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Mobile Phones Emerging As Fourth Sales Channel, Cisco Study Shows Retailers Tap Into All Touchpoints
Mobile devices are quickly emerging as a fourth sales channel for retailers, according to a new study from Cisco Systems. The company’s third annual e-commerce study found that the rise…
News June 6Blockbuster Unveils Plan For New In-Store Digital Download Kiosk
As part of a strategic initiative to “restore the rental DVD business,” Blockbuster has signed a pilot test with self-service and assisted technology company NCR Corporation to test digital download…
Features June 5Newly Launched Borders.com Site Builds On Customer Loyalty Program
Borders Group is hoping to bring the store feel into customers’ homes with the new Borders.com website, which has been in development for two years since George Jones joined the…
News June 5New Report Spotlights Strategies To Reach The Web 2.0 Consumer
Socializing with peers and specially targeted events are two ways marketers are reaching the new generation of consumers: Gen Y – the 14- to 24-year-olds who are desensitized to traditional…
News June 5The dunnhumby Way: Insights Into How Relevance Marketing Shapes Strategy For Tesco, Kroger & Others
Most retailers are familiar with the success Tesco has had with its Clubcard loyalty program. With more than 13 million active card holders and 85% of the chain’s sales captured…
News June 5Amazon Infiltrates Brick & Mortar With ‘TextBuyIt’ Mobile Shopping
Amazon has moved out of the Internet and into consumers’ mobile phones to grab more retail sales.
News June 4BazaarVoice CMO Shares Insight On The Impact of Reviews & Ratings
As CMO for BazaarVoice, Sam Decker has been actively involved in generating 12 billion product reviews since the company started in 2005. The connection between these review sites and manufacturers…
News May 29Today’s Retail Models: Everything is Broken, But Cross-Channel Formats Are Still Flexible
Amazing how smart I was just two years ago. In fact, the world seemed to be full of geniuses. Prognostications on how to feed the monster called ecommerce and increase…
News May 29Insider Tips On How To Avoid The Holiday Email Crush In Retail
If there was ever a time that retailers wish they could send a personal, emotional, timely message to their best customers, this might be it. With overall sales down across…
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