Signature Systems ‘fesses up to malware raid Source: www.theregister.co.uk Some 324 restaurants across the United States, including 216 Jimmy John’s outlets, have had payment terminals compromised by malware after a breach at vendor Signature Systems. The massive breach occurred when an intruder stole remote log-in credentials for Signature’s point of sale (PoS) kit, according to cyber-crime reporter Brian… Read More »
Innovating they are. From rival dual-arms to one-arm wonders shedding their industrial barriers to further medical science, collaborative robotics has been around longer than many realize. Each manufacturer is bringing its own brand of converging technologies to the HRC space. Several were on display this month in Chicago at IMTS 2014. Meet the latest dual-arm to enter the… Read More »
Susan Reda wrote an article in the most recent publication of STORES, the Magazine of NRF, about “Upping the Stakes in online retail. Some of the findings should be used to guide retailers as they carry their online offerings and services through to brick and mortar locations via the usage of in store kiosks and in store employee… Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Revel Systems, the leader in iPad Point of Sale Solutions, has made its E-commerce Platform available to all via its open-source code, making it easier than ever for businesses to offer E-commerce and web ordering. Now retailers who wish to integrate Revel’s powerful E-commerce Platform can customize it to their own business… Read More »
PayPal is taking another small step in helping digital currency, particularly bitcoin, enter the mainstream by helping their merchants accept bitcoin payments. Source: www.pymnts.com The leader in online payments is pairing up with Bitcoin processors BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin to allow digital goods (ring tones, games, etc) merchants to take bitcoin with an integration through the PayPal Payments Hub. Starting today… Read More »
“There’s some different laws out here in Colorado.” Source: ftw.usatoday.com It’s Friday — Makes me think of Lily Von Schtuck from Blazing Saddles with her “its troo”
New Zealand clothing retailer AS Colour, has launched a virtual stylist digital assistant designed to help customers add colour to their wardrobes. Source: retail-innovation.com Interactive color and style analyzer. The Style Psychiatrist.
Online Customer Reviews In a recent Forbes article about customer reviews, “Six Simple Ways To Get Customers To Review Your Business Online”, author Nellie AKalp provides six tips for obtaining customer reviews for your business. AKalp outlines the benefits of customer reviews as well as why customer reviews matter. She quotes Zendesk survey findings that 90% of participants… Read More »
CORONA, Calif., Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — AVT, Inc. ( OTC Markets: AVTC) ( www.autoretail.com), a leader in automated retailing systems and custom vending machines, announced today that they have launched a new website: AutoRetail.com AVT is… Source: www.linkedin.com New website for AVT who continues to push hard on automated retail vending solutions.
McDonald’s deal with Apple is the fruit of a concentrated effort by the Golden Arches to remake itself as an ecommerce company. Source: mashable.com Some, including Target and Walmart, are resisting NFC and critics point out that the technology is expensive for retailers and has never caught on, despite years of industry prodding. Merchant Customer Exchange that includes Sears,… Read More »
