There is no retail apocalypse but rather a retail experiential evolution taking place

Charles Dimov, vice president of marketing, OrderDynamics, writes that retail is not dying and that experiential retail is landing everywhere. And, as…

Innovators share ways to eliminate buying friction while boosting omnichannel presence

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As technology evolves, retailers find it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of new and better ways to improve customer service and understand consumer…

Cashless trend catching on in Japan

May 10, 2019

Japan is taking steps toward becoming a cashless society, with all transactions paid in cash expected to decline from 76.2% in 2018 to 71.4% in 2022, according…

Nike prepping footwear sizing feature for app, retail stores

May 10, 2019

Nike wants to make sure its customers buy footwear that fits and is prepping a Nike Fit functionality in its app and within physical store locations to make…

What moms want on Mother's Day

May 10, 2019

The smartwatch is the top mom "want" for Mother's Day, according to a Swagbucks survey.

Amazon Go goes with cash in New York City

May 9, 2019

The first Amazon Go store in New York City opened for business this week and is taking cash as well as offering a cashierless checkout customer experience.

How Pinterest bridges the gap between commerce and shopping

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Pinterest continues to find new ways to help consumers discovery their own creativity offering a visual search tool. The platform offering retailers and brands…

Nayax debuts newest cashless payment option

May 9, 2019

Nayax has launched a cashless payment card reader for Bluecode payments in Austria and Germany.

Postmates, Square team up to offer on-demand delivery

May 9, 2019

Square Inc. has entered an agreement with Postmates to provide on-demand delivery to Square's small business customers, according to a press release. 

Survey: 64% of customers are drawn to 'illuminated signs'

May 8, 2019

A survey by NeonPlus found that 64% of customers are more attracted by stores that have eye-catching illuminated digital signage. The company surveyed 1,00…

Nayax adds loyalty, refund feature to digital payment app for unattended businesses

May 8, 2019

Nayax LLC has upgraded its digital wallet app to include loyalty and the ability to offer automated refunds for unattended points of sale, including…

New Jersey town goes with smart parking meters

May 8, 2019

The West New York, New Jersey parking authority plans to replace the town's traditional, coin-operated parking meters with smart parking meters this spring…

French retailer tests the limits of cashless retail with US store

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Sporting goods retailer Decathlon is testing the limits of cashless retail with technology firm NewStore, which developed an iPhone-based ominichannel platform…

Lowe's, Crate and Barrel talk digital and in-store marketing and finding the perfect balance

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Achieving the right mix of digital and in-store marketing is a major focus for home goods retailers. Leaders from Crate and Barrel and Lowe's share insights on…

Shopify deploys retail POS hardware to boost in-store experience

May 7, 2019

Shopify Inc., a multi-channel commerce platform for online retail, has launched a line of point-of-sale hardware that will "revolutionize the in-store retail…

Why Amazon is adding 'inc' to domain name

May 7, 2019

Inc domains are launching Tuesday for general availability and that means any business and individual around the world may have access to a domain ending that…

Square, Postmates team up on-demand delivery for small retailers

May 7, 2019

Square Inc. has entered an agreement with Postmates that provides on-demand delivery for Square's small business customers, according to a press release.

Why pop-ups may be the retail environment of the future

Melissa Kaan, CS Hudson client development manager, explains why a new approach to face-to-face retail is gaining traction which offers an alternative means…

Venezuelan pharmacy chain taps Oracle tools for growth, better customer service

May 6, 2019

Farmatodo, a Venezuelan self-service pharmacy chain, is deploying Oracle Corp. technology to drive store growth, provide enhanced customer service and greater…

Big Lots taps Reflexis tools for workforce management, budgeting

May 6, 2019

Big Lots Inc., which operates stores across 47 states, is using the Reflexis Workforce Scheduler to advance workforce scheduling, forecasting and budgeting at…