Boston, MA, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — According to a new special report from Boston Retail Partners (BRP), social media produces unlimited opportunities to create a memorable and personalized customer shopping experience; however, most retailers are not successfully executing their social media strategies. According to the BRP SPECIAL REPORT: Enhancing Customer Engagement Through Social Media,…
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Dunkin’ Donuts' DD Perks® Rewards program reaches more than five million members
CANTON, MA, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts today (August 22, 2016) announced that the brand’s DD Perks® Rewards program has reached an exciting new milestone of more than five million members. As a way to celebrate the achievement and thank the brand’s…
New York, NY, 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, in conjunction with Samsung Electronics America, today introduced the Samsung Galaxy Tab A NOOK, the newest addition to the NOOK by Samsung lineup and the…
Charlotte, N.C., 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Family footwear retailer, Rack Room Shoes announced today the release of a mobile application to enhance loyalty and customer engagement. The app offers a seamless mobile experience intended to unite online and offline shopping experiences. Users can enjoy exclusive, app-only savings – and easily browse and purchase footwear…
Bose and Currys PC World research reveals top music genre London commuters listen to
London, 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — If you thought that your fellow commuters were starting the day with an upbeat dance track, you’d be wrong. New research by Bose and Currys PC World reveals that the top genre to listen to while…
LONDON, 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — British parents are turning to “tech rewards” to keep their children’s behaviour and school progress on the straight and narrow, according to a new report by Currys PC World.
New research of the nation’s parents has found that a staggering 64 percent admit to purchasing tablets, laptops and mobile phones…
Beijing, 2016-Aug-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple today (August 17, 2016) announced a significant commitment by major supplier Lens Technology to run its Apple operations on entirely renewable energy. This unprecedented commitment, combined with zero waste compliance from all final assembly sites, furthers Apple’s efforts to help manufacturers lower their carbon footprint and reduce waste in…
Apple opens its 10th New York City retail store at the World Trade Center
New York, 2016-Aug-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple’s 10th New York City retail store opened this morning in the World Trade Center's bustling transportation hub. Thousands of customers have already visited Apple World Trade Center, which draws inspiration from the surrounding…
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Aug-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market stores in Canada are now offering Apple Pay, a service that enables shoppers to make mobile payments with an iPhone.
“Our customers are going to love the convenience of Apple Pay, which will bring a faster, easier, more secure and private way to make purchases at…
Carrefour Spain introduces payment via smartphone in its petrol stations
SPAIN, 2016-Aug-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Spain has 122 service stations and introduced the new payment system in July. It’s based on an app called My Carrefour, which can be downloaded for free from Apple Store or Google Play.
The service is restricted to Pass card…
Tokyo, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rakuten, Inc. (TSE: 4755) today announced the launch of “Rakuten Music,” a service offering unlimited streaming of music for a fixed rate through an iOS or Android app.
Rakuten Music was designed and developed as a “one-stop music service” allowing users to listen to and buy music seamlessly. Registered users…
Beijing, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today announced strategic partnership with HTC Corporation (‘HTC’), the pioneer in innovative smart technologies. Both companies will join hands to explore high scalable and price-competitive virtual reality (“VR”) solutions for customers worldwide.
Leveraging the advanced cloud computing technology of Alibaba Cloud,…
LONDON, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, 4 August 2016, Currys PC World unveils its new campaign – ‘Get Started’. The cross-channel campaign looks to champion consumers’ passions and ambitions in a move to highlight the retailer’s new lifestyle based segmentation of laptops to make the shopping experience easier and less techy.
‘Get Started’ will be…
I.N.C International Concepts, exclusively at Macy’s, revealed its fall 2016 campaign, “Iris meets I.N.C” with imagery and a corresponding emoji keyboard inspired by fashion icon Iris Apfel. (Photo: Business Wire)
NEW YORK, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — I.N.C International Concepts, exclusively at Macy’s, today reveals its fall 2016 campaign, “Iris Meets I.N.C,” and launches its corresponding…
GRAPEVINE, TX, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — GameStop Corp.(NYSE: GME), a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of three national AT&T authorized retailers: Cellular World Corp.,Midwest Cellular, Inc., and Red Skye Wireless, Inc., adding 507 stores to its Technology…
Baskin-Robbins announces launch of its new mobile app featuring special mobile offers and mobile payment
CANTON, MA, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Baskin-Robbins’ guests now have a cool new way to enjoy their favorite frozen treat as Baskin-Robbins today launched its new mobile app for iPhone and Android users. In addition to money-saving deals, ice cream…
London, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Samsung Note returns to the UK for the first time in two years this summer, with its Galaxy Note7 model.
