Technology News & Media

Vending machine helps Australia retailers sell products during COVID-19 lockdown

September 21, 2020

Retailers in Carlton, Australia, where stores have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, have turned to a vending machine to sell wares, according to a…

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Cocoon Technology installs self-service kiosks at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace

September 18, 2020

Cocoon Technology has installed its CocoonPod self-service kiosks at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace at 2755 W. Cheyenne Ave, 103, North Las Vegas, the first of…

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Customer experience in a new retail reality

by Ambeshwar Nath

Ambeshwar Nath, senior vice president, retail, CPG and logistics at Infosys, explains why retailers that find ways to recreate shopping experiences in channels…

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Amazon debuts Luxury Stores experience

September 16, 2020

Amazon is launching a high-end fashion and beauty shopping experience via its app and it's by available invitation-only to U.S.-based Prime members.

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Walmart teams with drone service player for health, wellness item delivery

September 15, 2020

Walmart is partnering with drone delivery service Zipline to provide on-demand health and wellness product deliveries.

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California cannabis dispensary debuts self-serve kiosks

September 14, 2020

Greenstop, a new California based cannabis dispensary, has installed self-serve kiosks that can serve four customers simultaneously, according to a TechCrunch…

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3 content challenges to confront when switching from bricks to clicks

by Nathan Holmes — Product Marketing Manager, Widen

Nathan Holmes, product marketing manager at Widen, explains that retailers that are switching from bricks to clicks will face a few content challenges that…

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Kings Island reopens with digital signage

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

When the amusement park, Kings Island, made plans to reopen, it needed a solution that could deliver messages on safety, procedures and social distancing…

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The questions retailers are asking about holiday shopping 2020

by Brian Cluster — Director of Industry Strategy for CPG & Retail, Stibo Systems

As the holiday season approaches, Brian Cluster, industry strategy director at Stibo Systems, explains why an uncertain economic climate isn't necessarily…

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Interactive Customer Experience Association names finalists for Elevate Awards

September 11, 2020

The Interactive Customer Experience Association has announced finalists in eight categories for its Elevate Awards. Readers are invited to click through the…

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Diebold Nixdorf introduces green ‘all in one’ checkout solution

September 9, 2020

Diebold Nixdorf has released its DN Series BEETLE product portfolio, empowering retailers to implement modular technology upgrades, according to a press…

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Coca-Cola Amatil invests in digital payments firm, will support vending and retail

September 9, 2020

Coca-Cola Amatil, a Coca-Cola bottler serving Australia and New Zealnd, is taking a minority investment in Centrapay as part of the payment platform's seed…

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Mastercard launches touchless, frictionless retail solutions

September 8, 2020

Mastercard is debuting a suite of frictionless solutions, Shop Anywhere and AI Powered Drive Through, that are applicable and adaptable to any retail…

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Sporting goods retailer taps Oracle Cloud for greater associate-customer engagement

September 7, 2020

Sporting goods retailer Scheels is deploying Oracle Retail Xstore and Oracle Retail Xstore Office Cloud Service to its 28 stores in a quest to give associates…

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Bank of America Mobile app gives customer $2.45B

September 3, 2020

A Bank of America customer in Massachusetts checked his account to discover the bank had deposited $2.45 billion into his account.

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AREA15 experiential complex opening this month

September 3, 2020

AREA15, a purpose-built experiential art and entertainment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, will open its doors Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. and those wishing to visit the…

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VR market to reach $20B by 2025

September 2, 2020

The virtual reality market will reach $20.9 billion by 2025, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. It will also grow at a compound annual growth rate of…

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ICX Summit postponed till June 2021

September 2, 2020

The Interactive Customer Experience Summit has been postponed until June 2, 2021 due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19. The rescheduled event will…

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MoneyGram expands digital network

September 2, 2020

International, Inc. a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, is partnering with fintech payment network, Thunes, to enable MoneyGram…

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A PCI DSS checklist for CIOs worried about work from home security

by harish bhat — MD, ESQ Management solutions inc

Harish Bhat, principal partner at CyberLabs360, shares five strategies to ensure your retail enterprise is compliant with PCI DSS compliance mandates given all…

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