Amazon is overhauling its reviews system with machine learning software to help display more helpful insights on its products from buyers, reports CNET.
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Automated recommendation engine for Amazon now coming online
The world’s largest retailer is testing out a free delivery service, as well as grocery pick up kiosks, as it looks for new ways to compete with Amazon.
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Cool new outdoor kiosk for picking up groceries at Walmart
The rising cost of health-care, along with higher insurance deductibles and co-pays, is fueling changes in the way medical services are being delivered. Retailers, such as grocery and drugstore chains, who have for years offered in-store Source: www.toledoblade.com In addition to Kroger, retail giants such as Walmart, Target, CVS, and Walgreens have opened clinics in stores, but none… Read More »
BroadSign digital signage software will power kiosks in 200 university locations. Source: www.digitalsignageconnection.com
Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. have partnered with game developer Creative Kingdoms to create interactive gaming kiosks for children. Source: www.digitalsignagetoday.com “Working with Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. has really helped us to take our game play to the next level,” Creative Kingdoms Senior Vice President Melissa Blettner said in the release. “With the combination of virtual environments on… Read More »
Door-sized digital kiosks could be coming to a school near you. Source: www.codyenterprise.com The SkoolLive touch-screen kiosks are “essentially 6-foot tall iPads or cell phones if you will, except you don’t get a call from them,” Kapptie said. “And with that, they are controlled by the school. They are controlled by the district in that sense.”
Prescriptions can now be filled in Orillia 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to a new service offered at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH).
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Procuring a MedCenter system would run an organization about $75,000 to start, with about $25,000 in costs annually, on top of medication. But those costs will not be borne by the hospital in this case thanks to the partnership with MedAvail and NuVision. MedAvail owns and operates the kiosk, while NuVision operates the pharmacy dispensing the medications.
In exchange for free use of the space occupied by the kiosk, OSMH will receive a portion of the profits. The hospital estimates the MedCenter could bring in up to $50,000 annually in net revenue through the partnership.
Campbell believes the kiosk could be as financially lucrative as a traditional pharmacy, if one were in the hospital.
“It takes up a lot less space than a regular pharmacy and certainly, in terms of access to professional expertise, 24/7, it brings some big advantages that don’t impact our core staff,” she said.
As consumers continue to gravitate toward using computers, tablets, and mobile devices to complete a retail transaction, it is more important than ever for retailers to develop an “omnichannel” shopping strategy that integrates the online and offline experiences – a combination of “bricks and clicks.” Source: www.olea.com
ATM manufacturer NCR Corp. (NCR) seems to be responding to its shareholders’ recent calls to go on sale. Blackstone and Carlyle, the world’s two largest private
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Today’s customer service is becoming increasingly digital—35 percent of interactions now take place on digital channels. In response, more and more businesses are providing support across a varie… Source: www.business2community.com
