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…

Walmart shuttering stores on Thanksgiving

July 22, 2020

It might just signal the end of what consumers view as the kick-off to Black Friday, and it might just be for one year, but Walmart won't be open Thanksgiving…

American Airlines to introduce touchless check-in kiosks

July 22, 2020

American Airlines plans to introduce a touchless check-in experience, according to a press release. Customers will be able to proceed to the gate…

Rethinking retail in the wake of Covid-19

by Sachin Dev Duggal — Founder, CEO, Builder.ai

Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder and CEO of Builder.ai, shares his insight on the 'new' world of retail and offers up avenues retailers can take to get closer to…

7-Eleven launches order ahead, expands delivery

July 21, 2020

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has expanded its mobile ordering capability to allow customers to order ahead.

QR codes get a new life as COVID-19 recovery spurs contactless payments

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

The rapid demand for safe, contactless merchant payments has led to renewed interest in QR codes, a payment technology that historically dominated Asian…

Research: Coronavirus concerns spurring consumer behavior, buying decisions

July 21, 2020

The key focus for grocery consumers is a safe in-store experience given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and shoppers are most concerned about shopping in…

New virtual summit focuses on innovation, customer experience in self-service, kiosk, vending industries

Networld Media websites, Vending Times and Kiosk Marketplace, are launching a virtual summit that promises to bring attendees the very best in self-service…

Retailers Prepare for the New Normal

As consumers seek to minimize person-to-person contact, they’re choosing new ways to shop.

Why retailers should focus on selling, let experts do the securing

by Christos Kalantzis

Christos Kalantzis, senior vice president of technology at SecurityScorecard, explains why retailers striving to protect customer digital safety and brand…

Target, Walgreens, CVS launch mask requirements

July 17, 2020

CVS, Target and Walgreens are now on the list of retailers requiring consumers to wear facial masks while shopping and the rule impacts all stores nationwide.

How self-service helps a healing products retailer weather COVID-19

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While the company was initially interested in self-service technology to improve customer convenience, the COVID-19 outbreak has demonstrated how important…

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…

Best Buy to customers: Wear a mask

July 16, 2020

Best Buy is requiring shoppers to wear face masks in stores due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the fact many states are seeing record-breaking numbers of…

NRF: Time for nationwide mask policy

July 16, 2020

As a growing number of retailers, from Walmart to Costco to Best Buy, initiate face mask mandates for shoppers, the National Retail Federation is calling on…

5 ways retailers must evolve for a post-Covid world

by Amanda Glasgow — Creative Director, EMEA, Appnovation

Amanda Glasgow, creative director, EMEA, for Appnovation, explores how retailers can respond to the massive changes in consumer behaviour throughout the…

Why personalizing customer experience is essential to brand building

The retailer of the future will not survive without an effective personalization strategy that makes consumers feel that their individual needs are at the…

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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…

Bbot raises $3M to drive contactless dining platform forward

July 14, 2020

Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality startup focused on simplifying and improving order and pay processes, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led…