Case study: Leading electricity company reaches customers with bill-pay kiosks

June 16, 2008

Arizona Public Service partnered with TIO Networks to utilize bill-pay kiosks at C-stores.

IBM, 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…

Amid rising gas prices, retailers get creative

June 4, 2008

Retail Design Diva: The gas crisis is spurring some retailers into creative action as they develop new ways to drive customer traffic. A Safeway store in…

Opinion: 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:

Hiring Millennials requires openness, immediacy

Expert offers tips on getting the most out of young employees.

Biometric tools check for underage drinkers

May 18, 2008

Computer Weekly: Facial recognition technology has been tested in convenience stores to help stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. The system has been…

PCATS, 5 years later

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

C-store tech standard has big innovations on the horizon.

Survey: consumers doing more online window-shopping

May 15, 2008

CHICAGO — ShopLocal, provider of multi-channel shopping and marketing services, announced that the ShopLocal Retail Index was up 30 percent for the month of…

Retail therapy is not just psychological - it's chemical

May 14, 2008

Wall Street Journal: Research shows that people often get a high from shopping — the brain releases chemicals such as dopamine or serotonin when a person is…

New report details ROI for in-store digital signage

May 11, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Digital Signage Association has published "Retail Digital Signage ROI: Finding the break-even point," an exclusive research report that…

EnQii announces mobile retail media services

May 8, 2008

NEW YORK — EnQii announced a partnership with Ping Mobile, a full-service mobile agency, and LocaModa, a mobile social platform provider. By joining forces…

Shortlist announced for 2008 European Retail Solutions Awards

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

April 30, 2008

Nominees have been announced for the eighth annual European Retail Solutions Awards, which will be awarded in a ceremony June 25 at Old Billingsgate Market in…

StoreNext to market IBM POS for grocery, c-store

April 29, 2008

DALLAS — IBM announced that it will work with StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Retalix Ltd., to market pre-packaged retail solutions powered…

'The year of digital media' for NCR

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

NCR touted 2008 as the year of change for self-service.

Report: Importance, prevalence of retail technology on the rise

April 24, 2008

Retail Bulletin: Contrary to suggestions that the online channel may soon prevail over bricks and mortar stores, new research commissioned by Visa Europe…

High gas prices driving more online shopping

April 24, 2008

eMarketer: One-third of online U.S. adults say they are more likely to shop online because of high gasoline prices, according to a recent iCongo-sponsored…

Retail designers emphasizing local connections, customer amenities

April 23, 2008

CoStar: Architect Tipton Housewright says today's retail designers are placing emphasis on having their environments blend in with local culture. They're also…

Eye kiosk stands above KioskCom crowd

SoloHealth's EyeSite sweeps Self Service awards.

Self-checkout could reinvent the c-store

April 15, 2008

Convenience Store Decisions: Will self-checkout prove a viable solution for convenience stores? It just may, for some. At least a couple of the larger…

Innovation in experience design 'the last frontier'

April 13, 2008

Business Week: Innovation in product design has lost its meaning and, therefore, its value. But there is still one frontier that remains wide open: experience…