Retail Systems and Retail Automation
- Press Release – The Kroger Co. December 5, 2018 Source: ir.kroger.com Fighting off Amazon seems to be high priority these days
- Provision Holding secures 100% ownership of 650 kiosks in Rite Aid stores November 30, 2018 US-based provider of integrated solutions for retail Provision Holding has secured 100% ownership of 650 kiosks in Rite Aid stores. Source: www.retail-insight-network.com
- Amazon Lockers vs. Walmart pickup tower: Which is better? November 12, 2018 Amazon Lockers and Walmart’s pickup towers let shoppers pick up their products in-store and save on shipping. We tested them to see which was better. Source: www.businessinsider.com Good writeup on actually using ...
- Why Healthy Vending Machines Are Trending November 11, 2018 As our lives get busier and more and more people are working remotely than ever before, we find ourselves in a moment in history when vending machines make a lot ...
- Cash Or Card: Some Businesses Are Making Decision To Go Cashless « CBS Philly November 11, 2018 Some consumers are making customers choice of paying with cash or credit easier by going cashless, but not everyone is on board with the idea. Source: philadelphia.cbslocal.com
- Kroger Launches Voice-Assistant Ordering for Grocery Ecommerce November 10, 2018 Mega-grocer teams with Google Assistant for contextual commerce Source: progressivegrocer.com
- Bloomberg – Online Stores Moving to Physical Stores – Why? November 6, 2018 Matt Townsend, global business reporter for Bloomberg, on how digital natives like Warby Parker have recognized they need physical stores to grow and prosper. Hosted by Pimm Fox and Lisa ...
- Enough With the U.S. Retail Apocalypse – Bloomberg November 6, 2018 Not every company is rolling over as Amazon runs roughshod over the industry. Source: www.bloomberg.com Her “retail matrix” analyses four factors that affect retailers: brands, experiential, frictionless and low-cost. These ingredients largely ...
- Blind Marylanders sue Walmart, saying self-serve checkouts violate ADA – Baltimore Sun November 1, 2018 Three blind Maryland residents and the National Federation of the Blind are suing Walmart. Source: www.baltimoresun.com Assisted checkout getting a bad name.
- Amazon.com patents wink-controlled facial recognition technology for online shopping October 31, 2018 The technology resembles iPhone X capabilities, which currently doesn’t allow purchases in Amazon’s marketplace. Source: www.bizjournals.com Several gesture technologies do this now (activate on wink). I am surprised Amazon got a patent ...
- Walmart’s test store for new technology, Sam’s Club Now, opens next week in Dallas October 31, 2018 Walmart’s warehouse club, Sam’s Club is preparing to open the doors at a new Dallas area store that will serve as a testbed for the latest in retail technology. Specifically, ...
- JR places automated kiosk on platform at Akabane Station in Tokyo October 19, 2018 JR East has placed an automated kiosk on a platform at Akabane Station in Kita Ward, Tokyo, in a trial using AI. The kiosk began operating on Wednesday. The kiosk, ...
- Stores Magazine (NRFK) – September 2018 – Nice to See You Again October 1, 2018 Merchandise returns cost retailers in the United States more than $350 million in sales last year, including up to $22.8 billion attributed directly to fraudulent returns and abuse, estimates data ...
- Amazon, Nike open stores of the future October 1, 2018 Amazon and Nike are creating new kinds of stores that make it easier to get customers what they want, when and where they want it. Digital ease is marrying in-person ...
- Are McDonald’s kiosks better than cashiers? August 17, 2018 McDonald’s is rolling out a new way to order at its restaurants. Kiosks have increased accuracy and efficiency for fast-food chains. But are kiosks better for customers to use? Source: www.businessinsider.com The best ...
- MCDONALDS ADDING KIOSKS TO 140 LOCATIONS IN STATE – The Denver Post, 2018-08-14 August 17, 2018 McDonald’s and its local franchisees are combining to invest $111 million in physical and technological upgrades at 140 Colorado restaurants this year and next, the company has announced.Click here to ...
- Credit card skimmers now need to fear the Reaper August 17, 2018 SkimReaper, subject of a USENIX Security paper, detects most common card skimmers. Source: arstechnica.com They uncovered four broad categories of skimming gear:Overlays—devices that get placed on top of the slot for the ...
