Swedish retailer tops Nedap for RFID strategy

May 23, 2023

Lindex, a Swedish fashion retailer, is teaming up with Nedap, an RFID provider, to deploy the Nedap iD Cloud to boost inventory accuracy.

India jeweler teams with Yantra on digital transformation

May 23, 2023

CaratLane, India's largest omnichannel jeweler, is partnering with Yantra, a management and business consulting firm, for a digital transformation that will…

How to drive retail conversions with AI

by Eric Schwartz — Managing Director, North America, Scibids

Find out how artificial intelligence can play a significant role within all digital marketing strategies.

Fashion retailer taps Stylitics for styling, product recommendations

May 23, 2023

Windsor LLC, a family-owned women's fashion retailer founded in 1937, is teaming up with Stylitics, an AI-powered digital merchandising platform, to launch…

9 tips for avoiding in-store Wi-Fi woes

by Tim Tang — Business Technologist, Hughes

Wi-Fi affects everything within a store, from customer experience to employee engagement. When Wi-Fi coverage is weak, customers may struggle to make mobile…

Fabletics deploys Salesfloor to drive customer satisfaction

May 22, 2023

In a quest to meet customers where and when they want to shop activewear brand Fabletics is deploying the Salesfloor customer engagement platform.

ShopRite, Fresh Grocer home to product sampling kiosks

May 22, 2023

Wakefern Food Corp., the nation's largest retailer-owned cooperative, is expanding its use of Freeosk's interactive multimedia sampling kiosks for turn-key…

Grocery, online sales spur Walmart earnings

May 22, 2023

Grocery growth and e-commerce results are prompting Walmart to be a bit more optimistic about its full-year projections as its fiscal Q1 sales jumped nearly 8%.

Cantaloupe intros smart stores, self checkout kiosks

May 19, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions to power self-service commerce, has introduced…

Circle K deploys ABB E-mobility fast EV chargers

May 19, 2023

Circle K, a convenience store chain, opened its latest EV charging site in Wytheville, Virginia, the first to be equipped with ABB E-mobility's U.S.

Self-checkout tip requests attract criticism

May 19, 2023

As self-checkout expands at retail, shoppers are noticing checkout screen requests for tips, requests that are causing some consternation among consumers…

Home Depot: Wage boost boosting customer satisfaction

May 18, 2023

The decision to spend $1 billion on additional wages and compensation is paying off for Home Depot when it comes to both customer satisfaction and worker…

The name of the game is customer retention, not acquisition

by Jay Kulkarni

The time is now for all attention to be on customer retention over acquisition.

Target chief cites ‘softness’ regarding Q1 results

May 18, 2023

Target sales grew 0.5% due to what company leaders call "continued softness" in discretionary product categories but were happy with store traffic growth of…

Toys R Us landing at Dallas airport

May 17, 2023

A Toys R Us store will open at Dallas Forth Worth International Airport by the holiday season.

Woolworths, First Insight team on driving customer engagement

May 17, 2023

Woolworths, one of South Africa's biggest retailers, is teaming up with First Insight Inc., a retail tech platform provider, in a quest to drive customer…

Consumers remain engaged as retail sales rise

May 17, 2023

April was a rebound month when it came to retail sales and consumers remained engaged, according to the National Retail Federation.

Walmart automation leader joins GS1 US board of governors

May 16, 2023

Bala Prasanna, VP of store automation and innovation at Walmart, has been named to the GS1 US board of governors. The organization aims to drive adoption and…

Why AI in retail requires cause-and-effect reasoning

Today’s dynamic shopper environment means the retail industry needs a new approach to developing pricing and promotional strategies.

AREA15 leveraging data to boost customer experience

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Mark Stutzman, chief technology officer of AREA15 in Las Vegas, will speak on 'Leveraging Data to Improve the Customer Experience and Journey' at the…