Great Clips debuts text service to boost customer experience

July 2, 2020

Great Clips is enhancing its online check-in service with ReadyNext text alerts that give customers a heads up when wait time is under 15 minutes. This gives…

Lens maker launches AR sunglass experience via the smartphone

July 2, 2020

Lens maker Bollé is offering an augmented reality sunglass experience that lets shoppers try out its Phantom lens technology without ever touching the glasses.

How AI solutions are helping online retail thrive in the new normal

by Aparajeeta Das

Aparajeeta Das, CEO of Cloudhiti Inc., explains how integrating AI into online store not only provides a seamless experience for users, but the delivers…

How Programmatic Advertising is Changing the Game for Digital Out-of-Home

Not that long ago, few would have imagined that watching something on a 4” screen might be more exciting than having a front row seat to a world-class game or…

Microsoft shutting nearly every physical retail location

July 1, 2020

Microsoft, after temporarily closing stores at the onset of the coronavirus in late March, is now planning to permanently shutter nearly every store it runs…

COVID-19 proving rewarding to Wayfair

July 1, 2020

Not many retailers can boast about doing well during the ongoing coronavirus but over at Wayfair business is booming.

Amazon doling out $500M in one-time bonuses

July 1, 2020

Amazon workers will get a bit more moola in their paychecks this month as the world's biggest e-commerce player plans to spend $500 million on one-time…

Needle in a haystack: Learning to prioritize your customer data

by Brian Cluster — Director of Industry Strategy for CPG & Retail, Stibo Systems

Brian Cluster, director of industry strategy, CPG and retail, Stibo Systems, explains how to leverage customer data, why retailers can't get caught in the data…

Macy's slicing workforce in wake of COVID-19

June 30, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus is a major reason department store chain Macy's is planning to cut 3,900 corporate jobs as part of a restructuring effort.

Target ups fresh, frozen inventory across hundreds of stores

June 30, 2020

Target grocery shoppers will have a much bigger assortment to peruse this month and through the holidays as the retailer is adding 750 fresh and frozen items…

Xerox Availability App aims to support workplace environment

June 30, 2020

Xerox is debuting a Team Availability App that aims to help retailers better manage employees given the increased remote work and at-home locations in the wake…

Transforming brick and mortar to create personalized customer experiences

by Audwin Cash — SVP, Atrius Enterprise Solutions

Audwin Cash, SVP of Atrius Enterprise Solutions, Acuity Brands, explains how retailers are dealing with issues in brick and mortar locations never seen before.

NYC's Hudson Yards seeking tenant replacement for Neiman Marcus

June 29, 2020

Neiman Marcus is leaving the Hudson Yards retail development center, its first New York City store, and the property developer is talking with Facebook about…

Making sure your coupons deliver by leveraging mobile marketing

by Dan Slavin — CEO, CodeBroker

Dan Slavin, CEO and co-founder of CodeBroker, details the evolution of couponing from traditional to digital and explains why mobile is top of mind for…

Michigan supermarket kiosks allow residents to pay taxes and utilities

June 29, 2020

Residents of Dearborn, Michigan will be able to make tax and utility payments at DivDat payment kiosks in supermarkets, according to a Press & Guide report.

Square launches on demand delivery for online merchants

June 29, 2020

Raydiant announces awards to resilient brick and mortar businesses

June 26, 2020

Raydiant, a digital signage provider, has announced its Brick and Mortar Resilence Awards to celebrate business owners who have demonstrated grit, resilience…

Magnet Analytics stakes its claim with personal electronics kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Eduardo Alvarez was quick to realize how a retail kiosk serves a customer need. Developing a product and a business model to meet that need has been a gradual…

365 Retail Markets adds touchless checkout kiosk

June 26, 2020

365 Retail Markets has added its v5 kiosk as its latest touchless checkout solution, according to the company's website.

PAX Technology introduces Android-based kiosks

June 26, 2020

PAX Technology, Inc. has launched its newest line of Android-based SmartKiosks, the SK600 and SK800. The PAX SmartKiosks offer integration of both order and…