7 retail trends in 2020 and tips for success

by Beth VanStory — Partner & CMO, Chief Outsiders

Beth VanStory, partner, Chief Outsiders, writes that if 2019 was the year retailers woke up from a retail apocalypse, 2020 is shaping up to be the year of the…

Microsoft CEO: Tech intensity will rule retail

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Retailers that have been able to use their data successfully are creating new opportunities for not only customers, but for brands and suppliers, Microsoft CEO…

Experiential retail: How can screens improve the in-store experience?

by Alex Moulton

Alex Moulton, chief creative officer, Trollbäck+Company, explains why successful screen content is not about optimizing for transactions, but about delighting…

Toshiba printers aim to boost POS customer experience

January 14, 2020

The Toshiba HSP Series POS printers, a splash-resistant POS, is aimed at enhancing the customer experience at hotels, bars and restaurants.

Clothes maker taps New Generation Computing for efficient product development

January 14, 2020

Jerry Leigh of California, Inc., a global clothing manufacturer and brand management company, is upgrading to New Generation Computing Inc.'s Andromeda Cloud…

Southeastern Grocers taps Opterus tech to boost communications

January 14, 2020

Southeastern Grocers Inc., is deploying the Opterus OpsCenter solution to serve as a centralized communications system.

HP debuting cloud services for retailers

January 10, 2020

HP Inc. is launching cloud services for retailers called HP Engage Console and HP Engage Catalog, which are designed to deliver services to boost productivity…

Capgemini digital leader on why conversational interfaces are going mainstream

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

Capgemini Digital Retail and Manufacturing Partnership Leader Genevieve Chamard shares insight on why voice and chat are fast becoming must-haves for retailers…

Toshiba to present 'frictionless store,' printers at NRF

January 10, 2020

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions will display its "Frictionless Store," employing multi-layered shelf sensor technologies and computer vision with real-time…

Red Sox Larry Lucchino teams with Standard Cognition on autonomous checkout

January 10, 2020

Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer and pioneering sports executive Larry Lucchino and tech startup Standard Cognition announced that the two have partnered to bring…

Diebold Nixdorf debuting POS design at NRF

January 9, 2020

Diebold Nixdorf will debut a modular, all-in-one POS solution at NRF 2020 taking place next week in New York City.

Converge Retail debuting RFID interactive display, jewelry solutions at NRF

January 8, 2020

Converge Retail will unveil an RFID-based interactive display platform at the upcoming NRF 2020 event in New York from Jan. 11 to 14. The platform is already…

How web-based 3D, AR tools enhance the customer shopping experience

Rob Weaver, chief revenue officer at Vertebrae, shares insight on how 3D and augmented reality shopping tools can prevent returns by boosting confidence that…

Facial recognition to grow 12.5% annually through 2024

January 2, 2020

The facial recognition market is expected to grow at a combined annual growth rate of 12.5% for the forecast period 2019 to 2024, according to Mordor…

Look Back: Top news of 2019 in retail customer experience

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

News abounded in 2019 relating to retail customer experience, from technology innovations and emerging technology players to retail activity on everything from…

Global flat panel market to hit $178B

January 1, 2020

The global flat panel display market is expected to reach $178.4 billion by 2025, according to a report by ResearchandMarkets. During this time, it will grow…

Adams Outdoor taps Vistar Media for programmatic DOOH

December 31, 2019

Adams Outdoor Advertising, an OOH media supplier, has partnered with Vistar Media to integrate programmatic technology into AOA's nearly 300 digital billboards…

Look Back: Top customer experience articles of 2019

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

All retailers, big and small, are hungry for insight on what retailers are doing, learning, testing and trying, when it comes to enhancing the retail customer…

Improved technology will drive facial recognition adoption

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The use of facial recognition for customer identification has been controversial due to concerns about privacy and accuracy, but a panel of experts at the…

Self-checkout kiosk replaces manned store at rail station

December 26, 2019

A snack and souvenir shop at a Japanese rail station that closed due to a lack of workers recently reopened with a self-checkout system that takes cashless…