Kagan: Early adopters gain competitive advantage

by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst

Jeff Kagan explains why timing your entry into new areas of retail payment technology is key. Early adopters get a competitive advantage yet they take the…

Live webinar: Salesforce leader shares top CX hacks for retail

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

Todd Enders, VP of product marketing for Salesforce Service Cloud, shares insight and tips to unlocking rewarding customer experiences that will drive sales…

Evolve or die: This is the state of retail

The advent of digital has changed life as we know it, including the shopping experience. The state of retail is now evolve or die. The dogma of old school…

Lowe's innovation leader talks mission, focus and strategy

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

Lowe's customer experience innovations is moving at the speed of light, advancing robotics, apps, AR and VR technologies to make home improvement shopping…

Clothing retailer goes with Aptos platform to drive seamless customer experience

April 13, 2017

Brooklyn-based J.McLaughlin, an American clothing and accessories retailer, is using the Aptos Singular Commerce cloud platform to foster a better omnichannel…

BrightSign delivers digital signage to Cromwell Casino

April 12, 2017

BrightSign recently teamed up with Socialure to deploy more than 20 displays at Drai's Club, a Las Vegas night club owned by Cromwell Casino. BrightSign…

Factoring order fulfillment, returns into a peak season service strategy

As painful as it might seem to jump back into the peak season mindset, fortune tends to favor the prepared, so getting a head start and developing your…

Ilumi debuts smart bulb tech within counter displays

April 11, 2017

Ilumi's new LED Smartbulbs are being used in counter displays in electronic stores in the U.S. and Canada, according to a press release.

The future of data — rounded to the next zettabyte

April 10, 2017

A new study forecasts that the amount of data worldwide will rise tenfold within the next eight years.

ICX Summit: Neuroscience, millennials and measuring customer experience

The upcoming June ICX Summit boasts top leaders in customer experience speaking on a range of topics from CX strategy to measuring customer experience…

The future of augmented reality & mobile commerce

Retailers are inundated with new technology innovations, promising big returns for their bottom lines. It is difficult to decipher which deserve priority.

IoT and its promise to change the customer journey faces one big hurdle

April 6, 2017

The Internet of Things boasts big potential for the customer experience, the customer journey, digital commerce and companies striving to better understand…

AI may one day be the modern bank teller

April 5, 2017

A new Accenture survey reveals four in five bankers believe artificial intelligence will be the prime channel for customer interaction by the year 2020.

When will retailers wake up and smell the CLV?

Peter Fader, professor of marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of Zodiac, explains why a truly customer centric…

Kagan: Mobile pay apps not created equal

by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst

The decision on which mobile app to work with is an important decision. Some are sleek. Others are clunky. Some are quick. Others are slow as molasses. There…

Study: Cellular IoT device growth will hit 530M by 2022

April 4, 2017

New Berg Insight research predicts cellular Internet of Things device shipments will hit 530.1 million by 2022, with an annual growth rate of 22.7 percent.

The Container Store taps Yotta to boost e-commerce performance, security

April 4, 2017

The Container Store, which sells storage and organization products, is tapping the Yotta software-as-a-service platform to boost ecommerce performance and…

Dunkin' Donuts delivers digital signage customer experience

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

The donut quick service restaurant changed things up by replacing static signs with digital signage. The goal was simple: Boost the customer experience.

Vending/micro market veteran ready to take on Amazon Go

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A vending/micro market veteran has developed a technology, featuring artificial intelligence, he believes will disrupt the consumer goods distribution industry.

Tulip Retail, True Fit team up on a personal shopping experience

April 3, 2017

Tulip Retail and True Fit are partnering to foster a more personal in-store shopping experience and working with fashion brand kate spade to pilot the store…