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But they did: more than 74.5 million people went to one of the 317 Apple stores across the world.

three things happen at once: The phone submits a $5 store coupon, his Citibank (C) MasterCard (MA) account is charged $20 for the shorts, and his loyalty card with the retailer, also stored on the phone, is credited with the purchase.

convergence of tech in grocery stores

"That makes Verizon appear to have the most privacy-friendly policy. Except that Verizon is alone in retaining the actual contents of text messages. It allegedly stores the messages for five days, while T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint don't store them at all."

aisle50 is a daily deal/coupon/discount service that lets people get items at 50% off.   they send an email, you purchase online, deal is added to your loyalty card, go to the store and the item is removed from the bill.

men and women check-in at store locations via foursquare to receive a special offer

The app is based around a floating store, rendered in 3D with a somewhat seamless mix of video interludes from various models promoting each garment. You can navigate your way through the store, interacting with content and scrolling through products

korea is making grocery store shopping very convenient.  weekly topic?

There is a trend starting with Big Chains opening smaller version stores, Office Depot or Staples is doing the same thing

Today, app stores have become the a one-way street for developers. Over 45% of the respondents in our Developer Economics 2011 report used an app store as their primary route to the market, climbing nearly 30% since last year. At the same time, we found that the use of other distribution channels (own portal/website, 3rd party aggregators, via customers, Telco portals) has greatly decreased since last year's research.

South Korea's Tesco (Home Plus) has implemented QR codes to simplify the way people shop at their store.

"Here's more proof that retail store windows can blend art and merchandising to create attractions worthy of pedestrian traffic. The Issey Miyake store in Tokyo features chairs that are half real, half art."

Walmart is launching a Facebook app that customizes marketing for each of its nearly 3,600 U.S. stores, allowing tailored communications about local deals, events or limited-distribution products

This could cause a major decline in traffic to carrier stores

"Retailers are embracing the convergence of channels - online and bricks-and-mortar stores - reimagining the store and buildi"

At the YouTube Space London (also at King's Cross), popular YouTube celebs can already record and edit their videos. The new "gift shop" will allow them to sell their merchandise, such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, videos, mugs, books, etc. YouTube - which is owned by Google - hopes the Creator Store will help educate YouTubers about licensing their own products and brand. The 20,000-square-foot YouTube Space London houses three recording studios, state-of-the-art camera and video equipment and 4K screening facilities.