Last week NRF in New York hosted retail folk, but it seemed as if every show vendor was hawking technology solutions to help retailers track product lifecycle from factory to sale.

Visa has made mobile contactless payments available commercially for various smartphones via DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay microSD platform.

Brookshire Grocery Co., one of the largest regional grocery chains in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, is offering contactless mobile payments and rewards to its customers.

DALLAS – Urban Outfitters’ top executive said his company has big plans for using mobile to streamline the in-store purchasing experience during his Shop.org keynote address.

While the contactless mobile payments ecosystem is evolving quickly, it is still three-to-four years away from achieving mass-market adoption.

While mobile payments are convenient, consumers could be at risk when mistakes are made by merchants and processors or as a result of fraud.

The integration of mobile technologies into food retailers’ in-store experiences can have an impact on purchase intent, according to a Latitude study.

MobileNow launched the first near field communication technology to support contactless mobile payments for all types of metered parking.

A group of industry experts weighs in: Will NFC live up to the hype and help contactless mobile payments and marketing technologies such as smart posters reach the mass market?

Mobile payments let retailers close the loop on their marketing initiatives and drive revenue via the mobile Web and applications. But what options are out there?