The device boasts a number of exceptional features, from its fast wireless charging to water resistant stylus. As well as this, there’s now a layer of biometric scanning with…
Brooklyn, New York, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Thousands of customers turned out Saturday for the grand opening of Apple Williamsburg, the first Apple store in Brooklyn. Customers began queuing Friday on Bedford Ave before midnight, and when the store opened at 10 a.m. Saturday the line stretched around the block.
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Cupertino, California, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ —At an employee meeting in Cupertino this morning, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple recently sold the billionth iPhone.
"iPhone has become one of the most important, world-changing and successful products in history. It's become more than a constant companion. iPhone is truly an essential part of our daily…
Cupertino, CA, 2016-Jul-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 third quarter ended June 25, 2016. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $42.4 billion and quarterly net income of $7.8 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $49.6 billion and net income of $10.7…
TEANECK, N.J., 2016-Jul-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Cognizant (CTSH) today announced that it has been selected by PetSmart, Inc., the largest specialty pet retailer in North America, to help it gain deeper customer insight and provide an improved omni-channel brand and shopping experience across its brick and mortar, online and mobile sales channels.
PetSmart'sCustomer Data Foundation…
London , 2016-Jul-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carphone Warehouse has today unveiled its latest marketing campaign starring Keith Lemon, debuting first in cinema alongside this year’s summer blockbusters.
Travelling to Dubai where everyone always gets what they ask for, the ad shows Keith ‘rolling’ in a gold plated G-Wagon flanked by a Lamborghini and Ferrari, and…
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands , 2016-Jul-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR International has rolled out a number of online initiatives this year, starting with the online publication of Contact International, the magazine developed for SPAR Partners and Retailers. A fully refreshed website was also launched as well as an internal communications platform featuring SPAR Partner…
NEW YORK, 2016-Jul-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Jul. 20, 2016), Macy’s (NYSE:M) announced the pilot of “Macy’s On Call,” a mobile web tool that allows customers to interact with an AI-powered platform via their mobile devices. “Macy’s On Call” taps IBM Watson, via Satisfi, an intelligent engagement platform, to deliver a first-of-its-kind solution that…
London, 2016-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carphone Warehouse accessory sales of portable Powerbanks saw a 60% increase over the weekend, indicating herds of Pokémon trainers headed to stores to avoid running out of phone battery at critical moments on their quest to catch Pokémon.
Stores in Devon and Cornwall saw the biggest increase in sales, suggesting…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ —Starting on 19 July 2016, Carrefour customers will be able to use Apple Pay – a new easy, secure and private way to pay – at hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores operating under the Carrefour banner in France.
New service for a richer customer experience
Apple Pay is a new…
SEATTLE, 2016-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Kindle announced the launch of Singles Classics—a way to make iconic articles, stories and essays from well-known authors writing for top magazines and periodicals available in digital form, many for the first time. Readers can now enjoy easy access to hard-to-find and long-lost articles and stories written…
Arteixo, Spain, 2016-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Inditex's shareholders met today at the company's headquarters in Arteixo for the Annual General Meeting. During the meeting, Pablo Isla, the Group's chairman and chief executive, reviewed Inditex's earnings performance for 2015, noting that revenue and profits reached €20.9 billion and €2.89 billion, respectively, leading to a dividend…
CHICAGO, 2016-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today GGP announced a new tool to give shoppers visibility into parking availability at its properties using historical and real-time data to predict parking accessibility. By using heat maps enabled by GPS data to show open parking spaces closest to shoppers’ favorite stores or restaurants, the industry-first parking feature…
Hangzhou, 2016-Jul-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) today announced the launch of OS'Car, the first YunOS-enabled, mass produced internet car, in collaboration with SAIC Motor Corp. Alibaba unveiled "YunOS for cars", a smart operating system tailored for the automotive industry, which marks a milestone for Alibaba's Internet of Things (IoT) strategy and underlines…