Monthly Archives: March 2015

Why Western Union’s days on the high street are numbered (video)

In this video interview PaymentEye Editor Lucy England speaks to Michael Kent, founder and CEO of remittance specialist Azimo, about the future of the market. Source: www.paymenteye.com Western Union with 15% and conventional payment is the big player but the growth belongs to digital payments. WU and MoneyGram both know that mobile is quicker, easier and most importantly,… Read More »

Retail Automation – Year Of The Retail Store Employee – RSR

The model is changing irrevocably, driven by the growing threat of online retailers like Amazon.comwho are forcing retailers to provide better service in stores, worker advocacy groups lobbying for change, and public sentiment from adverse publicity. And so we have come to 2015: the Year of the Retail Store Employee. Source: www.rsrresearch.com The role of the employee in retail… Read More »

Robotics Video – Boston Dynamics and Spot

New Video From Boston Robotics Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Boston Dynamics is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group.   https://mashable.com/2017/11/14/bossa-nova-inventory-robots-funding/#ql6xsv7fkgqA Amazon To Open Robotics-Based Warehouse Robotics, automation play a big role in… Read More »

Mobile Retail Merchandising for Connected Consumer

With a constant connection to the web and social media via a smart mobile device, the connected consumer is an informed shopper actively seeking the best value for a desired good. Source: www.frankmayer.com Excerpt: The in-store experience is still a powerful aspect of the buyers’ journey, even though the digital entity of retail has become fundamental to the entire… Read More »