POS / Point of Purchase News & Media
Calgary Co-op completes self-checkout install
July 8, 2008
DALLAS — Calgary Co-operative Association Limited (Calgary Co-op) has completed a chain-wide rollout of self-checkout that has enhanced customer service and…
read nowUSPS updates tech with NCR
July 8, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio — The U.S. Postal Service has selected NCR Corp. as the exclusive provider of retail POS hardware for thousands of postal counters across the…
read nowNintendo solves return dilemma
July 6, 2008
Retail Solutions Online: Every year, retailers and manufacturers lose tens of billions of dollars due to unverifiable product returns, product return fraud…
read nowIn-store Web access drives sales for JCPenney
July 2, 2008
Internet Retailer: It's been nearly two years since J.C. Penney Co. Inc. connected all 35,000 of its point-of-sale systems to the Web, giving associates in…
read nowStudy: Customers won't tolerate waiting in line more than four minutes
June 26, 2008
DALLAS — A study conducted by M/A/R/C Research found 10 percent of shoppers are frustrated enough to leave a check-out line if the wait is too long. The study…
read nowLoyca retail loyalty system now available in U.K.
June 25, 2008
BELGIUM — Databac Group has announced that its loyalty system Loyca, a card-based solution that enables retailers to respond in real-time to marketing…
read nowRetalix, BT launch turnkey tech for grocery retail
June 23, 2008
LONDON — BT has joined forces with Retalix Ltd., to launch a range of in-store technology products and services for food and convenience retailers in the U.K.
read nowReport sheds light on tricky security issues
June 19, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Consumer fraud and identity theft numbers have risen steadily over the past few years, and, whether you realize it or not, your customers are…
read nowSelf-service transactions to top $1.7 trillion by 2012
June 18, 2008
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Transactions at self-service kiosks will surpass $607 billion this year in North America as consumers continue to embrace self-service…
read nowSome gas stations stop taking credit cards
June 18, 2008
MSNBC: When gas station manager Roger Randolph realized it was costing him money each time someone filled up with $4-a-gallon gas, he hung a sign on his…
read nowTouch-pay tech down, but not out
June 17, 2008
(Fort Wayne, Ind.) Journal Gazette: A high-tech payment system that arrived in grocery stores almost two years ago has quietly disappeared. But retail experts…
read nowMobile payments the 'obvious next step forward'
June 16, 2008
Scenta: The next step in payment transactions could happen through mobile phones, said the UK Payments Association, Apacs. As people use credit cards and other…
read nowIBM, SelfServiceWorld.com announce free webinar on reaching the 'new consumer'
June 10, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…
read nowNCR, Unified Grocers announce strategic relationship
June 9, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio — Unified Grocers Inc., a U.S. cooperative grocery wholesaler, has teamed with NCR Corp. to support and promote the NCR Advanced Checkout Solution…
read nowReport: shopper marketing success requires understanding the customer
June 4, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — All shopper marketing campaigns are not created equal because every retailer has a unique customer base. For a campaign to be successful…
read nowOpinion: Changing the POS security burden
June 4, 2008
SC Magazine: Rosen Sharma, CTO of Solidcore, writes about the need for retailers to always stay a step ahead of thieves in their use of payment technology:
read nowPanasonic POS announces alliance with XPIENT Solutions
June 1, 2008
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — Panasonic Information Systems, a division of Panasonic System Solutions Company and provider of point of sale and drive-thru…
read nowMasterCard Canada testing NFC this summer
May 29, 2008
TORONTO — MasterCard Canada is testing near field communications (NFC) enabled phones with MasterCard PayPass capability on Bell Mobility's wireless network.
read nowChoosing the right POS essential to retail efficiency
May 28, 2008
New York Times: Retail POS systems facilitate many aspects of retail trade: tracking sales and pricing on all of your products; maintaining proper inventory…
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PCATS, 5 years later
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
C-store tech standard has big innovations on the horizon.
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