopNBC, lifestyle brand in electronic retailing, today announced the launch of new mobile e-commerce capabilities, as well as version two of its ShopNBC iPhone application. Both initiatives are designed ...

11. Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister Go Mobile with Digby
(Departments/Retail CRM)

... life,” Decker said. Decker also said the company plans to expand into applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and various Android devices.  ...

12. Retail CRM Migrating To Mobile Platforms As New Solutions Digitize Card-Based Programs
(Departments/Retail CRM)

... enable retailers to provide personalized offers in a channel preferred by a growing number of shoppers. The most successful digital card program to date is CardStar, which allows iPhone users to ...

13. 5 Hot Concepts From NRF’s Big Show Retailers Can’t Ignore
(Departments/Marketing Metrics)

... Usablenet has reported a 100% increase in retail interest in mobile Web sites in Q4 of 2009 alone, so it won’t be long before you will be left behind. The iPhone has driven over 3 billion application ...

14. Apple To Take Bite Out of POS Space with iPod Touch-Based System?
(Departments/In-Store Insights)

... system to electronically access any of several cash drawers scattered about the store to complete transactions. iPhone purchasing and activation has also reportedly been integrated into the new system, ...

15. Top Stories of 2009
(Departments/Marketing Metrics)

... Spotlight New iPhone Apps Providing Retailers With New Ways To Connect with Consumers Cross-Channel Strategies Social Scorecard: Retailers Stepping Up Networking Efforts Marketing ...

16. Office Max, Crate & Barrel Lead List Of Mobile Commerce Sites Hitting For Holiday Rush
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

... the Web on their phone and the Web on their computer, so they want to go to the Web site and have a successful experience regardless of what mobile phone they’re using.” Taylor points to the iPhone  ...

17. Solution Spotlight: AisleFinder Helps Consumers Navigate Stores with Interactive Kiosk Map
(Departments/Solutions Spotlight)

... medium-to-large sized shopping/retails stores. You can think of it as Google Maps for the store. The solution provides a Web site and iPhone application designed to help customers find desired items by ...

18. Taking Mobile Marketing Beyond Coupons
(Departments/Marketing Metrics)

...  A number of consumer packaged goods brands have introduced iPhone apps that give consumers direct access to the brand and include recipe ideas, nutrition info and special offers. But the reality ...

19. Mobile Channel Expanding As Macy’s, JC Penney Launch Sales Initiatives
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

... an iPhone app, JC Penney Weekly Deals, which is designed to offer customers to browse sale items and created shopping lists. “We’ve been very convinced from everything that we’ve read and researched ...

20. Mobile Marketing Strategies Yield Greater ROMI than Traditional Media
(Departments/Cross-Channel Strategies)

... an iPhone application called Best Buy’s Weekly Deals, giving iPhone users access to special offers and discounts. The world’s largest consumer electronics retailer also introduced Best Buy Gamers Club, ...