Circle K piloting contactless experience at Arizona store

August 14, 2020

Convenience brand Circle K is deploying technology from Standard to offer customers a touchless, autonomous checkout technology.

Macy's expands Style Crew ambassador program

August 12, 2020

Macy's is expanding its Style Crew ambassador program to fashionistas across the U.S.

Glass-Media introduces digital activation as a service

August 10, 2020

Glass-Media is debuting a digital activation as a service offering, empowering brick-and-mortar retailers to respond to the challenges of COVID-19 with…

DoorDash launches DashMart stores nationwide

August 7, 2020

Delivery player, DoorDash, is debuting DashMart stores, a convenience mart delivering household and local restaurant fare to customers' doorsteps.

Kroger piloting mobile payments strategy

August 7, 2020

Kroger Co.'s QFC grocery division is launching a contactless payments pilot that lets shoppers complete purchases with Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay…

Preparing for the post-pandemic environment will test retailers’ flexibility

by Carl von Sydow

Given public health officials' recommendations regarding social distancing and minimizing contact with individuals outside the household, self-service checkout…

Colorado artists sell wares in refurbished vending machines

August 7, 2020

The artists of the Mancos Creative District in Mancos, Colorado, have refurbished snack vending machines to sell works of art in the machines and have already…

Lowe’s adding tool rental departments with self-serve kiosks

August 7, 2020

Lowe's will begin rolling out tool rental departments nationwide, creating a one-stop shop for all the tools and equipment Pros and DIY customers need to…

Advertima raises $17M for in-store AI learning

August 6, 2020

Advertima, a computer vision platform provider, has raised $17.58 million in a funding round. It will use the funding to develop its machine learning and AI…

Lowe's, HomeAdvisor team up to boost Pro job lead stream

July 28, 2020

Home improvement retailer Lowe's is partnering with HomeAdvisor to help drive leads to Lowe's Pros by offering its Pros loyalty program members a free annual…

Citcon to offer plug-ins connecting merchants with Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay

July 27, 2020

Citcon, a Santa Clara, California-based payments platform that helps merchants accept mobile wallets, will introduce a set of plug-ins built for e-commerce…

Online stationery retailer taps Kameleoon to boost visitor experience

July 23, 2020

Papier, an online stationery e-commerce store, is deploying Kameleoon technology to enhance the online customer experience and to be more nimble to react to…

Payments in retail: The importance of creating integrated solutions amid COVID-19

Rich Aberman, co-founder and chief product officer, Integrated Banking at WePay, maps out the many innovative payment options and systems retailers can tap and…

Envisioning a more resilient retail landscape with more choices than ever

by Greg Khan

Greg Kahn, president and CEO of the Internet of Things Consortium, shares insight on how major brands are wasting no time to launch new technology and take new…

Amazon launching smart shopping carts that eliminate checkout line

July 14, 2020

Amazon is advancing its contactless and cashierless shopping experience with a smart shopping cart, called a Dash Cart, that lets shoppers avoid the checkout…

Lens maker launches AR sunglass experience via the smartphone

July 2, 2020

Lens maker Bollé is offering an augmented reality sunglass experience that lets shoppers try out its Phantom lens technology without ever touching the glasses.

Magnet Analytics stakes its claim with personal electronics kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Eduardo Alvarez was quick to realize how a retail kiosk serves a customer need. Developing a product and a business model to meet that need has been a gradual…

7-Eleven pilots Siri voice for contactless fuel

June 25, 2020

7-Eleven Inc. has launched a pilot to test contactless fuel purchases at its gas stations using voice commands at select stores in North and South Orlando…

7-Eleven pilots Siri voice commands for contactless fuel

June 24, 2020

7-Eleven Inc. has launched a pilot to test contactless fuel purchases at its gas stations using voice commands at select stores in North and South Orlando…

Visa programs aim to help 50M SMBs drive digital business

June 23, 2020

Visa is offering 50 million small and micro businesses a range of services to help them grow more efficiently, build their online footprints and promote…