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Starbucks/Square Agreement Helps Spur Local Business Growth
Expensive interchange fees associated with credit/debit card payment processing, cumbersome merchant application procedures and mandatory credit checks are just a few reasons why many retailers prefer not to accept credit/debit…
News August 16Retail Executives Share Challenges With Solution Provider Partners During RetailNOW Panel Discussion
Nearly 2,000 retailers, retail solution providers and resellers gathered at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the 2012 RetailNOW conference in July. Specifically targeted to small…
News August 15Finding The Best Workforce BalanceBy Debbie Hauss Last week I attended an event sponsored by Workforce Insight and heard from a number of different retailers regarding their labor scheduling and…
Executive Viewpoints August 1410 Trends Impacting Back-To-School Spending In 2012 [Infographic]
Since 2003, online shopping has quadrupled for back-to-school (BTS), according to NRF’s Back-To-School Shopping report. In 2012, most shoppers are using e-Commerce sites to compare prices and find the best…
Executive Viewpoints August 14Back-To-School Shopping Increases In 2012; Target & IKEA Focus On Mobile, Social Strategies
This is Part I of the Retail TouchPoints two-part Back-To-School report. This feature highlights strategies, spending trends and predictions for the new school year. Part II, appearing in the August…
Features August 13Analyzing User Content Consumption Patterns To Improve Marketing Efforts
Targeting on a mass scale was the foundation of sound marketing efforts for most of the last century but executives need to take it down many layers deeper. Today, successful…
Executive Viewpoints August 13Bringing Shoppers Back From The Brink By Blunting Mobile’s Showrooming Effect
It may not provoke the same fear that the Jaws theme induces, but for marketers and retailers, a new word has cropped up in their vocabularies that has a similarly…
Executive Viewpoints August 13Genius Customer Engagement Platform Integrates New Payment And Loyalty Options
Recent developments in the payment space confirm the U.S. shift to Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) and Near Field Communication (NFC) — both expected to heighten overall security of contactless…
News August 13Hearsay Social Teams With Foursquare To Power Local-Social Marketing
Hearsay Social announced that it will support foursquare features such as check-ins, mayorship, tips and more. The platform integration will offer corporate brand marketers and local representatives the ability to…
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