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Alibaba travel service deploys facial recognition for hotel check-in
October 4, 2018
Shiji Group, a network solutions provider for hotels, working with Fliggy, Alibaba's travel service, has integrated facial recognition for hotel check-in…
read nowConsumers have mixed feeling about social commerce
October 2, 2018
A new Sumo Heavy report reveals that while chatbots are gaining favor with consumers interaction with chatbots remains low within the retail customer…
read nowConsumers love a personal touch, reveals study
October 1, 2018
While a good number (86 percent) of consumers like to exercise data protection rights, more than half (56 percent) value personalized offers in the retail…
read nowID Tech launches small EMV contactless reader
September 28, 2018
ID Tech, a payment solutions provider, is debuting Kiosk IV, which the company believes to be the smallest EMV contactless reader available to the…
read nowBluefly partners with 4Cite to spur customer response, influence purchase behavior
September 26, 2018
Fashion marketplace Bluefly is partnering with 4Cite, a people-based identification and insights service provider, to gain insight for driving consumer…
read nowWalmart goes big with virtual reality for employee training
September 25, 2018
Walmart is distributing 17,000 virtual reality headsets as part of its training strategy as the Oculus Go gear is proving to boost store associate retention…
read nowRetailers embracing AI to transform supply chain, reveals study
September 24, 2018
Retailers believe AI technology can help overcome supply chain management challenges, such as disconnected systems and poor demand forecasting.
read nowCashierless store dealing with a few glitches
September 20, 2018
A cashierless store in San Francisco is working out a few glitches as it strives to best Amazon's Amazon Go.
read nowWalmart pilots online order pickup kiosk for groceries
September 17, 2018
Walmart is testing the second version of a pickup kiosk for online grocery orders at a super center in Sherman, Texas, according to Business Insider. Customers…
read nowFirst Hawaiian Bank debuts Alexa voice banking
September 14, 2018
Fiserv has helped First Hawaiian Bank develop a skill for Amazon Alexa.
read nowAmazon Tech Hub to hire on 300 tech professionals
September 13, 2018
The Amazon San Diego Tech Hug is expanding with the omnichannel retailer planning to create 300 new high-tech jobs ranging from software development to machine…
read now7-Eleven launches Apple Pay, Google Pay mobile payment options
September 12, 2018
You can now buy 7-Eleven pizza, coffee, slurpees or anything else off the retail convenience store's shelves using Apple Pay and Google Pay.
read nowNYC may be getting its own Amazon Go store
September 12, 2018
Amazon is reportedly eyeing New York City as the next location for its cashierless Amazon Go retail store.
read nowSurvey: Personalization, seamless shopping is more critical than ever
September 12, 2018
Seamless, ubiquitous shopping is viewed by nearly every retail leader (94 percent) as a transformative strategy and change moment for the retail industry.
read nowEnVista launches experiential interactive retail store, tech lab
September 11, 2018
Global consulting and software solutions firm enVista has launched an experiential lab, retail store and tech environment that will help its retail clients…
read nowL'Occitane debuts experiential concept store
September 11, 2018
Natural cosmetics maker and retailer L'Occitane has opened an Provence concept store on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
read nowWalmart shoppers paying attention to ads on pharmacy health care kiosks
September 10, 2018
Visitors at Walmart stores who watched advertising at in-store health care kiosks watched for an average of four minutes, according to Pursuant Health, a…
read nowDunkin' Donuts taps Amazon's Alexa for new order option
September 7, 2018
Dunkin' Donuts is getting chummy with Alexa, announcing this week that its On-the-Go Mobile Ordering is available through Amazon's cloud-based voice service.
read nowUniversity of Missouri – Kansas City deploys smart kiosks
September 7, 2018
The University of Missouri — Kansas City has installed smart kiosks on its campus, making it the first U.S. campus to have the same kind of kiosks that can be…
read nowHuman connection still tops with shoppers, retailers
September 6, 2018
Retail shoppers prefer real-person interaction over chatbots when it comes to customer service and 66 percent of consumers view customer service as important…
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