- App-based coffee kiosk, Briggo, opens at airport | The Feed August 2, 2018You’re probably almost always running late when heading to the airport. Or maybe it’s just me. Every extra second counts, so standing in line for some scalding hot coffee at ...
- HP announce a new retail Kiosk and POS solution based on Windows 10 August 2, 2018 HP Inc. is offering a new portfolio of devices and services designed to enhance the in-store retail shopping experience. The HP Engage portfolio will also be available through its Device-as-a-Service ...
- Four predictions on how retailing will evolve July 26, 2018 The retailers who flourish in the upcoming years will be those that re-imagine and align their stores with the digital age. Source: www.chainstoreage.com New technological developments and the latest retail trends have ...
- Amazon Go: Four things retailers can learn July 26, 2018 Since Amazon first introduced its “just walk out” payment technology earlier this year, several other retailers have announced plans for similar platforms. Source: www.chainstoreage.com Since Amazon first introduced its “just walk out” ...
- Rebranded Kadabra Deploys Kiosk That’s Basically an Amazon Locker for Food July 12, 2018 Sometimes it’s just easier to let people come to you. That seems to be the thinking as Kadabra (previously Veebie) debuts the second generation prototype of its cubby-filled kiosk. Unlike the… Source: ...
- Four Providers of Smart City Kiosks Named IDC Innovators | Business Wire July 12, 2018 A new IDC Innovators report profiles four providers that are considered key emerging vendors in the Smart City kiosks market. Source: www.businesswire.com FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Data Corporation (IDC) today published an IDC ...
- The “Artisan” Robot Baker Improves Productivity July 10, 2018 Some types of “artisan” bread, for example Italian bread loaves, are first proofed in an oven to cause the dough to rise and then are “scored” on top to create ...
- Predictive Analytics, As Your Customers Already Live in Future July 5, 2018Retailers have been apt at using data to make predictions, like using sales from previous years to estimate next year’s inventory, forecast sales – average cart size and items most ...
- McDonald’s, KFC, Panera, and more fast food chains that employ robots June 28, 2018 McDonald’s, KFC, Panera, and other fast food joints already have robot employees. Experts say that this automation won’t replace human workers. Instead, they say the bots fill a major labor ...
- Photos: Restaurant with robotic kitchen opens in Boston June 18, 2018 BOSTON — The world’s first restaurant with a robotic kitchen that cooks complex meals has opened. Spyce’s automated kitchen has seven cooking woks able to serve up to 200 meals ...
- #RBTE 2018 Video Interview: Graeme Derby, MD UK of Pyramid Computer June 11, 2018 Essential Retail chats to Pyramid Computer about the digitisation of the hospitality industry. Source: www.essentialretail.com Nice interview with Graeme Derby of Pyramid in UK discussing restaurants and adapting to customers.
- Private equity bosses took $200m out of Toys R Us and crashed the company, lifetime employees got $0 in severance / June 5, 2018 Private equity bosses took $200m out of Toys R Us and crashed the company, lifetime employees got $0 in severance Source: boingboing.net Comments: They deserve it. Toys r Us and toys.com lowballed the US toy ...
- Why Nordstrom Is Betting on High-Touch Tech May 29, 2018 No department-store chain has embraced technology more aggressively. But will tech help Nordstrom avoid the slump in higher-end retail? Source: fortune.com the 47,000-square-foot emporium is also a sophisticated shopping-tech laboratory—one of several ...
- Walmart drops mobile Scan & Go checkout May 16, 2018 Walmart is finding it harder than it may have originally anticipated to convince customers to adopt new tech and engage with the retailer through digital and mobile platforms. While consumers are ...
- Retailers Opt for Holistic Data Management to Create Best Shopping Experience for Their Customers May 11, 2018Retail chains, across the globe, capture enormous amount of data, on daily basis, providing them with excellent opportunities to understand the pulse of the market and acquire valuable insights. Applying ...
- Power Through The Retail Slump With This Brand New Benchmarking Tool May 11, 2018The table below shows five mass market fashion retailers in UK. It also plots the number of items with stripes per retailer according to price point. This comparison shows that Zalando ...
- Microsoft puts kiosks in Canadian Best Buys | FierceRetail May 7, 2018 Shoppers in eight Canadian Best Buys can now learn about and test products through Microsoft kiosks. In partnership with Advanced, the kiosks highlight Microsoft’s most popular software and hardware products ...
