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Mobile Payment's Birth Pangs

10-01-2012
by Supermarket News
In-store payment by smartphone is poised to gain a foothold in food retail this year, as retailers and shoppers upgrade their equipment Michael Garry Israeli Program Retalix, an Israeli retail technology company with U.S. offices in Plano, T... Read more

Information, Please

16-11-2011
by D. Gail Fleenor
It’s hard to capture the attention of modern consumers, especially while they are shopping. Static signs and shelf talkers seem old-fashioned to smartphone-enabled shoppers with access to a web of products. A new in-store shop-along platform gives retailers a way to grab t... Read more

Mercatus Concierge® for Mobile Featuring QR and NFC Technology Now Available to Retailers

31-10-2011
by Mercatus Technologies Inc.
October 31, 2011—TORONTO, ON—Mercatus Technologies, a software development company delivering cross-channel marketing capabilities to the retail industry, launches a service module for the Concierge® for Mobile solution. Concierge for Mobile, a customizable mobile... Read more

Price Chopper Plans Mobile, Web Apps

14-10-2011
by Michael Garry
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets here plans to launch its first mobile-phone application and an enhanced website based on Mercatus Smart Shopping Technology from Mercatus Technologies, Toronto.  Related Articles Pr... Read more

Price Chopper Deal

03-10-2011
by Mercatus USA Inc.
Mercatus Inks Multi-year Deal with Price Chopper Supermarkets to Power the Retailer’s Cross-Channel Digital Marketing Strategy October 3, 2011—NEWARK, NJ—Mercatus USA, a software development company delivering cross-channel marketing capabilities to the retail ... Read more

Grocery shopping 2.0: The techno cart

20-09-2011
by Jonathan Paul
Techno shopping carts are a reality as retailers pony up to woo tech-savvy shoppers. “Consumers today, especially those under the age of 30, not only know technology, but they expect retailers to continue to adapt innovations at the same pace,” says John Scott, presi... Read more

Mercatus Names Rick Laanvere Vice President, Sales & Marketing

06-09-2011
by Mercatus Technologies Inc.
September 6, 2011—TORONTO, ON—Mercatus Technologies, a software development company delivering cross-channel marketing capabilities to the retail industry, announces the appointment of Rick Laanvere, P. Eng., as Vice President, Sales & Marketing. In this role, Ric... Read more

CPG brands dive head first

01-09-2011
by Alex Palmer, Direct Marketing News
While consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers have not embraced digital marketing strategies as quickly as marketers in other sectors, that looks poised to change. Through new initiatives ranging from social couponing to stronger e-commerce offerings and enhanced labeling, CPG ... Read more

Mercatus and Gladson Announce Partnership

01-08-2011
by Gladson
LISLE, Ill.–The ability of retailers to build profitable customer relationships through smart shopping technology was greatly enhanced today with the announcement of a strategic partnership between Mercatus and Gladson. Today’s shoppers are increas... Read more

Mercatus and Gladson Announce Partnership

26-07-2011
by TekservPos
Mercatus and Gladson announced today a strategic partnership that is expected to enable retailers to foster personalized relationships that create deep levels of customer loyalty.  Mercatus will use Gladson’s comprehensive database of high-quality, up-to-date pr... Read more

Bloom Goes Mobile with Free iPhone™ Application

28-06-2011
SALISBURY, N.C. – Bloom guests can now access weekly specials, search recipes, manage shopping lists and find their nearest Bloom with just a touch of a few buttons on their iPhone™, iPad™ and iPod™ devices. “At Bloom, we look for opportunities to leverage technology to enhan... Read more

Stretching Your Dollar : Apps that save

21-02-2011
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – Food Lion is making grocery shopping much easier with an app for your iPhone that allows you to capitalize on their weekly specials.  The Food Lion app lets you browse the store's specials by department or by aisle.  The phone appl... Read more

Food Lion Goes Mobile with Free iPhone™ Application

21-12-2010
Customers Can Access Coupons, Manage Shopping Lists and Discover New Products through Mobile Connection SALISBURY, N.C. – Food Lion customers can now access weekly specials, new recipes and store directions right at their fingertips by using their iPhone™, iPad™... Read more

Retail Goes Digital

01-02-2010
by James Fraser, Canadian Grocer
Within the next three years, marketers who haven’t mastered new, evolving or yet-to-be introduced retail media will find themselves struggling to build their brands at retail level. More dollars are being spent in the retail environment than ever before, with Walmart, Lobla... Read more

Not enough hands

23-07-2008
by Denise Deveau, The Globe & Mail: TQ @ Work
"I guess you could call it a digital addiction," confesses Sylvain Perrier, vice-president of technology for Toronto-based Springboard Retail Networks, which develops electronic and interactive shopping systems. ?"I switch out [mobile] devices about every four months depending on... Read more

Concierge Key to the future of grocery shopping

03-02-2007
by Mark Rollins, Associatedcontent.com
I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand grocery shopping. John Updike, in his short story "A&P" described the shopping experience as a pinball machine: you were launched when you entered the doors, you bumped around the aisles for a while, but you inevitably en... Read more

Shopping a Breeze with Concierge

23-01-2007
by technabob.com
As our society gets more and more used to advertising at every turn, it’s no surprise that interactive advertising is making its way to the place where we’re most likely to be ready to purchase, our shopping carts. The Concierge system provides shoppers with a wirele... Read more

Customizable options make concierge user- friendly

23-01-2007
by geeksugar.com
The device ... would come in handy in nearly any shopping. The Concierge system from Springboard Networks might be the upcoming innovation I’m looking forward to the most. It’s a cart-mounted computer interface with LCD screen that acts as a guide through your favori... Read more

Concierge delivers non invasive advertising

19-01-2007
by Gizwizbiz
Concierge is an interactive, touch-screen computer affixed to the shopping cart. The device is wirelessly connected to a retailer’s in-store network and Springboard’s proprietary storage database and analytics system. By helping consumers save time, cut costs and disc... Read more

Concierge: Shopping Carts Go High-Tech

19-01-2007
by Peter Suciu, Scifi.com
One of the greatest benefits of those handy self-checkout systems at the grocery store is that you usually don’t get stuck behind someone who’s overly chatty with the cashier. Now technology promises to free you from even having to ask which aisle the pork rinds are i... Read more
 

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