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…

Online retailers struggling with various issues, AI tools gaining ground

November 4, 2019

Retailers are launching AI tools at a relatively high rate, but there is still room to improve when it comes to serving hyper-personalized experiences and…

New York airport boasts biometric self-boarding

October 22, 2019

Terminal 1 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport now offers Lufthansa travelers a biometric self-boarding option.

Retailers value AI but adoption remains scarce, reveals study

October 7, 2019

The benefits of artificial intelligence technology, specifically around merchandise management, is clear to most retailers but just 16% have deployed an AI…

Amazon mulls selling cashierless technology to other retailers

October 1, 2019

Amazon is speaking to people about bringing its Amazon Go cashierless technology to other retailers such as airport shops and movie theaters, according to a…

Alibaba launches voice ordering, delivery

September 25, 2019

Starbucks is taking another step toward evolving the digital experience for customers in China by launching voice ordering and delivery capabilities within…

Drop raises $44M to expand mobile loyalty platform

September 3, 2019

Drop Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based mobile rewards platform, has raised $44 million in Series B funding, led by HOF Capital and assisted by a new strategic…

Foot Locker kicks off power store featuring digital experiences

August 15, 2019

Apparel and footwear retailer Foot Locker's Washington Heights, New York store is a community-focused power store stocked with digital experiences and…

Stop & Shop deploys robots for spill, cleanup alert work

August 12, 2019

Stop & Shop supermarkets now have a new helper for aisle cleanup: Marty, the robot.

New York home to driverless fleet

August 12, 2019

The Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York is now home to a fleet of six driver-less cars running seven days each week to shuffle ferry passengers for free around the…

Partech teams with Mobiry to personalize customer orders

August 8, 2019

Partech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. and a global provider of point of sale solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has…