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When Is Mobile Not So Mobile?

Tablet devices are such hybrids that it’s hard for me to call them “Mobile devices.” I mean, it’s obvious that you can move around with them…people take them every

Winning and Large Retailers Face Different Mobile Challenges

In a recent report "Keeping Up with the Mobile Consumer," the primary reason retailers are addressing a consumer mobile strategy is because they see that consumers are already using mobile as part of their shopping experience.

Heinz Dip & Squeeze a Hit

Heinz new dip & squeeze packet, 9 grams of ketchup

PITTSBURGH — A new type of ketchup packaging, Heinz Dip & Squeeze, is now moving to your neighborhood grocery shopping cart.

Pretty Bubbles

A few days ago I received a Groupon for a decent Mexican restaurant nearby. I bought it and used it to take a suddenly indigent friend out to dinner.

Taxes: Not Just a Simple Pass-Through

While some view a tenant's obligation to pay taxes as a pass-through from the landlord, this characterization is often inaccurate. Landlords frequently collect more in taxes than they in fact pay, and sometimes they collect less.

Social Media for Retailers: Playing Right in the Virtual Village

Everyone’s talking about Social Media these days. Obviously, we can’t ignore communities of a half-billion people or more that talk to each other, share recipes, product successes, failures, and preferences.

Mobile Is The Perfect Home for Couponing

I came across an opinion column on Retail Customer Experience's web site, an opinion posted by Jeff Weidauer, VP Marketing at Vestcom International. In his column, he lays out reasons why he believes that coupons will become obsolete, and mobile coupons are merely delaying their inevitable obsolescence.

Coming to Your Cash Register: the New $100 Bill

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photo / U.S. Mint

In-Store Dilemma with Mobile Tech

Pop quiz, people. A customer walks into your store. She has her smartphone out, web browsing on, price-comparison apps and a whole world of online competitors ready and waiting. What do you do? What do you do?