Amazon testing human hand-scanning for payment process, report says

September 5, 2019

Amazon is reportedly testing scanners that can identify a human hand as a point-of-sale cashier option.

Drop raises $44M to expand mobile loyalty platform

September 3, 2019

Drop Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based mobile rewards platform, has raised $44 million in Series B funding, led by HOF Capital and assisted by a new strategic…

Are mobile payments on the verge of a breakthrough?

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Despite years of hype and expectations that failed to materialize, U.S. mobile payment adoption may be close to a breakthrough as issuers transition to…

Mobile retail apps: Balancing benefits with costs

Sean Keith, director of new business development at Eagle Eye, writes that it's clear mobile retail apps provide a platform to engage an increasing number of…

4 attributes of a successful digital engagement strategy

Anthony Stevenson, international new business director at Eagle Eye, writes that in the race to capture sales only businesses with an effective digital…

Sock vending machines launch in San Francisco

August 9, 2019

The Sock Spot, a novelty sock retailer, has launched the first of several automated retail units at the Westfield San Francisco Centre, according to a press…

The age of omnichannel: Why retailers need to go 'all-in'

The fluid world of multichannel shopping and consumer touch points is only going to become increasingly involved and complex. To succeed, brands can no longer…

Pinterest a viable retail social media outlet, claims research

August 6, 2019

Retailers not using Pinterest to promote product or the brand may want to consider doing just that given research that claims the investment can be worthwhile. 

goop, Mastercard, Next Retail Concepts team up on innovative online experience

August 6, 2019

Lifestyle brand, goop, is offering its Canadian consumers an immersive digital shopping experience with the help of Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts.

Walmart, Nike innovators lead top 25 global power player list

August 5, 2019

Walmart, Nike and Max Mara leaders took the first top three slots on the Top 25 Global E-Commerce Power Players list from Coresight Research and eShopWorld.

3 ways to improve the retail app shopping experience

Tim de Paris, CTO at Decibel, shares three tips to improve the mobile app shopping experience.

Costco goes digital with membership card

July 30, 2019

Lost your Costco membership card? Well, just turn on that smartphone as the wholesale retailer is now providing members with a digital option via the Costco…

Mobile tech top of mind for retailers, claims report

July 29, 2019

Nearly 100% of retailers have some sort of mobile tech deployed and view mobile tech as a way to optimize inventory, POS and personalize the customer…

LG launches mobile wallet platform for select smartphones

July 23, 2019

LG Electronics USA has jumped into the mobile wallet arena by announcing the launch of LG Pay, a new platform that is available for download via Google Play on…

ACI Worldwide, Worldpay to expand alternative payment options for overseas merchants

July 22, 2019

ACI Worldwide entered an agreement with Worldpay Inc. to drive the acceptance of alternative payment methods by merchants in international markets. 

A strategy to take a retail business across borders

Storefront CMO Stephanie Kidder explains that while doing business in a new country can come with a daunting list of questions, costs and unfamiliar…

European grocers testing camera-based cashierless tech

July 16, 2019

Several European grocers are testing cashierless stores featuring cameras that track what shoppers pick, allowing them to pay without stopping at a checkout…

Nets, Swish launch in-store tap-and-pay pilot for merchants in Sweden

July 16, 2019

Payments firm Nets A/S and Swedish payments app Swish are planning to launch a pilot program at two restaurants that are owned by one of the country's leading…

Data breach prompts 7-Eleven Japan to suspend app

July 9, 2019

7-Eleven Japan Co. temporarily shut down its mobile payment app last week following a data breach that impacted about 900 customers resulting in about $506,00…

Cashierless convenience stores stumbling in China

June 27, 2019

The excitement over unmanned convenience stores in China has fallen short after two years, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report.