Indiana jail deploys video kiosks for visitors

March 15, 2019

The Allen County, Indiana Jail has introduced 10 kiosks equipped with video communication to allow visitors to communicate with inmates, allowing the jail to…

Self-serve kiosk offers another return option for retailers

March 13, 2019

Happy Returns is launching a self-service kiosk option that can handle both in-store and online retail returns.

Kohl's partnering with Planet Fitness

March 11, 2019

Kohl's is teaming up with Planet Fitness with the gym brand opening locations next to the retailer's stores.

Business enterprises slacking on mobile security, claims study

March 11, 2019

The latest Verizon Mobile Security Index reveals that nearly half, 48 percent, of enterprises are sacrificing security in order "to get the job done."

Papa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches tap Recurrency to boost guest connection

March 5, 2019

Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches are using Mobivity Holdings Corp.'s personalization suite, Recurrency, to improve guest connections.

Walmart greeters will soon be waving goodbye

March 4, 2019

The familiar greeters at Walmart stores are being transformed into 'customer hosts,' who will do much more than welcome customers.

Crate and Barrel teams up with Handy for décor assembly, installation services

February 25, 2019

Crate and Barrel is partnering with Handy to provide customers furniture assembly and home décor installation services.

Walmart, Deliv delivery partnership ends

February 25, 2019

Walmart now has one less delivery partnership after ending its partnership with Deliv for same-day grocery delivery.

Walmart's Jet City Grocery teams with Fulton Fish Market on delivery

February 22, 2019

Vend taps Epson printer for retail POS

February 20, 2019

Vend, a cloud-based POS and retail management software provider, has adopted the Epson TM-m30 compact receipt printer to help retail clients deploy more…

Being put on hold is top consumer customer service gripe

February 15, 2019

The most annoying aspect of customer service for the consumer is the act of being put on hold, according to a Clutch survey.

Kroger debuts mobile pay app, rewards debit card

February 13, 2019

Kroger is officially announcing Kroger Pay, a smartphone app that combines loyalty card and payment information and will speed checkout at the point of sale.

Consumer expectations growing at a healthy clip, reveals study

February 12, 2019

Retailers shouldn't expect consumer expectations to decline any time soon, if at all, as a Brand Keys report reveals expectations are growing an average of 2…

Report: Live chat not making for happy customers

February 12, 2019

Customer satisfaction with live chat apps is on the decline across a wide range of industries once again.

David's Tea taps Nudge Rewards to empower associates, boost in-store experience

February 11, 2019

David’s Tea is deploying Nudge Rewards frontline employee performance technology to improve communication between stores and its corporate organization, boost…

West Virginia lawmakers mull motor vehicle license renewal kiosks

February 4, 2019

A West Virginia legislative committee passed a bill that mandates the placement of kiosks for license plate renewal in order to alleviate lines at Division of…

Amazon Scout is latest self-driving delivery approach

January 25, 2019

Amazon is piloting an electric self-driving delivery service, called Scout, that can traverse sidewalks to drop off packages.

Stop & Shop preps driverless cars for Boston delivery

January 21, 2019

Stop & Shop will launch a number of driverless groceries in the Greater Boston area starting this spring.

L'occitane taps AI alerts for faster digital experience response

January 21, 2019

Cosmetics retailer L'occitane en Provence is using Contentsquare's AI Alerts for faster response to digital experience anomalies.

Coinstar kiosks at Safeway, Albertsons to sell bitcoin

January 21, 2019

Bitcoin users can now buy bitcoin at select Coinstar kiosks in Safeway and Albertsons stores in California, Texas and Washington, according to geekwire.com.