Black Friday will be quite different in the UK this year

September 1, 2020

A hefty majority of U.K. consumers don't plan to spend Black Friday in stores and will be online scouring websites for top deals.

Convenience 2.0: Lessons learned and next steps for c-stores post pandemic

by Gavin Bisdee — vp global marketing, Zynstra

Gavin Bisdee, group marking director at Zynstra, an NCR company, offers insight regarding the levels of convenience customers now expect during the buying…

Ireland retailer piloting mobile self-checkout technology

August 31, 2020

BWG Foods, an Ireland retailer and wholesaler, is partnering with MishiPay on a pilot scan/pay/go checkout initiative.

Massachusetts town deploying kiosk for bill payments

August 31, 2020

Marshfield, Massachusetts, will allow residents and visitors to pay bills at a kiosk from CityBase, a provider of cloud technology solutions for the public…

Foot Locker opens community Power Store on West Coast

August 31, 2020

Foot Locker is celebrating the grand opening of its first West Coast community-based Power Store, in Compton, California.

How COVID19 is changing commerce forever

by Rish Sharma

Rish Sharma, founder and CEO of Mallama, predicts that as e-commerce continues to fuel the battle for convenience and habitual buying behavior, frictionless…

DeCurtis deploys thermal shield kiosk at Seattle zoo

August 28, 2020

DeCurtis Corp., a provider of location and proximity enabled solutions, has launched its DeCurtis Shield at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, in a…

Adding AR to your e-commerce site? Here are 3 crucial questions to ask

by Rob Weaver

Rob Weaver, chief revenue officer at Vertebrae, explains that while increasing deployment of AR and 3D technology within the e-commerce strategy is paying off…

Lowe's on the catwalk during New York Fashion Week

August 28, 2020

Home improvement retailer Lowe's is getting its first appearance in New York Fashion Week thanks to three designers, including Rebecca Minkoff.

Zara taps dLocal for Paraguay, Uruguay e-commerce operations

August 28, 2020

Retailer Zara is deploying the dLocal payments platform for e-commerce operations in Uruguay and Paraguay and the technology is enhancing the online shopping…

Contactless Payments Across Multiple Verifone Devices

With COVID-19 promising to remain an issue for the foreseeable future, contactless payments will continue to increase in popularity.

Preparing for a pandemic holiday season

by Sanjeev Sularia

Sanjeev Sularia, CEO and co-founder of Intelligence Node, writes that the key to a successful holiday sales season are efforts and investments focused on…

On Track Innovations teams with EVO Payments on unattended retail

August 27, 2020

EVO Payments, Inc., a provider of payment technology integrations and acquiring solutions, is teaming up with On Track Innovations Ltd., a provider of cashless…

COVID-19 driving digital payments use in Singapore

August 26, 2020

Singapore residents are increasingly adopting digital payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a GlobalData report. The report estimates total card…

Contactless payments program usage rises on New York subway

August 26, 2020

New York subway riders using Omny, a contactless payment service, has risen by 168% since August 2019, and by 50% since May 2020.

Smart City Media deploys contactless access to Dallas transportation kiosks

August 26, 2020

Smart City Media, which operates a broadcast network for digital infrastructure, has upgraded Citypost kiosks in Dallas with touchless mobile activation…

Lowe’s adding tool rental departments with self-serve kiosks

August 26, 2020

Lowe's will begin rolling out tool rental departments nationwide, creating a one-stop shop for all the tools and equipment pros and DIY customers need to…

Creating a safe third place through loyalty programs

by Melissa West — Product Marketing, PDI

Melissa West, vice president, product marketing/convenience retail, at PDI Software, explains why retailers focused on developing or adjusting loyalty programs…

LinkNYC uses Foursquare data to advise New Yorkers about retail traffic

August 25, 2020

LinkNYC is using Foursquare's location data to help New Yorkers maintain social distancing through digital out of home displays, according to a morningbrew.com…

A peek at Facebook's plans for mobile payments

August 25, 2020

Facebook, the world's largest social media platform, is planning to introduce mobile payment options which will include Facebook Pay.