Technology: Page 214


  • Neiman Marcus tests in-store interactive touch tables

    The upscale retailer is testing the tables, developed with interactive touchscreen company T1Visions, in Texas, California, and Chicago stores.

    By Jan. 8, 2015
  • Deep Dive

    6 challenges retailers will face in 2015

    From fulfillment to mobile commerce, retailers have their work cut out for them in the new year.

    By Jan. 6, 2015
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    What's shaping the e-commerce landscape?

    From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.

    By Retail Dive staff
  • Retail cyber attacks fewer, but more damaging: report

    Cyber criminals are doing more damage with fewer attacks, and retailers remain their most common victims.

    By Jan. 6, 2015
  • Textbook price-comparison software goes viral after legal threat

    OccupyTheBookstore helps students avoid textbooks' notoriously steep prices—to the chagrin of textbook retailers. 

    By Jan. 6, 2015
  • Survey: 45% of customers find cross-device inconsistencies

    Shoppers are ready to shop on mobile, but retailers by and large aren't able to deliver.

    By Dec. 22, 2014
  • Staples confirms data breach

    The office-supply retailer confirmed a hack that was first suspected in October and may have begun as early as April.

    By Dec. 21, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    7 retail tech startups to watch in 2015

    These companies attracting major investments and talented people have big plans for next year. 

    By Dec. 18, 2014
  • Twitter adds mobile marketing capabilities

    Marketers can now target users according to their specific carriers and devices.

    By Dec. 18, 2014
  • Rite Aid testing 3-D kiosks

    Shoppers in New York and Los Angeles will be able to view wellness information and receive promotions via enhanced images.

    By Dec. 18, 2014
  • Wanelo integrates with shopping app Shopify

    The shopping-oriented social network is quickly moving more deeply into e-commerce.

    By Dec. 16, 2014
  • Google buy button in the works

    The company has a long way to go before implementing the e-commerce tool, but it would make a world of sense.

    By Dec. 16, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    10 companies that 'won' retail in 2014

    Not all of these retailers had the biggest sales numbers of the year—but they caught our eye for a number of other reasons. 

    By Dec. 15, 2014
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    Epicor scoops up ShopVisible

    With its recent acquisitions, Epicor is poised to flex some serious tech muscle for mid-sized and larger retail companies.

    By Dec. 12, 2014
  • Apple and IBM reveal 10 new retail apps

    The partnership has yielded a series of apps ready for the sophisticated security and logistics demands of larger companies.

    By Dec. 11, 2014
  • EBay's iPad app takes on Pinterest look

    EBay wants to draw in more business by changing the look of its iPad app to look less like Amazon's webpage. 

    By Karen Talley • Dec. 10, 2014
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    New software targets in-store social media interactions

    The maker of a new digital software program says it can up conversions from shoppers' in-store social media interactions. 

    By Karen Talley • Dec. 10, 2014
  • Postmates launching API to help with same-day delivery

    The move would allow third-party sellers to offer local delivery in as quick as an hour.

    By Dec. 10, 2014
  • 'Bots' fraud will cause $6 billion loss in digital advertising next year

    "Bots," automated applications that mimic people and take money away from brands, will pull away $6.3 million from advertisers next year, a new study says.

    By Karen Talley • Dec. 9, 2014
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    Sponsored by: SurfStitch, a top Australian surf and apparel retailer and winner of the 2014 ORIAS Best Pure Play Online award, leverages product, purchase, and customer data, imported by Windsor Circle, to engage customers at all areas of the customer lifecycle. In their first six months wit...

    Dec. 9, 2014
  • Worldwide media ad sales to slow next year

    With overall ad spending slowing in the U.S., digital is looking strong and may even change the advertising landscape.

    By Karen Talley • Dec. 8, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    9 biggest retail blunders of 2014

    From offensive apparel to merchandise shortages, there are just some things you can’t blame on the weather or the economy.

    By Dec. 8, 2014
  • Yahoo making major strides in mobile advertising

    Yahoo is poised to become the number three player in mobile advertising, with its share of market expected to top Twitter next year. 

    By Karen Talley • Dec. 8, 2014
  • Data breach at Bebe stores confirmed

    Cards were accessed at stores nationwide between Nov. 8 and 26, and the website seems unaffected.

    By Dec. 8, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    'Tis the season for m-commerce

    Whether it be by tablet or smart phone, people are taking a mobile approach to Christmas.

    By Karen Talley • Dec. 5, 2014
  • Barnes & Noble buys Nook stake from Microsoft

    The bookseller aims to split its retail and digital businesses to give each a better chance to thrive.

    By Dec. 5, 2014