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…

User-generated content paves the way for new brand marketing campaigns

by Suzin Wold — SVP Marketing, Bazaarvoice

Suzin Wold, senior vice president of marketing at Bazaarvoice, shares insight on why using user generated content in a retailer's social and advertising…

New York's Hamptons gets a luxury fashion pop-up

July 14, 2020

Iconic fashion brand Giorgio Armani has launched a pop-up experience in East Hampton, New York.

Top emerging technologies transforming the retail experience

As new technologies continue to explode across the marketplace, consumers demand that their shopping experiences follow suit.

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Don't expect coin change at Kroger

July 13, 2020

Grocer Kroger won't be doling out any change to cash paying customers citing a coin shortage.

Live webinar: Assessing COVID-19 impact on customer interaction, satisfaction

July 13, 2020

A live webinar on July 16 will explore how COVID-19 is impacting customer satisfaction and the way they perceive and interact with a preferred financial…

7 ways to prepare your brand for the post-crisis world

by Bruce Levinson — Client Partner, SGK

Bruce Levinson, client partner at SGK, explains why retailers and brands should be listening intently to new consumer attitudes and deciphering emerging…

4 ways loyalty programs can drive digital engagement

These days, if retailers aren’t leveraging loyalty programs to connect with their hard-won customers, they’re missing out on opportunities to boost much-needed…

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Immersive commerce leads retail’s jump to light speed

by Rob Weaver

Rob Weaver, chief revenue officer at Vertebrae, believes brands at the forefront of innovation now will be poised to recover faster in the months to come.