Big box retailer finds out that old school print magazines do help business
JCPenney has decided to resurrect their catalog, after an insightful learning that the print catalog actually led to more online sales. Source: www.psfk.com
Category Archives: Retail Kiosk
Can Sears make a comeback?
It has a very good chance of it, says at least one analyst. And Sears has done it before. Source: www.retaildive.com Sears Holding Corp.’s Shop Your Way program, which includes Kmart and Sears customers, features among the 10 most favored online retailers in the country, outperforming the e-commerce sites of L.L. Bean, Macy’s, and Sam’s Club, among others, according to Internet… Read More »
Wendy’s outshines competition as common POS integration opens mobile opportunities – Mobile Commerce Daily – Payments
Wendy’s appears to be faring better than most, thanks in part to the installation of a comment point-of-sale system in more than 2,600 locations, helping to drive the chain’s mobile rewards and mobile ordering aspirations. Source: www.mobilecommercedaily.com The common POS system is positioned as the foundation of Wendy’s consumer engagement and marketing plans, including mobile rewards and mobile… Read More »
How Ikea spread the flat-pack revolution across the world – Telegraph
Ikea chief executive Peter Agnefjäll plans to double the size of the business by the end of the decade, and India is Ikea’s next target Source: www.telegraph.co.uk The company may have poured money into its website and app offer, which allows customers to place furniture in their “virtual” home to test how it might look, but Ikea still… Read More »
Gartner’s 2014 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies Maps the Journey to Digital Business
The journey to digital business is the key theme of Gartner, Inc.’s Source: www.gartner.com At the top of Gartner 2014 Hype is IOT & Wearables
Managing Omnichannel and Digital Initiatives as a Portfolio
To meet the needs of consumers by engaging and delighting them across all touch points, retailers must manage omnichannel and digital initiatives as a portfolio. Source: viewpoints.kalypso.com To meet the needs of consumers by engaging and delighting them across all touch points, retailers must manage omnichannel and digital initiatives as a portfolio. Doing this will help retailers gain… Read More »
The Chipotle effect: Why America is obsessed with fast casual food
Chipotle has seen its sales more than quadruple since 2000; Panera has watched its own more than triple in that time; and Shake Shack just went public despite operating only 36 outlets. What’s going on? Source: www.washingtonpost.com Americans spent more than $21 billion at fast casual restaurants last year, according to data from market research firm Euromonitor, which is… Read More »
Portuguese Manufacturer Bitcoin Já Launches New Bitcoin ATM – CoinDesk
Portuguese manufacturer Bitcoin Já launched its first bitcoin ATM at an event in Lisbon this weekend. Source: www.coindesk.com
Boom: Inside a British Bank-Bombing Spree
No American ATM has ever been robbed with explosive gas. The same was true in Britain — until 2013. Now there have been more than 90. Inside the birth of a bomb spree. Source: www.bloomberg.com
Why ATM Bombs May Be Coming Soon To the United States – Slashdot
HughPickens.com writes Nick Summers has an interesting article at Bloomberg about the epidemic of 90 ATM bombings that has hit Britain since 2013. ATM machines are vulnerable because the strongbox inside an ATM has two essential holes: a small slot in front that spits out bills to customers and a bi… Source: yro.slashdot.org ATM machines are vulnerable because… Read More »