Midwest grocer sees loyalty boost with Birdzi Visper 2.0 deployment

September 7, 2022

Coborn's, a Midwest grocer, is seeing an increase in customer loyalty after deploying Birdzi's Visper 2.0 solution that helps retailers and grocers create…

Dick’s Sporting Goods taps Metrical to personalize customer experience

September 6, 2022

Dick's Sporting Goods is partnering with Metrical and using Metrical's predictive AI decision engine to reduce cart abandonment, boost loyalty and brand…

Effective customer onboarding sets stage for human connection, experience improvement

by Simon Fraser

By taking an experience improvement approach, brands can identify questions to pose to customers at specific moments in the onboarding journey.

Amazon Just Walk Out tech plays starring role in NFL stadium store

September 6, 2022

Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One, its payment palm recognizition system, are playing a starring role in a food and beverage store in an NFL…

Hudson delivers frictionless shopping to Colorado airport

September 6, 2022

Hudson Group, a travel experience retail provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North…

Hudson deploys automated retail to Birmingham airport

September 2, 2022

Hudson Group, a travel experience provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America…

Three Ireland taps eyefactive for store concept

September 2, 2022

Three Ireland, an Ireland retailer, is creating a store concept that will include touchscreen solutions from eyefactive in a quest to evolve from a classic…

Why retailers must focus on customer journey to optimize digital experiences

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

Danny Turner, SVP of creative programming, Mood Media, shares insight on how to provide an exceptional customer experience.

Bonobos taps store associates as chat support

September 1, 2022

Menswear retailer Bonobos is adding a to-do task to store associates: serve as online chat support.

Amazon home to Peloton equipment, apparel

September 1, 2022

Amazon and fitness equipment maker Peloton are partnering to sell Peloton products on the e-commerce giant's marketplace.

Walmart mulling social media influencer platform, claims report

September 1, 2022

Walmart is considering creating a platform highlighting social media influences in a quest to sell third-party goods online.

THE SMART LOCKER: PAVING A NEW PATH FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

If the sight of a long checkout line is enough to make you pull a U-turn and head to a new restaurant or store, then you aren’t alone. So what is a smart…

Most consumers keeping eye on holiday spend this year

August 31, 2022

A hefty number of consumers, 73%, are paying closer attention to how much they're spending on gifts this year, compared to last year, and 73% expect prices…

Apparel retailer deploys Carousel Crowd to promote merchandise in-store

August 31, 2022

Sun & Ski Sports is deploying Carousel Cloud throughout its organization to showcase the products and services it offers to its customer base of outdoor…

Turning retail shoppers into buyers via conversion rate optimization

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

HeadCount CEO and Founder Mark Ryski explains why conversion rate optimization is a valuable approach in the quest to turn shoppers into buyers. A free live…

ChargePoint launching digital advertising network; EV stations emerge as advertising channel

August 31, 2022

ChargePoint Holdings Inc., the nation's largest operator of EV charging stations, has teamed with Ara Labs Inc., a digital display provider, and Destination…

Cal’s Convenience launches loyalty program via Paytronix platform

August 30, 2022

Cal's Convenience Inc. is debuting a "My Rewards" loyalty program built off the Paytronix Systems Inc. customer engagement platform.

Why consumers, brands are buying into Buy Now, Pay Later

by Maeghen Krueger — Director, Strategic Services, The Lacek Group

While still relatively new, the payment approach of Buy Now, Pay Later appears well positioned for continued growth within retail and is fast becoming part of…

Al Meera taps Zippin for check-out free Middle East stores

August 30, 2022

The Al Meera Consumer Goods Company is partnering with Zippin to deploy Zippin's multimodal artificial intelligence solution in Qatar locations that have yet…

Automation costs, complexity hindering CX programs

August 30, 2022

The inability to connect the dots behind the scenes between customer service chatbots, human customer service agents and data sources is producing less than…