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.

Walmart pilots fast lane check-out system

June 19, 2019

Walmart is reportedly piloting a fast lane check-out strategy at a Canadian store.

Neiman Marcus embraces Alipay for luxury customers

June 18, 2019

In a quest to provide more payment options, specifically for international shoppers, the Neiman Marcus Group is deploying Alipay across its Neiman Marcus…

Cashierless stores? The jury's still out but self-service is coming despite challenges

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Panelists at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit agreed cashierless technology has a role to play in retail, but it will not remove the human element.

Walmart's Jetblack catching attention of affluent

June 18, 2019

Walmart's Jetblack personal shopping offering, launched last year in New York, is grabbing so much love from consumers, there's a waiting list.

Mastercard to offer Priceless Experiences skill via Amazon, Google smart speakers

June 17, 2019

Mastercard announced the launch of Priceless Experiences, the company's first ever voice assistant skill, which will offer users unique vacations or other…

Amazon launches another Go store in New York

June 11, 2019

Amazon opened the doors to its second Amazon Go store in New York this morning at 6 a.m., and the store marks the omnichannel retailer's thirteenth Go store in…

End of life for certain POS terminals and the looming risk to retailers

by Chris Kronenthal — President + CTO, FreedomPay

Retailers need to be sure point-of-sale systems are fully compliant, not only to avoid becoming obsolete, but to protect against fraud.

Consumers tapping mobile phone more than ever

June 4, 2019

An IDology study reveals consumers are viewing their mobile phone as a more important part of their identity, both at work and in their lives. Shoppers opened…

Arkansas credit union taps Popio Mobile Video for on-the-go member service

May 30, 2019

POPio Mobile Video, an interactive mobile video banking solution, will enable face-to-face video collaboration for 7,200 members of River Valley Community…

Cashierless purchase option not a big want on retail's main street

May 28, 2019

When it comes to what shoppers want from small main street retailers, it isn't all about having a cashierless purchase experience.