5G, AI, AR reflect the changing retail world on display at CES

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Kiosks allow retailers to marry the in-store shopping experience with the content-rich experience of online shopping and research. 5G, AI, virtual reality and…

AI leading the retail tech charge, claims report

January 18, 2019

Artificial intelligence is the focus of the most pilots and leading the technology pack when it comes to future adoption, according to a survey conducted by…

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Microsoft team up to drive delivery, retail innovations

January 18, 2019

Walgreens Boots Alliance and Microsoft have signed a seven-year commitment to develop new technology, retail innovations as well as healthcare delivery models…

Home Depot, Zivelo share insights at NRF on building the 'store of the future'

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Healey Cypher, CEO of Zivelo, and Albert Vita, director of in-store experience and visual merchandising at The Home Depot, co-presented their ideas on defining…

Hughes Network Systems now Verifone MNSP-certified

January 17, 2019

Hughes Network Systems is now a certified Verifone Managed Network Service Provider, a certification that allows the company to provide Verifone point of sale…

Webinar offers insight on reducing retail employee shrinkage, savings on operating costs

Stanley Security CEO Matt Kushner will outline Stanley Security's loss prevention solution, which combines video surveillance with exception-based reporting as…

Hypervsn debuts 3-D signage solutions

January 16, 2019

Hypervsn has unveiled its Solo L and Hypervsn 3-D Studio solutions for 3-D signage. The Solo L uses a four-ray rotor lined with LEDs to produce 3-D images and…

Steven Hornyak tapped as Symphony CPG/AI CEO

January 15, 2019

Symphony CPG/AI, a SymphonyAI company, has named Steven Hornyak as CEO.

Retailers ditching paper manuals for digital training tools

January 14, 2019

Employees armed with mobile tools are happier, better trained and take better care of customers, according to a survey conducted in 2018 by Vanson Bourne on…

Survey: Few Americans want limits on face recognition tech

January 14, 2019

A national survey from the Center for Data Innovation reveals one of four Americans want the government to strictly limit facial recognition technology. Just…

Hughes Achieves Verifone Managed Network Service Provider Certification

Company Now Offers Verifone POS Retailers Easy Transition to PCI-Compliant Solution from Discontinued Enhanced Zone Router (EZR)

Walmart testing Flippy for in-store deli operations

January 10, 2019

The nation's top retailer is piloting a robotic kitchen assistant at its headquarters to determine if the technology is a good fit to use within store deli…

Europe electronics retailer deploying mobile self-checkout

January 9, 2019

MediaMarketSaturn, the largest consumer electronics retailer in Europe, is using MishiPay's mobile self-checkout technology in its Hamburg store.

Kroger teams up with Microsoft on connected grocery initiative

January 8, 2019

Kroger is piloting a connected grocery store in a partnership with Microsoft using connected sensors and the Azure cloud.

Amazon Echo lets even parrots order with ease

January 8, 2019

Don't be surprised if Amazon soon releases an advertisement illustrating that ordering on its Echo devices is easy enough for a parrot. Why? Well, because as…

9 off-the-radar retail predictions for 2019

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Bryan Pearson predicts that in 2019 retail shelves will become storybooks and it will be the year of store-branded self-checkout apps.

WorkJam taps Andrew Myers for expansion strategy

January 7, 2019

WorkJam aims to accelerate its Asia-Pacific expansion and has tapped Andrew Myers to lead the effort.

Snack bot delivers campus retail snacking experience

January 7, 2019

Satisfying a snacking urge at the University of the Pacific is a bit easier thanks to a self-driving robot that now delivers food and drink to more than 5…

Retail kiosk outlook: 2019 expected to surpass 2018

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Kiosk industry observers are upbeat for 2019 as retailers are recognizing the need for in-store technology to assist their overburdened sales associates, a…

Experts share 2019 retail customer experience predictions

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

Retail Customer Experience went to the experts and industry watchers to get their predictions and expectations on a wide range of issues, from technology to…