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Walmart debuts Intelligent Retail Lab within Long Island store
June 6, 2019
Walmart Inc. has launched an Intelligent Retail Lab inside a Neighborhood Market store on Long Island, New York to test innovative store technology.
read nowCivic Pay app taps blockchain for automated retail, smart vending
May 6, 2019
Civic Network will release its Civic Pay app to enable partners to combine identity verification, payment and rewards into a single transaction. The company…
read nowAWM Smart Shelf debuts autonomous shopping shelf technology
May 6, 2019
AWM Smart Shelf, which is bringing the benefits of the online experience to physical retail, has integrated its frictionless shopping application with its…
read nowAmazon Go stores will start taking cash
April 10, 2019
Amazon's Go stores, which let shoppers buy without a cashier checkout experience, will reportedly begin accepting cash.
read nowMoltin launches self-checkout tech for retail, pop-up events
April 5, 2019
Moltin, a digital commerce developer, is debuting a self-checkout technology that will allow retailers to operate their own 'Amazon Go' environment at pop-up…
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McDonald's aims to drive more personal customer experience with tech acquisition
March 28, 2019
Expect many more drive-thru menu suggestions at McDonald's after it buys the tech-based personalization company, Dynamic Yield. McDonald's aims to use the…
read nowSouth Korean food delivery app aims to tap robots
March 7, 2019
The biggest food delivery app in South Korea plans to incorporate robots into its strategy.
read nowThe 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…
read nowRetailers ditching paper manuals for digital training tools
January 14, 2019
Employees armed with mobile tools are happier, better trained and take better care of customers, according to a survey conducted in 2018 by Vanson Bourne on…
read nowWalmart testing Flippy for in-store deli operations
January 10, 2019
The nation's top retailer is piloting a robotic kitchen assistant at its headquarters to determine if the technology is a good fit to use within store deli…
read nowKroger teams up with Microsoft on connected grocery initiative
January 8, 2019
Kroger is piloting a connected grocery store in a partnership with Microsoft using connected sensors and the Azure cloud.
read nowAmazon Echo lets even parrots order with ease
January 8, 2019
Don't be surprised if Amazon soon releases an advertisement illustrating that ordering on its Echo devices is easy enough for a parrot. Why? Well, because as…
read nowMasabi, Swiftly to help transit agencies with real-time information, mobile ticketing
October 12, 2018
Masabi, which specializes in mobile ticketing and payments, is teaming up with Swiftly, a big data and mobility services platform for public transit, in a…
read nowAmazon's got big ambitions for cashierless strategy
October 9, 2018
There may just be less than a handful of Amazon Go stores right now, but the number of cashierless retail locations may explode in just a few years.
read nowCashierless store dealing with a few glitches
September 20, 2018
A cashierless store in San Francisco is working out a few glitches as it strives to best Amazon's Amazon Go.
read nowMicrosoft building cashierless check-out tech
June 19, 2018
Microsoft is reportedly aiming to take on Amazon when it comes to cashierless retail by developing its own platform and in talks with Walmart on the initiative.
read nowWalmart prepping hundreds of high-tech pickup towers
April 17, 2018
In the quest to provide consumers fast and easily product pick up, Walmart plans to expand its 'high-tech' pickup towers at stores. In the past year Walmart…
read nowIndiana airport testing international check-in kiosks
March 23, 2018
The Indiana Airport Authority and U.S Customs Border Protection will introduce kiosks to allow passengers arriving at the Indianapolis International Airport…
read nowAmazon prepping 6 more Go stores, claims report
February 23, 2018
Amazon is getting six more Amazon Go stores ready, according to a Recode report, with some likely opening in Seattle, where the first Amazon Go store opened in…
read nowConsumers like self-service more than associate interaction, reveals survey
January 24, 2018
If consumers have a choice they're more likely to tap self-service technology versus interacting with a retail sales associate, according to a SOTI survey.
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