Retail TouchPoints

Shoppers Provide Real-Time Feedback With Quri’s EasyShift App

Thousands of mobile shoppers are creating a network of individual focus groups for brands and retailers nationwide through EasyShift, a smartphone and cloud-based analytics app from Quri. By participating in…

Giant Tiger Selects Manhattan Associates To Improve Supply Chain Performance

Giant Tiger Stores, a Canadian family discount retailer, chose solutions from the Manhattan SCOPE supply chain portfolio to optimize its distribution and supply chain processes across its 206 stores. The…

eBags.com Chooses Revionics For Shopper-Centric Pricing Strategies

eBags.com, an online retailer of luggage, handbags and similar accessories, chose Revionics’ analytics-based Price Optimization tool to help improve its pricing strategies.  The move “will ensure we are competitively priced…

Back-To-School Consumer Trends [Infographic]

This back-to-school season looks promising for both retailers and consumers. In fact, most consumers said they plan to shop online/use comparison shopping web sites (62%) and shop at discount/bargain/outlet stores…

E-Couponing Brings Real-Time Coupons To Customers’ Fingertips at REAL Stores

Shoppers at 320 German REAL hypermarkets can now access personalized coupons using their mobile devices as they shop store aisles. The  real,- digital coupon system was developed in conjunction with…

It was David Beckham mayhem at the H&M on 5th Ave. in NYC with the retailer unveiling the star athlete’s new underwear line. Velvet ropes and everything! – Alicia Fiorletta…

Hallmark Cards Implements ‘Retail-As-A-Service’ To Decrease Costs And Improve Brick-And-Mortar Performance

The cloud and “as-a-service” business models are making inroads within the retail industry due to a promise of more seamless operations and instant access to data. Hallmark Cards, Inc., has…

Smartphones And Social Media Encourage Boost In Back-To-School Purchases

Retailers have geared up for the back-to-school season (BTS) by rolling out interactive marketing strategies, mobile applications, and new products to increase foot traffic and sales. In-store and online merchants who…

Founded By Leading Retailers, MCX Promotes Convenient Mobile Payment Solution

Leading retailers including Best Buy, Lowes, Target and Walmart are among the founding members of Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a new company focused on offering a mobile commerce experience that…