Amazon launches an assistant to help with employee social distancing

June 17, 2020

Amazon, in a quest to keep employees healthy, is using a newly developed assistant technology to help workers adhere to social distancing rules.

Datalogic invests in cashierless checkout provider AWM Smart Shelf

May 29, 2020

Datalogic, a provider of automatic data capture and process automation solutions, has invested an undisclosed sum in AWM Smart Shelf, an artificial…

Dutch supermarket deploying electronic shelf label technology

May 11, 2020

Dutch cooperative supermarket chain Plus Retail is tapping Pricer AB, based in Sweden, to deploy a electronic shelf label platform.

Fashion retailer boosts inventory, fulfillment with AI

May 7, 2020

Canadian fashion retailer Simons is optimizing its inventory and fulfillment processes with the help of AI and predictive analytics technology from Retalon.

Smart retail market to hit $62B by 2025

May 4, 2020

The smart retail market is expected to grow from $21.6 billion in 2020 to $62.5 billion by 2025, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. It will also grow…

COVID-19 drives grocery shoppers to self-checkout

April 8, 2020

Nearly two-thirds of consumers are changing their grocery shopping habits in response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent consumer survey…

AI to hit big in the next decade.

February 24, 2020

Artificial intelligence will hit its stride within the next decade, providing tangible benefits to business operations, employees and consumers.

Farmstead expands grocery discount program

February 6, 2020

Online grocer Farmstead is expanding its refill and save program that provides reduced prices on certain staple grocery items including milk, eggs, fruit…

Home Depot pilots kiosks to scan, locate parts for customers

January 31, 2020

Slyce Inc., which makes visual search software for retail, is piloting four kiosks at a Philadelphia Home Depot that will scan, identify and illustrate exactly…

Walmart debuts store boasting AI lab

January 20, 2020

Walmart has launched an Intelligent Retail Lab, which is a fully functional store boasting an in-store AI lab, where it plans to advance learning on building…

Facial recognition to grow 12.5% annually through 2024

January 2, 2020

The facial recognition market is expected to grow at a combined annual growth rate of 12.5% for the forecast period 2019 to 2024, according to Mordor…

Researchers: Printed masks can fool facial recognition systems

December 24, 2019

Researchers at Kneron, an artificial-intelligence provider, said they fooled facial recognition systems using a printed mask showing a different person's face…

Perfect Corp. partners with Sally Beauty on AI hair color experience

December 23, 2019

Perfect Corp., a beauty technology solutions provider behind the YouCam Makeup virtual reality app, has teamed with Sally Beauty Holdings Inc., to power its…

Café X debuts robotic coffee bar at airport

December 19, 2019

Cafe X has opened at San Jose International Airport with the latest version of its robotic coffee bar, according to a press release.

CaixaBank debuts facial recognition system for payments at Nestle Market

December 6, 2019

CaixaBank, based in Spain, announced the launch of a payments system trial at a Nestle Market, marking the first time that a grocery or retail store uses…

Walmart adds Siri ordering for grocery pickup, delivery

November 26, 2019

Survey: There is a digital disconnect happening in retail

November 21, 2019

While nearly every retailer (95%) realizes the important of evaluating the user experience, and how it impacts business outcome, a good number (60%) are…

Study: There's a disconnect between retail, IoT value

November 20, 2019

While more retailers understand the value in IoT technology, just half know how it will impact operations in the next three years. That, according to a Retail…

Standard Cognition buys up autonomous checkout provider DeepMagic

November 18, 2019

Standard Cognition, a provider of autonomous checkout technology, has acquired the assets of DeepMagic, a New York startup also focused on unattended…

Oracle opens retail innovation tech center in Portugal

November 8, 2019

Oracle Retail has opened an innovation and technology center in Porto, Portugal focused on developing breakthrough retail innovations using technologies…