Meijer hops on scan-and-pay bandwagon

April 23, 2018

Meijer is the latest supermarket chain to jump on the shop-and-scan bandwagon and will roll out the technology to all its stores by the end of the summer…

Walmart building, remodeling and tapping interactive displays

April 19, 2018

Walmart is building 20 new stores and remodeling hundreds of existing locations, mostly in Florida and Texas, with new designs on everything from aisle layout…

Amazon offering in-home gadget service

April 19, 2018

On the heels of announcing a partnership with Best Buy to sell its Fire-enabled televisions, Amazon is reportedly also setting up its own 'Geek Squad…

Amazon partners with Best Buy on Amazon Fire TV strategy

April 19, 2018

Amazon is partnering with Best Buy in an exclusive agreement to sell its Amazon Fire smart televisions sold via Best Buy's Insignia brand and Toshiba.

Walmart prepping hundreds of high-tech pickup towers

April 17, 2018

In the quest to provide consumers fast and easily product pick up, Walmart plans to expand its 'high-tech' pickup towers at stores. In the past year Walmart…

Why retail cashierless checkout, a.k.a. Amazon Go, faces more than a few challenges ahead

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

While Amazon preps to expand Amazon Go, its cashierless retail shopping strategy, Berkeley Research Group leader Keith Jelinek offers insight on what's ahead…

Amazon expands Key access nationwide

April 13, 2018

Amazon's Key smart entry technology is now available nationwide and the in-home Key delivery program is available to Prime members in 37 specific cities.

Watch out Amazon Go, China's BingoBox is on the move

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

BingoBox, an unmanned c-store, already has 300 locations in China, and plans to expand internationally. The project has received significant venture funding.

No more Cosmo at Walmart checkout aisle

April 2, 2018

Hyper sexual content has no place in the Walmart checkout experience as the nation’s top retailer is booting the Cosmopolitan magazine off the aisle racks.

Amazon prepping Whole Foods pick-up service, claims report

April 2, 2018

Amazon is reportedly getting a product pick-up service strategy in place for its Whole Foods Market locations, according to a Motley Fool report.

Lowe's debuts 'view in your space' AR experience

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

The latest AR mobile app experience lets customers view items in a home or yard space during the shopping journey.

Google expands retail shopping program with a universal cart, personalization focus

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

Industry watchers say the retail service effort is a direct shot at Amazon and its dominance as the destination in consumer product search and discovery.

Kagan: Amazon effect only part of reason Toys R Us failed

by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst

Jeff Kagan says we shouldn't be too quick to blame the failure of Toys R Us on Amazon. A good deal of the blame, he says, should land on the toy seller's…

Amazon happy with customer response to Go store but guarded about future plans

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While encouraged by customer response Amazon isn't ready to announce much about its plans for its innovative cashierless store. The company is making sure the…

Will Amazon deliver the next generation of financial services?

Dr. Louise Beaumont, strategic adviser at Sapient Consulting, discusses the e-commerce giant's potential interest in banking.

Walmart expanding grocery delivery across the country

March 14, 2018

In the latest shot fired in the battle to provide greater delivery options, Walmart plans to expand its online grocery delivery to more than 40 percent of the…

Amazon extends Prime discount to Medicaid consumers

March 12, 2018

Amazon is offering Medicaid consumers its Prime membership for $5.99 a month, a big discount from its monthly $12.99 cost.

Amazon debuts first Missouri fulfillment center

March 12, 2018

The latest Amazon fulfillment center is calling St. Peters, Missouri home.

Winning the race to the home requires more than the last mile

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Blogger Chris Petersen explains why the future of retail is not linear and that the winners are building ecosystems.

Target expands delivery, boosts wages amidst earnings report criticism

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

Target CEO Brian Cornell is not upset over his company's latest mixed earnings despite street criticism. Cornell says his company has the team and strategy in…