Petco may be heading to sale block or IPO

September 11, 2020

Petco may soon be sold by CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and it could bring a tidy sum given a value point of $6 billion.

Digital gift card income on robust path

September 11, 2020

Consumers are loving the gift card option more than ever, which is likely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which is curtaining retail store traffic due…

Amazon hiring 33K workers and it's not holiday season related

September 10, 2020

Amazon plans to hire on 33,000 employees within the next few months and the hiring surge isn't about fulfilling holiday workforce needs or seasonal roles.

Beyond the standard metrics: Measuring store performance in the digital age

by John Kavulich — Vice President, IoT Solution Sales, Acuity Brands

John Kavulich, VP, IoT Solution Sales, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., explains why studying the customer journey, and the symbiotic connection between online…

Diebold Nixdorf introduces green ‘all in one’ checkout solution

September 9, 2020

Diebold Nixdorf has released its DN Series BEETLE product portfolio, empowering retailers to implement modular technology upgrades, according to a press…

3 ways automation helps scale CPG compliance

by Audwin Cash — SVP, Atrius Enterprise Solutions

Audwin Cash, senior vice president, enterprise solutions, Atrius, at Acuity Brands, shares insight on how retailers can overcome the challenges inherent in…

Coca-Cola Amatil invests in digital payments firm, will support vending and retail

September 9, 2020

Coca-Cola Amatil, a Coca-Cola bottler serving Australia and New Zealnd, is taking a minority investment in Centrapay as part of the payment platform's seed…

Clientron Is Leading the Way in POS Innovation With Its PSL540

Clientron is a company that is focused on bringing the newest technology to POS intervention. With its PSL540, Clientron is changing the way companies address…

Mastercard launches touchless, frictionless retail solutions

September 8, 2020

Mastercard is debuting a suite of frictionless solutions, Shop Anywhere and AI Powered Drive Through, that are applicable and adaptable to any retail…

Survey: U.S. shoppers will trade privacy (but not convenience) for better e-commerce fraud protection

by Rafael Lourenco — EVP, ClearSale

Rafael Lourenco, executive vice president and partner at ClearSale, shares insight on a ClearSale survey (just before business closures swept the U.S.) that…

Amazon pumps up services for India market

September 8, 2020

Amazon Inc. is adding auto insurance and gold investment products to its list of services for India to expand its customer base and boost adoption of Amazon…

College student launches beauty product vending machine

September 8, 2020

Leslie Williams, a Wayne State University student, has launched a vending machine in Detroit to provide beauty care products tailored to African American women…

Lowe's donating $1M to American Red Cross disaster relief, response efforts in wake of Hurricane Laura

September 7, 2020

Home improvement retailer Lowe's is pledging $1 million dollars in support of relief efforts to residents impacted by Hurricane Laura which hit the Gulf Coast…

Sporting goods retailer taps Oracle Cloud for greater associate-customer engagement

September 7, 2020

Sporting goods retailer Scheels is deploying Oracle Retail Xstore and Oracle Retail Xstore Office Cloud Service to its 28 stores in a quest to give associates…

Using in-store methods to drive online conversions

by Raj Shroff — Principal, PINE Strategy & Design

Raj B. Shroff, founder and principal at Pine Strategy & Design, believes it's time for retailers to understand exactly what prevents consumers from buying.

Retail consumers and why they use and love Bitcoin

by Marc Grens — Co-Founder and President, DigitalMint

Bitcoin has been a part of the financial marketplace for some time and has grown in popularity, especially amongst millennials and the unbanked. Marc Gren…

Interactive display market to reach $29.19B by 2026

September 3, 2020

The interactive display market is expected to reach $29.19 billion by 2026, according to a report by Valudates Reports. The market will also grow at a compound…

Bank of America Mobile app gives customer $2.45B

September 3, 2020

A Bank of America customer in Massachusetts checked his account to discover the bank had deposited $2.45 billion into his account.

AREA15 experiential complex opening this month

September 3, 2020

AREA15, a purpose-built experiential art and entertainment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, will open its doors Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. and those wishing to visit the…

VR market to reach $20B by 2025

September 2, 2020

The virtual reality market will reach $20.9 billion by 2025, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. It will also grow at a compound annual growth rate of…