Lowe’s CEO shares insight on honing employees as a strategic advantage

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison made it his mission to create a successful team, which meant spending time with employees and establishing a personal rapport.

Amazon leads $575 million Series G round in Deliveroo

May 17, 2019

Deliveroo, a U.K.-based delivery service with operations across Europe, announced a massive $575 million Series G funding round led by Amazon, along with…

Convenience retailer taps Reflexis for workforce management

May 17, 2019

Royal Farms is replacing a legacy and outdated workforce management system with the Reflexis Workforce Scheduler system.

Research: Shopping is getting more mobile, more automated

May 17, 2019

Today's consumers are increasingly mobile and automated, according to a Blis research report, with 71% of consumers self describing as mobile and 61% willing…

Haverdash puts fashion on the rental shelf

May 17, 2019

Haverdash is a new unlimited rental service offering fashion lovers an opportunity to experiment.

H&M talks customer engagement and digital signage

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Digital signage isn't just for pushing sales, it's also useful for crafting better customer engagement. By doing this, retailers can improve sales and create…

ZIVELO Strengthens Its Full-Service Turn-Key Kiosk Solutions with Industry Collaboration

World-class kiosk manufacturer ZIVELO (best known for providing kiosks to the largest fast-food chains across North America) joins the Dell Technologies OEM to…

How Google's retail toolkit reaches the tech savvy consumer

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Retail in 2019 is about learning how all different technologies work together rather than the technologies themselves, according tot Google's Daniel Alegre.

ZIVELO & Freedompay Partner to Offer Fully Integrated Kiosk Solutions

World-class kiosk manufacturer ZIVELO (best known for successfully deploying tens of thousands of kiosks to some of the largest retail and fast-food chains…

Alipay sees surge of retailer adoption as government backs cashless

May 14, 2019

Alipay, the world’s most widely used mobile wallet with about a billion users, said its expansion into the Japanese market has seen a six-fold surge in retail…

Report: Rising demand for wearable payment devices

May 14, 2019

The global wearable electronics market is expected to post a CAGR of more than 15% during the period 2019-2023, according to market research by Technavio.

Walmart launching next-day delivery in Vegas, SoCal and Phoenix

May 14, 2019

In an obvious response to Amazon's recent one-day delivery announcement, Walmart Inc. is rolling out next-day delivery this week to stores in Las Vegas…

San Francisco board oks ban on cashless retail

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

San Francisco is the latest municipality to ban cashless retail as vulnerable populations demand equal access to shopping and dining services.

Why retailers need to focus on localized social media, marketing

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

A free webinar, sponsored by social media and online reputation management platform SOCi, offers in-depth insight on why retail brick-and-mortar retailers need…

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.