The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently released a report entitled “Retail CIO Agenda 2015: Secure and Innovate,” finding that CIOs are focusing on digital security and retail innovation.

Netherlands-based digital security firm Gemalto released a report this month, announcing that data breaches increased by 49 percent in 2014.

Mandiant, a branch of the computer security firm FireEye, has released its annual security trends report, which says that hackers are now impersonating retail employees to gain access to internal networks.

According to the Los Angeles Times, dockworkers and shipping lines reached a tentative contract agreement late last week, narrowly avoiding what could have been a catastrophic shutdown of the busiest docks in the United States. 

Apple is considering establishing specialized retail stores built exclusively to sell the much-anticipated Apple Watch, according to the latest reports from Trusted Reviews.

Is chip and/or PIN payment finally having its day in the United States?

A few years ago, Stage Stores decided to implement predictive analytics in its day-to-day operations, and the results of that decision were overwhelmingly positive.

Beacons and other low-cost devices are going to shape the future of brick-and-mortar retail. 

More consumers are researching products online before buying them in brick-and-mortar stores.