Technology News & Media

Digital Signage in Retail Affects Your Customer Retention Metrics More Than You Think

by Egor Belenkov — CEO, Kitcast

Digital retail signage is making it to the top of the most fascinating tools for interaction with your clients. Here are the fundamentals you need to know to…

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Adobe expects record $124B in online shopping due to mobile ordering

November 9, 2018

Adobe is forecasting a surge in holiday shopping, with online sales rising 14.8 percent to $124 billion in U.S., this season with a record Cyber Monday in the…

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4 tips for a successful holiday mobile app strategy

Casey Gannon, vice president of marketing at Shopgate, explains that as online shopping gets bigger than ever it's necessary for retailers to have a mobile…

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Kroger testing driverless delivery

November 8, 2018

Supermarket chain, Kroger is piloting automated grocery delivery at a Fry's Food and Drug Store in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Intelligent enterprises are on the rise

November 7, 2018

Intelligent enterprises, defined as those connecting the physical and digital environment, have doubled in just one year.

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Emerging tech, bad customer service, omnichannel top reads in October

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Retail Customer Experience readers were interested in a wide variety of CX issues in October, from why the store is still a winning strategy to embracing…

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Banks banking on Garmin contactless pay feature

November 6, 2018

Several top European banks, including KBC Bank and Insurance in Belgium, Rabobank and ABN Amro in the Netherlands and BNL Gruppo BNP in Italy, will begin…

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Target debuts holiday deals early, mobile checkout

November 6, 2018

Target has kicked off its Black Friday sales, offering select deals nearly one month early.

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Grocer preps pilot for robotic e-commerce fulfillment

November 5, 2018

Albertsons, one of the largest grocery chains in the U.S., is partnering with Takeoff Technologies to test an AI-based microfulfillment technology that will…

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Walmart BYOD helping associates work smarter

November 5, 2018

Walmart is deploying a mobile device associate initiative aimed at helping team members work smarter using their own smartphones.

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Blind group claims Walmart self-checkout kiosks violate ADA rules

November 2, 2018

The National Federation of the Blind and three Maryland residents are suing Walmart claiming the company's self-checkouts violate the Americans with…

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GameStop taps Right Media Solutions to upgrade digital signage

October 30, 2018

GameStop Corp. has selected Right Media Solutions to upgrade its digital video network to more than 3,800 locations. The network will be powered by Commercial…

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Monetate, Bazaarvoice partner on customer engagement strategy

October 30, 2018

Monetate and Bazaarvoice are partnering to offer retailers a more effective customer engagement solution.

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Walmart partners with PayActiv on early cash access

October 30, 2018

Walmart is partnering with PayActiv to let member employees using the financial wellness app access earned funds from their paychecks at any of the retailer's…

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Sam's Club concept store will be test bed for mobile-first customer experience

October 29, 2018

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Why and how retailers must create relevancy to survive

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Chris Petersen explains why the 'winning' retailer is one that focuses on convenience, consistency and customized value.

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Preventing digital skimmer attacks threatening e-commerce

Expanding e-commerce has drawn the attention of hackers adept at skimming credit cards. Companies active in online commerce need to pay attention to data…

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NEC debuts BI analytic platform for retailers

October 25, 2018

NEC Display Solutions of America has launched NEC ALP, a business intelligence analytics platform to help retailers with real-time content and data measurement.

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