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PayPal adds 15 US retail chains to in-store push

PayPal adds 15 US retail chains to in-store push

Barnes & Noble, Foot Locker, JC Penney and others join Home Depot in the grand project.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on May 28th 2012 at 11:15AM in News
MasterCard launches mobile POS programme

MasterCard launches mobile POS programme

Best practices for merchants considering mobile transactions.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on May 25th 2012 at 11:09AM in News
ME cross-platform month: John Lewis's 'shop anywhere' mission

ME cross-platform month: John Lewis's 'shop anywhere' mission

How the much-praised UK retailer ensured the ability to make payments across any channel.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 30th 2012 at 10:55AM in News
Splatter ramps up retail store support programme

Splatter ramps up retail store support programme

UK group now has over 100 staffers fully trained on iOS, Windows and Android.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 16th 2012 at 1:16PM in News
WHSmith to start contactless payments

WHSmith to start contactless payments

NFC readers in 46 travel-centric locations to start.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 23rd 2012 at 5:16PM in News
Interview: Clinton Cards talks NFC

Interview: Clinton Cards talks NFC

UK greetings cards retailer discusses contactless ahead of NFC Payments Europe 2012.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 23rd 2012 at 12:43PM in News
Shopitize wants to gamify high street shopping

Shopitize wants to gamify high street shopping

UK start-up lets users scan and upload till receipts in order to get rewards.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 14th 2012 at 10:56AM in News
Wrapp takes social gifting to UK

Wrapp takes social gifting to UK

Swedish firm signs Pizza Express, ASOS and others to its Facebook commerce platform.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 12th 2012 at 10:06AM in News
Constant Contact buys CardStar

Constant Contact buys CardStar

Retail loyalty specialist snaps up mobile app maker.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 24th 2012 at 1:12PM in News
Strada and MePlease team on mobile loyalty programme

Strada and MePlease team on mobile loyalty programme

National roll-out for scheme after 20 per cent sharing rates.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 14th 2011 at 11:00AM in News
£4bn - that's how much crappy mobile sites are costing UK retail

£4bn - that's how much crappy mobile sites are costing UK retail

Poor conversion rates depriving retailers of as much as 12 per cent of potential revenues.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 8th 2011 at 3:55PM in News
DDR launches ValuText local offers service

DDR launches ValuText local offers service

Shopping mall group partners with Placecast to sends SMS offers to opted-in consumers when they enter a 'geofenced' area.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 6th 2011 at 9:55AM in News
OPINION: Top tips for a better mobile retail site

OPINION: Top tips for a better mobile retail site

M-commerce is exploding. So get yourself an optimised site - and make it a good one, says Endeca's Andrew Webb.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 1st 2011 at 4:22PM in News
PayPal: mobile payment will be normal in five years

PayPal: mobile payment will be normal in five years

Brits will spend £2.5bn a year via mobile from 2016.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 25th 2011 at 11:35AM in News
Starbucks brings payment app to UK

Starbucks brings payment app to UK

Ho Cho To Go on your iPho from Jan.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 25th 2011 at 10:45AM in News
12 per cent of people buy something because of Facebook

12 per cent of people buy something because of Facebook

Seen it. 'Liked' it.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 22nd 2011 at 2:02PM in News
nToklo: Are retailers the new dumb pipes?

nToklo: Are retailers the new dumb pipes?

They could be if they keep farming out their social strategies to Facebook.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 16th 2011 at 4:45PM in News
Angry Birds lands at retail

Angry Birds lands at retail

Mobile blockbuster nests in UK stores as a PC game.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 11th 2011 at 3:16PM in News
­Carphone Warehouse to close UK Best Buy shops

­Carphone Warehouse to close UK Best Buy shops

All 11 'big box' stores to close as retailer focuses on phone stores.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 7th 2011 at 10:57AM in News
VeriFone buys Global Bay Mobile

VeriFone buys Global Bay Mobile

Acquires retail app maker to prep itself for the coming mobile commerce revolution.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 2nd 2011 at 10:41AM in News