Site traffic, Amazon approach top of mind for retailers

February 10, 2022

Nearly all, 98%, of retail leaders are using or planning to use AI and machine learning in the next year and a half, and boosting site traffic and fashioning…

NCR, Google Cloud partner on retail transformation

February 9, 2022

NCR Corp. and Google Cloud are expanding a strategic partnership to drive more platform and cloud capabilities, including AI and machine learning technology…

Luxury retailers bring high-touch service to online shoppers with live engagement

by Joseph Noonan — CEO, Vee24

High-definition video can be integrated into the online retail environment faster and easier than you might think.

Examining retail trends in 2022

by Retail Customer Experience

In 2022, stores will look and act much differently from three or four years ago.

IBrands Global installs COVID test kit machine in Jersey store

February 7, 2022

IBrands Global, a supply chain platform and brand collective that recently acquired Vendx, an touchscreen vending machine provider, has deployed its first…

Best Buy taps Amazon Web Services as cloud provider

February 4, 2022

Electronics retailer Best Buy is using Amazon Web Services as its cloud provider for cloud infrastructure services and as a partner for developing cloud…

Fashion jean brand taps Emarsys for technology upgrade

February 4, 2022

Fashion brand OGGI is working with customer engagement provider Emarsys on a technology upgrade that promises to drive revenue growth of 20% by year's end.

How the convenience industry is harnessing data science

by Dafna Gabel — Vice President, Insights, PDI Software

Data science is helping c-stores succeed from inventory to employees.

Where physical and digital intersect

Phygital, the combination of digital products and services to deliver physical products or services, took center stage during a panel session at the…

Vending machines offer edible insects

February 2, 2022

Residents of Sapporo, Japan can buy edible insects from vending machines specializing in items difficult to find in supermarkets, according to a report in the…

Georgia market taps UST to deploy hybrid autonomous supermarket with robotic delivery

February 2, 2022

Nourish + Bloom Market in Fayetteville, Georgia, an African American owned grocery store, has partnered with UST, a digital transformation solutions provider…

DOOH: A big opportunity for unattended retail still waiting to happen

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of experts gave an overview on the emerging digital-out-of-home advertising opportunity during the Self-Serve Innovation Summit.

Asia fashion retailer taps Algonomy to personalize shopping experience

February 1, 2022

An Asia-based fashion retailer, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd, known as ABFRL, is deploying Algonomy's hyper-personalization technology to provide a…

The evolution of c-stores: How 3rd party apps are adapting to changing customer needs

by Brian Jefferson — SVP & GM Payments and Loyalty, PDI Marketing Cloud Solutions, PDI Software

By providing concise messaging around engagement, c-stores can enable customers to act on their own so that clerks can focus on checkout.

UK to test biometric age verification

February 1, 2022

Innovative Technology Ltd., a provider of biometric solutions to estimate age, will participate in a U.K. government program piloting age verification…

7 Key Components of a Successful Digital Signage Program

A quick reference guide to create and maintain a successful digital signage program.

Visa warns retailers about ‘cashless ATMs’

January 28, 2022

Visa recently sent a memo to acquirers that it prohibits a scheme known as "cashless ATMs" whereby point-of-sale purchases are miscoded as ATM cash…

Japanese retailers add vending machines during pandemic

January 27, 2022

Frozen food and flower retailers are installing vending machines during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in thenewsmotion.com.

Yes, Walmart is embracing crypto, NFTs and the metaverse

January 26, 2022

Walmart has filed trademarks that indicate it aims to create and sell virtual goods as well as develop a virtual currency and non-fungible tokens called NFTs.

Amazon launching brick-and-mortar clothing store

January 26, 2022

Amazon will open its first ever physical clothing store, called Amazon Style, sometime in 2022.