Consumer dry cleaner debuts media campaign on interactive holographic POS displays

April 6, 2018

Dryel, an at-home dry cleaner, is running a national media campaign on the Provision Interactive media network to increase purchases at point of sale…

Octopus extends merchant acceptance via NFC-enabled mPOS app

April 6, 2018

Octopus Cards Limited has launched a new feature to enhance the Octopus App for Business, enabling merchants to accept Octopus card payment through their NFC…

Mall of America embracing chatbot to boost retail customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

The Mall of America's limited chatbot experience led to a more robust deployment this past holiday season and is part of the mall's overall digital technology…

Macy's revival means plenty in store for Star Reward members

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Bryan Pearson believes credit for a Macy's recovery will likely go to a combination of strategic practices.

San Jose Sharks deploy Verge Energy Drink ads to digital signage

April 5, 2018

The San Jose Sharks, an NHL team based in San Jose, California, recently selected Verve Energy Drink, owned by the Verve Beverage Company, as its official…

Sears, Kmart, Delta customer data hit in cyber attack on software provider

April 5, 2018

The payment data of Sears, Kmart and Delta Air Lines customers may have been compromised in a cybersecurity attack on a software service provider.

Digital transformation a reality for grocery brands, retailers

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Retailers and brands share the need to become omnichannel marketers in order to maintain customer loyalty and enhance customer relationships. Because of this…

Mobile payments set to hit $4.5B market value by 2023

April 5, 2018

Data from Allied Market Research suggests that the mobile payment market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 33.8 percent from 2017 to 2023, to…

Mobile payment: Redefining the customer experience for unattended retail

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

One of the best-attended educational sessions at the recent National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas focused on how payment technology…

Newegg offers bitcoin payments to Canadian shoppers

April 4, 2018

Newegg has announced Canadian consumers now have the option of paying with bitcoin on its site, according to a press release. 

4 trends retailers should be prepared for this year

Kurt Heinemann, CMO at Reflektion, shares his insight on what he expects will be the important retail trends in 2018 and beyond.

What apocalypse? Why we're going through a retail Ragnarök

Glenn Shoosmith, CEO and founder of BookingBug, says the clearest evidence that there is no retail apocalypse is the fact we're seeing some of the most…

Walmart now eyeing move into healthcare

April 3, 2018

Walmart is pondering a merger with healthcare provider Humana, according to a Bloomberg report published on Fortune.

Panera website leaked customer data, claims security researcher

April 3, 2018

Panera Bread's website "leaked" millions of consumer data records, from emails to credit card digits, for at least eight months, according to a KrebsOnSecurity…

Saks, Lord & Taylor offer free credit monitoring service following breach

April 3, 2018

In the wake of a data breach, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor are offering consumers a free credit monitoring service.

Apparel retailers invest in online experience, customer satisfaction

Sunil Mirani, co-founder and CEO at Ugam, explains why successful retailers are those using data to deliver personalization in a meaningful way. They are not…

No more Cosmo at Walmart checkout aisle

April 2, 2018

Hyper sexual content has no place in the Walmart checkout experience as the nation’s top retailer is booting the Cosmopolitan magazine off the aisle racks.

Prescription business booming for Walgreens

April 2, 2018

Walgreens beat projected quarterly profit and sales and expects to enjoy more than $350 million in cash tax boost for this year.

Amazon prepping Whole Foods pick-up service, claims report

April 2, 2018

Amazon is reportedly getting a product pick-up service strategy in place for its Whole Foods Market locations, according to a Motley Fool report.

Under Armour investigating MyFitnessPal hacking incident

April 2, 2018

Data on 150 million MyFitness Pal app accounts has been hacked, according to a Reuters report.