Macy's teams with Perch on interactive platform for fragrance sales

March 6, 2019

Macy's introduced a partnership with Perch, a provider of an interactive platform for interactive retail marketing, for select Macy's locations, according to a…

Papa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches tap Recurrency to boost guest connection

March 5, 2019

Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches are using Mobivity Holdings Corp.'s personalization suite, Recurrency, to improve guest connections.

Walmart greeters will soon be waving goodbye

March 4, 2019

The familiar greeters at Walmart stores are being transformed into 'customer hosts,' who will do much more than welcome customers.

The Venders refreshes automated retail dispenser

March 4, 2019

The Venders, a provider of kiosks and automated retailing systems, has announced an updated version of its newest innovation, The Cube, a vending…

Texas-based retailer priming for growth

February 27, 2019

Neighborhood Goods, a Texas department store concept featuring dozens of brands as well as a communal event area and restaurant/bar experience, plans to launch…

Crate and Barrel teams up with Handy for décor assembly, installation services

February 25, 2019

Crate and Barrel is partnering with Handy to provide customers furniture assembly and home décor installation services.

Walmart's Jet City Grocery teams with Fulton Fish Market on delivery

February 22, 2019

Samsonite taps Cappasity tech for enhanced online product viewing

February 21, 2019

Samsonite is using Cappasity technology to provide shoppers and customers an enhanced view of its online products via 3D visualization.

The biggest threat facing brands today

Roger Bannister, business development director at Timico, outlines why retailers and brands must enhance the user experience using digital transformation…

Amazon takes yet another stab at live video shopping strategy

February 11, 2019

Amazon Live is Amazon's latest attempt to be the online "QVC" live-streaming video shopping destination, featuring shows focused on everything from Valentine's…

David's Tea taps Nudge Rewards to empower associates, boost in-store experience

February 11, 2019

David’s Tea is deploying Nudge Rewards frontline employee performance technology to improve communication between stores and its corporate organization, boost…

3 essential elements of e-commerce optimization

Zimm Zimmerman, senior vice president, personalization and analytic solutions at Wunderman, writes retail is no longer a game of access to products as much as…

Target beta loyalty program expands to more US markets

February 8, 2019

Target is expanding its beta 1 percent back loyalty program to more U.S. markets, including Denver, Kansas City and Phoenix.

Ready for 'robots in aisle 5'?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Robots are not only helping customers in the store; they are helping each other, as well as assisting the staff, in managing shelf inventory.

How connected experience design engages consumer packaging

Eric Schultz, vice president, business development, SGK, explains how smart packaging, has relied on QR codes and simple AR gimmicks, is transitioning to…

Amazon sales up but a bit slower growth this past holiday season

February 5, 2019

Amazon's sales are still going up but not as fast as in the past, and it's spending more than ever on shipping to lure customers.

Helzberg Diamonds deploys AR for virtual ring experiences

February 5, 2019

Helzberg Diamonds has launched a concept store, called the Helzberg Ring Experience, boasting a AR experience that allows customers to virtually try on rings.

West Virginia lawmakers mull motor vehicle license renewal kiosks

February 4, 2019

A West Virginia legislative committee passed a bill that mandates the placement of kiosks for license plate renewal in order to alleviate lines at Division of…

Cannabis technology provider partners with AR solutions company on educational kiosks

January 29, 2019

Cannvas MetTech Inc., a cannabis technology company, has teamed with NexTech AR Solutions Corp. to enhance the user experience of its digital cannabis…

How visual analytics is helping Chick-fil-A serve up more chicken, meet customer needs

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

Chick-fil-A is using Tableau’s interactive data visualization technology to make better, faster decisions that will lead to increased revenue and higher…