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Pier 1 In-store Pickup, Potential Borders Buyers, Wal-Mart Suit Dismissed
After a successful nationwide soft launch of its new buy online/pick up in store program, Pier 1.2Go, the retailer will begin actively marketing its capability next week, according to RIS News.
Pier 1 is also on track for a summer 2012 launch of its e-commerce enabled website, Pier 1.2You, which will allow customers to order products online and choose from among multiple delivery...
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Big Y Groupon Deal, Wal-Mart Mobile Shops, Conborn’s Mobile Apps
Groupon is making its first foray into the grocery industry, partnering with New England supermarket chain Big Y on a test program, according to the Hartford Courant.
The new partnership with Big Y is the first time a multi-store grocery retailer has run a Groupon deal, and Big Y is the only retailer in any industry that has fully integrated Groupon deals into its loyalty card...
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Tesco Mobile Pilot, Wal-Mart Small Stores, Target Canada Mediation
In what may be a first in retail IT, the UK-based Tesco chain chose the mobile platform it would experiment with based on a determination that it was the least secure, according to StorefrontBacktalk.
Tesco is piloting a Wi-Fi system that will map the closest routes between selected products in stores. Tesco wanted to do extensive beta testing with customers before offering the final...
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Daily Deal Growth, Target Canada Stores, Donut Day
Unique visitors to leading daily deal sites Groupon and LivingSocial.com grew by triple-digit rates between April 2010 and April 2011, according to analysis from Compete.
Groupon still leads the way with nearly 24 million unique visitors for the month, increasing 5.4% month-over-month (MOM) and 655.8% year-over-year (YOY).
International Expansion
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Urban Outfitters Mobile POS, Google NFC Payment, Starbucks Raises Bagged Coffee Cost
Urban Outfitters, which has been piloting mobile POS devices in selected stores since late 2010, will roll out the technology across three of its brands this year, according to RIS News.
The technology, developed by Starmount, uses Apple iPod Touch hardware outfitted with a sled containing a magnetic stripe reader and barcode scanner, and includes the full functionality of a...
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Promotional Email, sneeqpeeq Social App, Safeway Personalized Pricing
The top online retailers sent each of their subscribers 3.2 promotional emails on average during the week ending May 20, 2011, according to the Retail Email Blog.
That’s up 7% week-over-week, down 4% from where it was four weeks ago, and up 22% year-over-year.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
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Cinemark Mobile App, Amazon E-Book Sales, Wal-Mart Hispanic Marketing
Motion picture exhibitor Cinemark is introducing a new iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad application that enables movie fans to securely purchase Cinemark movie tickets "on the go."The app also allows users to locate the nearest Cinemark theater, watch trailers, read film synopses and share information via email, text and social networking.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
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Harvey Norman Holographs, Target Canadian Sales, BJ’s Bidding
Australian retailer Harvey Norman has unveiled its first holographic salesperson in stores across the country, according to PC Tech & Authority. Created by New Zealand-based technology firm Spyglass, the salesperson, “V,” is a female hologram that fulfills the role of a living, breathing Harvey Norman staff member.
International Expansion
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Online Shopping Conversations, Target Brand Equity, Poshling Launch
According to a new study released by ListenLogic, nearly 25% of shopping conversations are posted online from consumers within the store. This is an increase from Q4 2010, when nearly one out of six comments were made while in the store.
Stats & Research
Target Stores has the strongest consumer brand equity among retail brands, and the company was named as the 2011 Harris Poll...Continue Reading »
Google Mobile Payment, Facebook Investments, P-Fresh Expands
Google is teaming up with MasterCard Inc. and Citigroup Inc. to embed technology in Android mobile devices that would allow consumers to make purchases by waving their smartphones in front of a small reader at the checkout counter, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google is reportedly aiming to make mobile payments easier in a bid to boost its advertising business.
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