Technology

Survey: Mobile moms browse, buy on own schedule
Apr 22, 2013
Survey results released by Alliance Data Retail Services found that many...
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Costco and IRI expand relationship
Apr 22, 2013
Information Resources (IRI), the exclusive provider of Costco point-of-...
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Rite Aid improves, redesigns website
Apr 22, 2013
Rite Aid Corp. said Monday it has redesigned Riteaid.com to a more...
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Body Central Corp. selects Jesta I.S. omni-channel solution
Apr 22, 2013
Jesta I.S. said Monday that Body Central Corp. has selected Jesta I.S.’...
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Office Depot debuts citizenship site for Earth Month
Apr 18, 2013
Office Depot announced that it has debuted a new corporate citizenship...
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Study: 76% of women prefer in-store shopping over smartphone
Apr 18, 2013
Research findings released by mobile-retail marketer Swirl found that a...
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Crabtree & Evelyn teams with Demandware for digital/mobile commerce
Apr 17, 2013
Demandware said that Crabtree & Evelyn has re-launched its U.S. e-...
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Tech Bytes

HSN Breaks Channel Barriers

By Dan Berthiaume, senior editor, Chain Store Age

HSN may have been a pioneer in using TV as a shopping channel, but the retailer is using emerging technology to become a much broader enterprise. ”

As HSN CEO Mindy Grossman detailed during a keynote session at last week’s Internet Retailer conference in Chicago, this is not your mother’s HSN. Not by a long shot.

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People/Companies in the News

Shoe Carnival names e-commerce head, to accelerate omni-channel
Shoe Carnival said it has named Kent Zimmerman as VP e-commerce.
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Surveys/Reports

RSR Research – Multiple channels produce profits
A new study from RSR Research concludes that retailers offering multiple selling channels connect more with consumers and are more profitable than retailers operating a single channel. Virtually every cross-channel selling tactic is being employed by retailers more this year than in 2012, with particularly strong growth in mobile.
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Survey: Young consumers use mobile retail apps
Consumers younger than 35 are nearly twice as likely to download a mobile app from a retailer or brand as those older than 50, according to data from a new survey conducted by CashStar and Digital Research.
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