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The push is on in Canada for a single smartphone app that controls your home appliances, from the lights in your bedroom to the security system guarding your front door. At a “Smart Open House” on Tuesday, Home Depot representatives …

Change is inevitable and while for retailers, change can be exciting, nailing the basics like search engine optimization and e-mail marketing can be overwhelming. But Shop.org’s recent The State of Retailing Online 2014 Report shows why its more important that …

The retail industry is brimming with technological advancements. From beacons and in-store analytics to augmented reality, wearable tech, and 3-D printing, there certainly isn’t a shortage of gizmos that merchants can use in their stores.  Be that as it may, …

According to a recent article from the National Retail Federation, a new app allows retailers and other employers to “see” employees as they clock in and out, verifying identities and delivering individual messages. The app, Timesly, is the world’s first …

According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, U.S. retailers are facing a steep and persistent drop in store traffic, which is weighing on sales and prompting chains to slow store openings as shoppers make more of their purchases online. …

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, issued a warning to retailers about a new POS malware hack that has been detected. Dubbed “Backoff,” the family of malware exploits has been found in …

According to Multichannel Merchant, customers no longer differentiate between online and in-store experiences. To attract and retain today’s empowered shoppers, retailers must blend the physical and digital worlds into a seamless omnichannel commerce experience that offers buy anywhere, fulfill from …

Consumers have access to information wherever and whenever they want thanks to the Internet. Today, customer are arguably more prepared and equipped when they visit stores to shop. But they are increasingly using smartphones and mobile devices to search the …