Canada retailer deploys mobile shopping tool to drive contactless shopping

November 17, 2020

Lee Valley Tools, an Ottawa, Canada tool and garden retailer, is offering consumers a mobile shopping tool to foster contactless shopping at its 20 locations…

Human touch a big consumer want, reveals study

November 16, 2020

Nearly half, 41%, of U.S. consumers view the human touch as an important integral aspect of the retail shopping experience and 31% say the pandemic has ignited…

Network technology emerging as backbone in POS customer experience

by Jeff Bradbury — Sr. Director, Marketing, Hughes

Jeff Bradbury, senior marketing director, Hughes North America, explains how due to the rapid evolution of technology, there are points of decision everywhere.

Forever 21 kicks off fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs of America

November 13, 2020

Shoppers purchasing from Forever 21's holiday collection items will be supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of America as the retailer is donating a dollar to…

New Balance aims to modernize customer experience with Aptos technology

November 10, 2020

Athletic leader New Balance will deploy Apotos cloud-based applications across its retail footprint in North America and Europe in a quest to modernize and…

Piggly Wiggly Midwest extends Mercatus partnership

November 10, 2020

Piggly Wiggly Midwest will continue its e-commere experience via the Mercatus Integrated Commerce platform as it has renewed its partnership with the…

Why retailers must get creative with BOPIS to link physical, digital customer experiences

by DeAnn Campbell — Chief Strategy Officer, Hoobil8

DeAnn Campbell, who heads up retail strategy and insights at Harbor Retail, explains why as shopping patterns evolve and a broader range of customers become…

Visa shares how retailers can stop fraud from hurting the business

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

With holidays right around the corner, retailers are trying to capture customer spend earlier than Black Friday. Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and…

Rapid Prototyping With Neonode Touch Sensor Modules

Neonode is the leader in providing products for Contactless Touch. Using our Touch Sensor Module you can easily retrofit your elevators, kiosks or other…

Contactless Touch – Interaction With Images Floating In-air

Neonode is the leader in providing products for Contactless Touch. Using our Touch Sensor Module you can easily retrofit your elevator control panels, self…

Contactless Touch - a Safer Method for Interaction

Neonode is the leader in providing products for Contactless Touch. Using our Touch Sensor Module you can easily retrofit your elevator control panels, self…

Black Friday goes bye-bye as retailers revamp holiday sales strategy

November 5, 2020

Black Friday is no longer in play with retailers as the infamous kick-off to holiday shopping just isn't doable or safe or even wanted by consumers this year…

Walmart lays off inventory robots, keeps humans

November 4, 2020

It seems robots don't beat humans when it comes to checking inventory on shelves.

Canada mall operator cited for consumer privacy violations, pulls facial recognition cameras

November 3, 2020

Cadillac Fairview in Toronto — one of North America's largest commercial real estate companies — has removed the embedded cameras inside its digital…

Worldline merges with Ingenico

November 3, 2020

Global payments providers, Worldline and Ingenico, have combined under Worldline to create the largest European payment services provider, according to a press…

Chicago passengers can use iPhones, Apple Watch for tap-and-go payment

November 2, 2020

Chicago Transit Authority passengers can use their iPhone or Apple Watch to make tap-and-go fare payments via Apple Pay's Express Transit mode by uploading the…

Australia airport introduces touchless passenger check-in, bag drop

November 2, 2020

Avalon Airport in Victoria, Australia, has introduced touchless passenger check-in and bag drop systems using speech, gesture and eye gaze technology provided…

Visa aims to curtail fraud for merchants, consumers

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

Fraud is a challenge retailers and consumers regularly battle. Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and regional risk officer for Visa, North America…

SkinStation upgrades with CAYIN digital signage

October 29, 2020

SkinStation, a skin clinic based in the Philippines, has integrated CAYIN Technology Co. LTD's digital signage to boost brand awareness and draw in more…

Macy's leads in apparel digital maturity, reveals study

October 28, 2020

When it comes to digital maturity among apparel retailers, Macy's is at the top of the list, according to Incisiv's first annual Apparel Digital Maturing…