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Shelfbucks Wins Innovation Award

Shelfbucks, a mobile couponing startup, recently received the “DEMO God” award at the DEMO Fall 2013 conference. The award was created to acknowledge entrepreneurs and innovators who best communicated the…

Are Mobile Payments Becoming Commonplace?

By Ram Sathappan, Business Manager of Electronic Point-of-Sale Applications, Sitara™ Processors, Texas Instruments When making any kind of payment, consumers look for security and convenience in that order of priority.…

Pure Hockey Shoots For Customer Loyalty With Swipely

Although winning and maintaining customer loyalty is a key goal for any retailer, it is especially important for businesses that specialize in niche products. Pure Hockey is a multichannel retailer…

Callaway Golf Launches New E-Commerce Site, Focuses On Content Creation

Perry Ellis International has re-launched the e-Commerce site for Callaway Golf Apparel. The site offers U.S. and Canadian customers a fully branded online shopping experience, and will be available in…

Holiday Promotions Start Long Before Black Friday, Experian Survey Reveals

Almost every day in November will resemble Black Friday as retailers will make overtures to shoppers much earlier and more often this holiday season. The most popular time period for…

Keeping Pace With Customer Feedback In The Digital Universe

Retailers can’t deny that the way customers share their thoughts and opinions has changed dramatically. A decade ago, disgruntled customers may have complained about a brand, product or service to…

RetailNext Invests In Worldwide Expansion

RetailNext, a provider of in-store analytics solutions, is investing further in global expansion by extending operations and leadership teams outside of the U.S. The announcement comes on the heels of…

Flint Secures $6 Million In Funding

Flint Mobile, a provider of integrated marketing tools for mobile businesses, has received $6 million in Series B funding from Digicel and SVG Ventures. The financial support will help accelerate…

Why I’m Searching On Mobile, But Shopping In-StoreBy Fatima D. Lora, Assistant Editor The Internet was probably the best invention ever… okay, maybe not the best, but it’s one of…