Aldi to accept contactless payments at all locations

September 25, 2017

Grocery chain Aldi will now enable shoppers to pay for their items with any contactless payment method, including mobile methods such as Apple Pay, as well as…

7 FIs, fintech providers recognized as Best in Bank Customer Experience for 2017

Networld Media Group honored seven innovators in banking and mobile technologies at a dinner and awards gala Sept. 19 in conjunction with the Bank Customer…

Outdoor recreational retailer Moosejaw now knows the full story of its customers' experience

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

Moosejaw, a Michigan-based retailer, is tapping FullStory to get accurate insight on customer experience and boost customer service and satisfaction.

City Furniture takes digital-edge approach to enrich customer in-showroom experiences

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

City Furniture CIO/CFO Steve Wilder shares insight, lessons learned and return-on-investment from the Florida retailer's strategy to boost customer experience…

How bricks and mortar retailers can benefit from shoppers’ e-commerce habits

The growth in e-commerce does not mean the death of bricks and mortar retail. While it is certainly true that e-commerce is growing quickly, bricks and mortar…

Google veterans launch smartphone activated self-serve convenience concept

September 15, 2017

Google veterans Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan are launching a new concept called Bodega, a 5-foot-wide pantry box filled with non-perishable convenience…

Venmo tackles e-commerce payments with Williams-Sonoma pact

September 14, 2017

Venmo wants to get itself involved in e-commerce and has struck a deal with Williams-Sonoma to let users of the mobile P2P app buy or split gifts across all…

Alipay saunters down the runway with Rebecca Minkoff partnership

September 14, 2017

Fashion retailer Rebecca Minkoff is partnering with Alipay to enable Chinese tourists to make mobile payments with Alipay Wallet at all Rebecca Minkoff…

A shopper marketing conundrum: Providing a personalized mobile experience at scale

Matt McGinty, chief revenue officer, Fiksu DSP, provides insight on why targeting shoppers via mobile, based on their shopping habits, can improve the…

First Data sending mobile POS devices to help retailers hit by Hurricane Harvey

September 7, 2017

First Data is sending free mobile payment devices to Houston in a move to help retailers and businesses get back up and running as soon as possible following…

Kagan: Poor checkout experience hurts retail brand

by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst

Jeff Kagan offers up his view on retail winners and losers and what the changing customer expectations are starting to demand from retail stores.

Study: Proximity mobile payments to reach $49.2B in 2017

September 5, 2017

The value of U.S. proximity mobile payment transactions will total $49.29 billion in 2017, up 78.1 percent from last year, according to a study from eMarketer.

Merchants seek ways to make their mobile apps indispensable

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Church's Chicken offers up a unique feature in its mobile app: a curated music playlist.

Little Caesars introduces self-service, mobile order pizza pick-up station

August 25, 2017

Little Caesars has streamlined the process of getting a pizza with a heated, self-service, mobile order pick-up station called the Pizza Portal.

Merchants should highlight mobile self-service usefulness to consumers

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Do consumers see the value in every self-checkout option available to them from different restaurants and retailers?

What merchants should consider when deploying new technology

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

As retailers and restaurants consider whether to deploy new consumer offerings such as a loyalty program, branded app or mobile payments, executives must…

Tacos on the go: Chipotle to add mobile ordering to new app

August 22, 2017

Chipotle Mexican Grill has selected Deloitte Digital to help redesign its mobile customer experience, according to a press release.

Barclays adds Siri voice payments to mobile banking app

August 21, 2017

Barclays has become the first U.K. high street bank to launch payments using Apple's virtual assistant, Siri, enabling customers to make payments using their…

Walmart leaps ahead of Amazon with Scan & Go

August 11, 2017

Walmart is getting the jump on Amazon to make checkout lanes obsolete as the world's largest retailer is rolling out a mobile app that enables to scan and pay…

Online grocery service debuts Alexa app for hands-free voice order capability

August 11, 2017

Consumers who like to order from Stop and Shop's online Peapod grocery service can now enlist the help of Amazon's Alexa devices.