Retail TouchPoints

Pieroguys Pierogies Leverages Analytics To Personalize Offers

To harness the power of personalization and retain a loyal customer base, Pieroguys Pierogies has partnered with Affinity Solutions, a card-linked offer and transaction-enabled marketing solution provider. Since 2007, Pieroguys…

The Importance Of Shopping Small [Infographic]

Small businesses give back to the community by creating new jobs and offering consumers the ability to contribute to the cause of supporting the local economy. In fact, independent retailers…

Papyrus, Boot Barn And Brooks Sports Speed Response Times And Avoid IT Costs With Cloud Computing

  Following is Part 2 of the Retail TouchPoints series focused on Creating Winning Cloud Strategies. Part 3 will offer insights from other cloud platform vendors and retail analysts, and…

New Release Of EmcienPatterns Helps Retailers Leverage Big Data

Retailers that are positioned to respond quickly to market shifts and competitive demand across channels are well positioned to increase profitability and market share. With a recent upgrade to EmcienPatterns,…

Most Small Merchants Do Not Fear Security Breach

Only 50% of small merchants have validated their PCI compliance, according to a recent survey of 600 Level 4 merchants. In total, 79% of these retailers think there is “little…

Does the “F” in F-Commerce Stand for “Flop”?

Facebook has certainly drawn its share of grief this year. There’s the mishandled IPO and a stock price that has underwhelmed us all so far. General Motors pulled its Facebook…

Epicor Launches New Retail Business Intelligence Solution

Epicor has released Epicor Retail Business Intelligence (BI), a retail solution designed to offer mobile capabilities and improved store transfer analysis. The new solution uses data analysis and modeling tools…

Charley’s Boosts SMS Campaign Participation By 900%

As of July 2012, more than half (55.5%) of mobile subscribers own a smartphone, according to Nielsen, which is a substantial increase from 41% during July 2011. Some merchants are…

Von Maur Department Store has implemented the Oracle Retail Merchandising System suite to support same-store revenue growth as well as scheduled expansion into new markets in the U.S. Von Maur…