Holiday season check up: Are you effectively using store cards to foster customers for life?

Citi Retail Services' Leslie McNamara explains why building lifelong customers starts with early engagement, personalized communication and a seamless…

Coinme introduces bitcoin purchasing in Denver Safeway stores

December 6, 2019

Coinme, blockchain financial technology company that operates a network of bitcoin ATMs, has entered the greater Denver area by adding more than 100 bitcoin…

Denver's Empower Field at Mile High launches self-service concessions

December 6, 2019

The Denver Broncos, in conjunction with Aramark, its food and beverage provider, has unveiled concessions improvements at Empower Field at Mile High, including…

CaixaBank debuts facial recognition system for payments at Nestle Market

December 6, 2019

CaixaBank, based in Spain, announced the launch of a payments system trial at a Nestle Market, marking the first time that a grocery or retail store uses…

Reinventing the retail store associate role

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

In an exclusive interview, John Orr, senior vice president of retail strategy at Ceridian, shares insight and expertise on how retailers can optimize and…

Dave & Buster's debuts mobile guest engagement commerce app

December 5, 2019

Dave & Buster's is launching a guest engagement app experience that lets guests tap their smartphones on games, provides instant reloading capability for…

Why it's time to support mobile payments

Michael Jaszczyk, CEO, GK Software USA, offers insight on why mobile payment is no longer something retailers can put off and the benefits to be gained for…

American Express study reveals rise in online payment fraud

December 5, 2019

American Express issued a report showing that 77% of merchants reported being victim of some type of fraud, adding that efforts to mitigate those risks are…

The Vitamin Shoppe debuts interactive kiosks to drive product trials

December 5, 2019

The Vitamin Shoppe, an omnichannel retailer of nutritional products, has included Vengo Labs' interactive sampling technology in its new innovation store in…

SMBs want better credit card rewards, benefits

December 5, 2019

While small business credit cards are generally getting high marks from their customers, they are falling short in a key area that involves terms, rewards and…

5 ways CRM helps the small retailer

Arun Upadhyay, CEO of LionOBytes, offers five strategic ways customer relationship management can push your small retail business to the next level.

Discover, PayPal partner on rewards

December 4, 2019

Discover Financial Services announced a collaboration to let cardmembers use their Cashback Bonus or rewards miles to pay for purchases at millions of online…

What retailers really need in a voice assistant platform

Efrat Blaier, co-founder and CTO of Mmuze, explains why retailers should be looking at the platforms with specialized functionality for their unique fields…

Pay-at-pump boasts potential to drive retail sales

December 3, 2019

The majority of consumers are open to new experiences when they pay at the pump, which could provide significant revenue opportunities for retailers, according…

Sensory experiences boost sales by 10%

December 3, 2019

Mood Media has recently conducted a study entitled "Quantifying the impact of sensory market," which showed that sensory marketing techniques such as displays…

How interactive retail kiosks enhance holiday shopping experience

Melissa Harward, marketing coordinator at Meridian, examines how interactive kiosk innovations are making holiday shopping experiences more engaging, rewarding…

H&M eyes the rental clothing market

December 2, 2019

Swedish clothing brand H&M is reportedly going into the clothing rental space and will offer the rental option to its loyalty members at its flagship store…

The future of retail is as simple as I.D.E.C.

Rich Smith, CMO, Chief Outsiders, explains how and why technologies such as virtual reality, 3D printing, nanotechnology, and ever-expanding communications…

California grocer launches custom online shopping portals

December 2, 2019

Smart & Final, a California-based retail grocer, has launched redesigned e-commerce portals to provide shoppers, as well as business clients, an integrated…

Harry & David launches digital features, new functionality for holiday shopping time

December 2, 2019

Harry & David has hastened the pace on its mobile commerce site, personalized customer communications, and launched a gift tool and subscription service…