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…

SnapPay debuts facial recognition tech

November 18, 2019

SnapPay, Inc., a provider of a payment gateway that allows North American merchants to accept digital payments from Alipay and WeChat Pay users, has introduced…

How To: Making 3D the foundation of immersive e-commerce experiences

Garrett Eastham, chief data officer at Vertebrae, shares how retailers, given the importance of 3D, are embarking on immersive commerce initiatives but need to…

AI: Putting the shopper experience on tech steroids

Christopher Tyghe, vice president of strategic development, Ingenico Group, Canada writes that while there are many benefits to investing in AI, one of the…

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…

Tips for integrating AI, analytics and automation into the customer experience

Lauren Kindzierski, VP of marketing at HGS, shares that forward-thinking companies are using a combination of bots and brains to deliver next-generation…

How retailers use AR, VR and 3D to enhance product visualization

Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 3D product visualizations can help e-commerce retailers enhance the customer experience, increase sales and…

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European leisure park deploying VR experience

October 24, 2019

Spanish leisure operator, Aspro Parks, is deploying a virtual reality cinema pod in the Blue Planet Aquarium, located in Chesire, England. The VR experience is…

How To: Choosing the right AR, VR, 3D for retail

Ben Houston, CTO of ThreeKit, provides an overview of how each technology can be applied to an e-commerce site to offer the biggest impact for retailers.

Talking With: Ricardo Belmar on the big CX buzz in 2019

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

It’s been a year since Retail Customer Experience chatted with Ricardo Belmar, senior director of global enterprise marketing at Infovista, about trends…

How physical retailers can combat online competitors with experiential retail

Andrew Little, events and special projects manager at Creatacor Inc., shares insight on how experiential marketing adds value beyond the traditional retail…

Why robots will never replace human connection in retail

Marc Gingras, an entrepreneur, angel investor and CEO of Foko Retail, explains why robots, an increasing presence in retail, and other new age technology isn't…

The rise of technology in experiential retail

Mark Matthews, marketing strategist, NEXT/NOW, surveys the rise of experiential technologies in retail, from atmosphere to wayfinding to analytics.

Augmented experiences: The new reality of retail

Erwin Bosser, director at European digital agency Dept, explains how AR is transforming the retail industry and how each aspect of a customer's digital…

American consumer: The DMV is a better experience than an online robot

July 17, 2019

One in every four U.S. millennials would rather spend three hours at the  department of motor vehicle than deal with a robotic automated response agent…

Floral retailer taps Imagination Park Technologies for AR experience

July 9, 2019

Field of Flowers, a Florida-based floral retailer, is working with Imagination Park Technologies to deliver an augmented reality experience for its customers.

Absolutdata gets accolades for AI innovation

July 4, 2019

Absolutdata has been named best overall AI-based analytics vendor by the 2019 AI Breakthrough Awards Program.

VR transforming brick-and-mortar CX but not how you'd expect

David Rich, CEO at InContext Solutions, writes that the key to successful virtual reality is delivering the experience before customers ever set foot in a…

Redefining the supply chain: Innovative AR, VR approaches

Pieter Aarts, CEO and co-founder of roOomy, explains how retailers using AR and VR for content creation can maintain a strong competitive advantage — and happy…

A deep dive into a customer experience collaboration lab

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Dallas provided the type of education and networking that benefits people in all segments of the customer…