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Friendly's debuts more functional, rewarding loyalty app
July 25, 2019
Friendly's is launching what it describes as an improved loyalty program this week, called the BFF Club, to give patrons timely promotion updates, as well as…
read nowFetchRev debuts additional language support, signs multi-year licensing deal
July 24, 2019
Automated marketing platform, FetchRev, is expanding its global footprint beyond North America with new language support, privacy capabilities and…
read nowFrank Mayer and Associates magazine explores experiential retail
July 24, 2019
Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. is providing an overview of experiential retail, grocery self-service kiosks and other topics in the summer edition of…
read nowBOPIS report highlights importance of transparency, timeliness and clarity
July 24, 2019
Transparency, timeliness and clarity are keys to success for retailers offering buy online pickup in store solutions, according to a study released by Bell and…
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Grabango tests checkout-free tech at Giant Eagle
July 23, 2019
Grabango has launched a pilot study at supermarket chain Giant Eagle Inc. that allows shoppers to purchase goods using its checkout-free technology that…
read nowAmazon faces antitrust probe from European regulators over third-party seller data
July 23, 2019
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust probe into Amazon regarding whether its use of third-party seller data on its marketplace violates…
read nowLG launches mobile wallet platform for select smartphones
July 23, 2019
LG Electronics USA has jumped into the mobile wallet arena by announcing the launch of LG Pay, a new platform that is available for download via Google Play on…
read nowInfax, iinside install passenger motion analytics at Jackson-Medgar Airport
July 22, 2019
Infax, an airport information solutions provider, recently partnered with iinside, an indoor motion analytics company, to install its LiDAR-based iQueue…
read nowPennsylvania city installs free wi-fi kiosks, addresses privacy issues
July 22, 2019
Erie, Pennsylvania has installed free public wi-fi kiosks that allow motorists to pay for downtown parking using credit cards as part of the city's Smart City…
read nowACI Worldwide, Worldpay to expand alternative payment options for overseas merchants
July 22, 2019
ACI Worldwide entered an agreement with Worldpay Inc. to drive the acceptance of alternative payment methods by merchants in international markets.
read nowHard Rock partners with Retalon to boost forecasting, planning, inventory replenishment
July 19, 2019
Hard Rock International, which operates retail stores, cafes, hotels, casinos and restaurant across 74 countries, is deploying Retalon's predictive analysis…
read nowSally Beauty deploys CX management program to drive engagement
July 19, 2019
Salon beauty supply retailer, Sally Beauty, is deploying Service Management Group's VisitView technology in a quest to better understand customers and act on…
read nowBack-to-school spend will be big on gadgets
July 19, 2019
Back-to-school spending is predicted to hit $27.8 billion this year, with electronic devices and gadgets top of mind for consumers, according to Deloitte's…
read nowWex expands mobile payment platform to thousands of gas stations
July 18, 2019
Wex Inc. entered an agreement with Shell Oil Co. to make its Wex Fleet DriverDash mobile fuel payment platform available to fleet drivers at thousands of Shell…
read nowrue21 taps Klarna to boost payment flexibility
July 18, 2019
Fashion retailer, rue21, is deploying Klarna payment technology to offer customers more flexibility when it comes to purchase payments.
read nowAmerican consumer: The DMV is a better experience than an online robot
July 17, 2019
One in every four U.S. millennials would rather spend three hours at the department of motor vehicle than deal with a robotic automated response agent…
read nowAldi clearly not intimidated by Walmart
July 17, 2019
Grocer, Aldi, has opened a location less than a mile from Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas as part of its national expansion to have 2,500 stores…
read nowShopping centers quietly test facial recognition technology
July 16, 2019
Some U.S. shopping centers are using facial recognition technology that detects customers' facial features and their paths of travel, along with AI to mine…
read nowEuropean grocers testing camera-based cashierless tech
July 16, 2019
Several European grocers are testing cashierless stores featuring cameras that track what shoppers pick, allowing them to pay without stopping at a checkout…
read nowNets, Swish launch in-store tap-and-pay pilot for merchants in Sweden
July 16, 2019
Payments firm Nets A/S and Swedish payments app Swish are planning to launch a pilot program at two restaurants that are owned by one of the country's leading…
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