Walmart debuts bitcoin via Coinstar machines

October 28, 2021

Walmart Inc. is providing customers an opportunity to buy bitcoin at Coinstar machines in some U.S. stores, according a MarketWatch report.

Chewy taps AR for immersive Halloween pet costume experience

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

Pet lovers love to dress up their canine and feline best friends for Halloween and Chewy is not only making costume selection easier, it's engaging with…

Glory, HRS Hospitality & Retail Systems team up on cash recycling

October 25, 2021

Glory Global Solutions, a provider of cash technology solutions, has teamed with HRS Hospitality & Retail Systems to offer a "plug and play" integration…

POSaBit Systems debuts kiosk for cannabis retailers

October 25, 2021

POSaBit Systems Corp., a provider of payments infrastructure and blockchain enabled payment processing, has unveiled the POSaBit Kiosk, a standalone hardware…

PopCom to launch autonomous retail technology in Qatar telecom stores

October 25, 2021

PopCom, a vending solutions provider, will supply its autonomous retail technology to Qatar-based telecom giant Ooredoo for its retail stores, starting in…

Digital billboard coming to Inglewood’s Downtown Market Street Promenade

October 22, 2021

Digital signage company WOW Media has released a full-motion digital outdoor billboard at the intersection of South La Brea Avenue and Manchester Boulevard…

Navigating a frictionless experience in the cookieless world

by Shirli Zelcer

Shirli Zelcer, head of data and analytics at Merkle, explains the impact of privacy regulations around data collection and the deprecation of the third-party…

A Cutting-edge POS System with Slim Edge Bezel- Clientron Unveils PT2700

If you are looking for a stylish POS system with high value and reasonable price, Clientron’s latest POS system-PT2700 will be the smart choice for you and…

Bigger holiday spend this year, claims survey

October 20, 2021

Holiday shoppers will spend 25% more this holiday — an average of $870 — compared to last, as consumers will be "revenge shopping," according to a JLL annual…

Shopping centers jump on nationwide OOH rollout

October 19, 2021

OOh!media has strengthened its partnership with Washington property group Hawaiian, signing an agreement to install OOH media assets into its shopping centers…

Digital innovation in retail in the age of the experience economy

by Scott Wassmer — General Manager, Americas, Appnovation

Scott Wassmer, general manager, Americas at Appnovation, takes a look at the retail consumer's expectations when it comes to digital today and in the future.

Partnership to help retailers measure customer experience

October 18, 2021

Raydiant, a digital signage and experience platform provider, has joined forces with WiFi-powered marketing platform Adentro to bring customer insights to…

Wawa debuts self-checkout kiosks in 61 stores

October 18, 2021

Wawa has installed self-checkout kiosks in 61 of its convenience stores and is adding more, according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer. All new stores…

Circle K store launches Standard AI autonomous checkout

October 15, 2021

Circle K in Tempe, Ariona opened an AI-powered checkout-free experience in a retrofitted store in Arizona using a computer vision platform provided by Standard…

Levi Strauss CFO big believer in automation

October 14, 2021

Levi Strauss & Co. CFO Harmit Sing believes retailers should be embracing automation like the clothing retailer has embraced the technology.

Most consumers haven’t tapped try-on, AR features

October 12, 2021

Nearly three-quarters, 71%, of U.S. consumers that shopped online in the past 12 months have never used any virtual try-on features or any other AR online tech…

5 benefits of personalized marketing retailers aren’t thinking about

by Fayez Mohamood

Fayez Mohamood, CEO and co-founder of Bluecore, explains why handing over at least some control of the messaging in customer communications to technology can…

Initiative aims to shape the future of retail

October 8, 2021

Standard AI is partnering with retail tech leaders to launch the Autonomous Retail Initiative focused on investing in convenience store operators to help shape…

Stor.ai launches app to boost efficiency, profitability in grocery fulfillment

October 8, 2021

Stor.ai is launching a picking app that will allow retailers to combine multiple picking strategies in fulfilling orders which will prove more time efficient…

Giant Eagle boosts data uptime, data security

October 8, 2021

Giant Eagle Inc., a food and pharmacy retailer with more than 470 locations across five states, is tapping StorMagic technology to ensure uptime and safeguard…