Starboard Cruise Services tapping former crew workers for exceptional shopper experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Hiring in retail is challenging on its own in a traditional space such as a store or supermarket. But there are many more hurdles when it involves one of the…

UK department store launches virtual try-on

July 27, 2023

John Lewis Fashion Rental, a U.K.-based department store chain, has partnered with tech firm Zyler and rental specialist Hurr to adopt the Zyler AI-powered…

Fabletics gets personal with customers in-store and online

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Activewear brand Fabletics has deployed Salesfloor's customer engagement platform to personalize the customer experience and creating connected conversations…

New demands of chief merchant role require new tools to excel

by Kristin Howell — Global Vice President, Retail Marketing & Merchandising, SAP

When it comes to the chief merchant role there have been big changes across the retail landscape. The list includes skills, tools and expertise required to…

Kroger deploying digital smart screens

June 15, 2023

Kroger is deploying digital smart screens from Cooler Screens in 500 of its U.S. stores.

Dirty Dough Cookie Company Selects Hughes for Managed Digital Signage

Fast-growing premium cookie retailer uses digital signage for customer and employee communications

Lexstores intros automated stores

May 12, 2023

Lexstores, a Netherlands-based automated retail technology provider, has introduced its freestanding unmanned stores managed by a cloud-based IT platform and…

Fort Worth Airport travel store drives convenience with checkout-free shopping

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Fort Worth Magazine Travel Store improves both customer convenience and staff efficiency powered by Zippin's AI-enabled checkout-free technology.

Poshmark debuts live shopping approach

May 2, 2023

Fashion resale marketplace Poshmark has debuted Posh Shows, a live shopping product that lets users livestream on Poshmark to sell items.

Men’s Wearhouse offers grooms a wingman

April 24, 2023

Specialty retailer Men's Wearhouse, which sells menswear and rental apparal, has launched a digital tool called Wedding Wingman aimed at helping grooms and…

It's time to take chatbots out of the box

by Nilay Oza — CEO, Klevu

Nilay Oza, CEO of Klevu, reveals how conversational AI can help brands free their chatbots to initiate more human-like interactions and build more positive…

US mulls more regulations to help disabled use self-service kiosks

November 29, 2022

As self-service expands at a fast pace at retail, many machines do not sufficiently accommodate disabled persons, according to a report in The Wall Street…

Clientron Introduces the latest POS System Ares550 with Elkhart Lake CPU

The Ares550 is powered by an Intel® Celeron® J6412 Quad-Core Elkhart Lake processor with dual SO-DIMM slots, up to 32GB of RAM, and dual trays of M.2 SSDs for…

Walmart offers online shoppers an in-store fitting room

October 17, 2022

Walmart has launched Be Your Own Model, an in-store fitting experience for online shoppers.

Free webinar offers insight on how to convert shoppers into buyers

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

In a free one-hour webinar, on Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. EST, HeadCount CEO and founder Mark Ryski will detail why conversion rate optimization is a valuable approach…

Meta retail store opens doors this month

May 11, 2022

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is launching its first retail store called the Meta Store.

Scanner tech aims to simplify online tire sales

May 10, 2022

Mobile data capture company Anyline is launching a tire size scanning technology which promises to simplify online tire sales.

Walmart debuts clothing model feature for app, online customer

March 15, 2022

Walmart is rolling out a "Choose My Model" feature to app and online users that lets customers attain a sense of how a clothing purchase will look on them.

The Benefits of Adopting 16:9 Widescreen for POS System

Clientron's newest widescreen POS system, the PT2700, features a 16:9 display supporting Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080) for an enhanced user experience.

Type-C is The Next Trend of I/O Interface for POS System

To support faster data transmission, the USB Type-C will possibly replace Type-A in the future to connect with devices that need to transmit plenty of data to…