Retail TouchPoints

TouchPoints TV at #NRF13: Anders Armandt, Procurator

  Anders Armandt, Procurator Retail TouchPoints Editorial Director Andrew Gaffney presents the Customer Engagement Award in the Supply Chain category to Anders Armandt of Procurator, a 17-store chain in Sweden.…

TouchPoints TV at #NRF13: David Dorf, Oracle Retail

  David Dorf, Oracle Retail Dorf discusses innovation in mobile technology, including Oracle’s partnership with Isis to enable payments from an Isis phone. He also said that Oracle is working…

Foursquare Release New Mobile App For Businesses

 Foursquare recently released a new mobile app designed to help organizations connect to their Foursquare for Business accounts. The Foursquare for Business app is free and available for iPhone and…

Perry Ellis is among the latest retailers to implement mPOS in stores. Prior to Black Friday, Perry Ellis adopted iPads featuring Starmount Connect and Engage in 17 top-selling locations. Due…

Beyond Facebook And Twitter: The New Age Of Social Media In Retail

Close followers of retail in 2013 realize the importance of social media in creating effective merchandising programs. During the 102nd annual NRF BIG Show earlier in January 2013, a number of…

TouchPoints TV: Nick Ciminillo, Oracle Retail

  Nick Ciminillo, Oracle Retail Ciminillo discusses planning optimization. “The average retailer is collecting about 90% more data today than they were two years ago,” he notes. He shares three…

TouchPoints TV at #NRF13: Carin van Vuuren, Usablenet

  Carin van Vuuren, Usablenet “The most important thing, we believe, is to start to build multichannel-ready infrastructure,” van Vuuren says. “You have to start to think long-term.” She recommends…

TouchPoints TV at #NRF13: Stephen Holmes, The Home Depot

  Stephen Holmes, The Home Depot Holmes discussed The Home Depot’s partnership with Microsoft and Motorola, implementing handheld mobile devices in stores. The next-generation touchscreen devices handle inventory management, associate-to-associate…

TouchPoints TV at #NRF13: Steven Topper, Pitney Bowes Software

  Steven Topper, Pitney Bowes Software Pitney Bowes recently completed a retailer survey to assess customer engagement strategies. “It was shocking — we have always known that retailers are struggling…