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Flip Flop Shops Launches Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

Flip Flop Shops, a Canadian flip flop and sandal retailer, has partnered with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to help raise money for breast cancer awareness and encourage consumers to…

Manhattan Associates Launches Mobile Division, Extends Supply Chain Platform

Manhattan Associates has announced Manhattan Mobility Labs, a new unit specifically focused on mobile applications and extending them into the Manhattan Associates platform of supply chain optimization solutions. Manhattan Mobility…

NRF Launches Web Site To Educate, Engage Retailers In Election

On the heels of the political debates, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has launched Retail Means Votes, a non-partisan web site dedicated to educating, engaging and encouraging active retailer participation…

Best Buy Integrates With ShopSavvy Wallet To Better Connect With Mobile Shoppers

More consumers are tapping into smartphones to compare prices in brick-and-mortar store aisles. In fact, research completed via smartphones influences 5.1% of annual retail store sales, translating to a forecasted…

Athletic specialty retailer Foot Locker is making strides to better understand its worldwide customers’ paths to purchase by implementing the Visual Customer Intelligence (VCI) offering from LightHaus, a video analytics…

Finish Line Transitions To Mobile POS, Targets Time-Starved Holiday Shoppers

In an effort to boost sales and customer satisfaction this holiday season, best-in-class retailers eagerly are testing and rolling out optimal customer-facing mobile initiatives. From apps to m-POS, there are…

Groupon Enters mPOS Space, Launches Restaurant iPad App

Groupon has entered the restaurant POS system market with a new offering called Breadcrumb, an iPad-based mobile POS application. With the restaurant-focused app, Groupon is going head-to-head with traditional restaurant…

Foot Locker Improves Customer Satisfaction With Traffic Intelligence Solutions

Retailers are seeking more effective tools and technologies to help them understand consumers’ in-store browsing and buying journeys. In doing so, organizations can pinpoint peak traffic days and times, and…

Maybe It’s Time To Embrace Showrooming By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief The term “showrooming” carries with it a very negative context. Often the context of the discussion around showrooming is how…