The Fitting Room creates 'phygital' experience

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Fitting Room is combining digital elements such as interactive touchscreens with personal customer assistance to create a better 'phygital' environment.

7-Eleven taps menu boards to boost customer experience

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Convenience stores typically have a transient customer that strives to be in and out as quickly as possible. In order to maximize sales, these retailers need…

Top 3 reasons to attend the ICX Summit

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Keeping up with constant changes in technology can be a major challenge, especially when many solutions also carry a high price tag. The upcoming ICX Summit…

VR, AR, MR? Get ready for 'extended reality’

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Extended reality, which combines VR, AR MR and 360-degree video, stands to change the way consumers and busineses interact, and much more, according to experts.

An inside look at Taco Bell’s digital transformation to deliver an enhanced customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Rafik Hanna, senior director of Taco Bell’s All Access, shared insight on how the QSR is transforming to drive a best-in-class customer experience and why…

ICX Summit exhibitors showcase tech innovation

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

One of the highlights of this year's ICX Summit in Dallas was the wealth of innovation on display at the ICX Discovery Zone, where attendees received hands-on…

Legacy mall home to cutting-edge retail customer experiences

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

The Microsoft store, Fossil, Lego and Tesla offer up unique interactive customer experiences within the 53-year-old NorthPark Center mall in Dallas.

Why the future of retail belongs to visual discovery

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Pinterest provides a visual tool to enable the discovery process online. Millions of consumers already use Pinterest to get ideas for everyday needs — food…

Taco Bell's digital transformation focus of ICX Summit keynote

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Rafik Hanna, senior director, All Access, at Taco Bell will share insight on how the brand is winning big with customers due to its digital transformation…

3D virtual concierges deliver enhanced retail experiences

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Intelligent virtual assistants enable hotels to boost customer experience by allowing guests to interact with a 2D or 3D agent via digital signage, kiosks or…

2017 in Review: Top 5 features highlight retailer experiences

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Retail Customer Experience readers love getting insight from those in the trenches, and this year's top five articles illustrate that hunger.

Talking With: Verifone chief Joe Mach about retail customer experience strategies

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Verifone North America President Joe Mach shares insight on what retailers are doing, the big trends in play with customer experience and how consumers are…

Neiman Marcus, HMSHost, b8ta talk designing the retail digital store

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Digital chiefs from legacy and new brands share insight, advice, tips and strategy when it comes to designing the store with digital in mind.

Neiman Marcus embracing innovative tech from the front door to the dressing room

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

From the minute a shopper walks into the new Fort Worth, Dallas-based Neiman Marcus, digital technology is nearby. Here’s the scoop on how the retailer's iLab…

'Interesting times' highlight ICX Summit 2017

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Brands really can't treat any of their customers like they're all alike anymore, not just the millennials, especially now that the technology is available to…

Interactive Customer Experience: The start of a daunting, yet exciting journey

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The ICX Summit, held by the ICX Association last week in Dallas, gave retailers and interactive technology players a chance to learn why companies have to…

Retailers use interactivity to build better customer experiences

If a retailer doesn't create a satisfactory customer experience, including in-store e-commerce options, shoppers will take their wallets elsewhere. Several…

ICX Summit: Neuroscience, millennials and measuring customer experience

The upcoming June ICX Summit boasts top leaders in customer experience speaking on a range of topics from CX strategy to measuring customer experience…

Creating a 'phygital experience': Experts offer insight, tips and strategy advice

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

When it comes to technology one steadfast trend is the arrival of new buzzwords and phrases and this year it seems the term ‘phygital’ is the big word when it…

KMC November Top 5: Prelude to the future

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

November is a prelude to winter, the holiday season and the final month of the year. This month, our top articles also examined key market trends that may…