- The rise of the machine: Stores and restaurants turn to self-service kiosks – May 4, 2018 Self-service kiosks at McDonalds restaurants are part of a national trend toward automation at stores and restaurants driven by tech-savvy consumers and the ri… Source: buffalonews.com Net increase in jobs. US-built machines ...
- AMD Global Telemedicine Announces Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Platform for Healthcare Providers | Business Wire April 19, 2018 OnDemand Visit telehealth platform allows healthcare organizations to expand their service offerings and engage patients in a convenient way Source: www.businesswire.com In health news, onDemand for consumers announced in telehealth. Smart company.
- Amazon and Best Buy go in on smart Fire TV deal April 18, 2018 Best Buy will begin selling more than ten 4K and HD Fire TV Edition televisions models from Insignia, Best Buy’s in-house brand, and Toshiba. Source: www.usatoday.com A physical store is more important ...
- Barcoding 101 – How To Create Barcodes for Inventory | Best Inventory Management Software for Small Businesses April 16, 2018 The rate of generating revenue from your business is directly proportional to the efficiency of your Inventory management System. This article throws light on one of the vital components of ...
- Webinar: Uncover The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence In Consumer Goods and Related Industries April 16, 2018Join the free Webinar: Uncover The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence In Consumer Goods and Related Industries – Acuvate. Register now: https://acuvate.com/webinar/uncover-impact-artificial-intelligence-cpg-business/Source: acuvate.com
- How Retail Video Analytics Enhances Customer Experience | Product Engineering Blog | Video Analytics Blog | eInfochips April 16, 2018 Find out how video analytics help in enhancing customer experience of your retail store. Source: www.einfochips.com
- 6 Startups Selling Retail Automation Solutions with AI April 16, 2018 Amazon recently showcased the use of AI for retail automation. Startups are developing similar tech to turn retail jobs over to the machines. 6 AI startups. Source: www.nanalyze.com Earlier this year, autonomous ...
- Kiosks Enhance C-Store Offerings April 13, 2018 Digital kiosks are providing retailers the ability to provide a wider range of services. By Erin Del Conte, Senior Editor As disruption across channels continues, due to Amazon’s on-going innovation, ...
- Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Chooses NovaDine to Launch Digital & Kiosk Ordering April 12, 2018 Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) April 11, 2018 — NovaDine, an online ordering software solution for the restaurant industry, has been selected as the digital ordering Source: www.prweb.com NovaDine, an online ordering software ...
- City Market betting on new Scan, Bag, Go system to save customers time | SkyHiNews.com April 12, 2018 If you walk into Granby’s City Market in coming days you will notice a large new kiosk just past the store’s interior doors and a series of signs reading Source: www.skyhinews.com If ...
- Retailers Race Against Amazon to Automate Stores – The New York Times April 12, 2018 The opening of Amazon Go was alarming for many retailers, who saw a sudden willingness by Amazon to wield its power in new ways. Source: www.nytimes.com Companies are testing robots that help ...
- Inside Amazon Go, a Store of the Future – The New York Times April 12, 2018 The technology inside Amazon’s new convenience store, opening Monday in downtown Seattle, enables a shopping experience like no other — including no checkout lines. Source: www.nytimes.com A big unanswered question is ...
- Bus Time Pilot For LinkNYC Kiosks Misses The Mark April 4, 2018 PARK SLOPE – At the corner of 5th Avenue and 13th Street in Park Slope this morning, the screen of the giant LinkNYC kiosk flipped back and forth between two ...
- One man canceled Amazon Prime and cut his online shopping habit in half (it wasn’t Donald Trump) April 3, 2018 Some consumers are conducting their own private battles with the online retail giant. Source: www.marketwatch.com shopping by voice statistic is $40B by 2023 will be voice. that was the key buried stat ...
- Short visits rise at Whole Foods stores with Amazon lockers March 28, 2018 Shoppers are making more quick trips to Whole Foods stores that have installed Amazon.com (AMZN.O) lockers, giving the natural and organic retailer a new way to boost sales, research from ...
- Walmart opening FedEx Office locations in 500 stores March 21, 2018 FedEx Office, a subsidiary of FedEx, on Tuesday announced it will bring 500 new FedEx Office packing, shipping and printing locations to U.S. Walmart stores. At ShopTalk in Las Vegas ...
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