Nearly two weeks ago, I wrote an article about financial engineering and how it can be beneficial to corporations in certain situations. I used Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as an example to highlight this point. I contrasted Apple’s s Source: seekingalpha.com To have half the R&D to Revenue % spend that IBM does who happens to massively trail people like… Read More »
Kohl’s has partnered with FitFluential, a Las Vegas-based firm that is sort of like a talent agency for bloggers who write on fitness-related topics. Source: www.jsonline.com Crowd sourcing advocates in new strategy by Kohls
McDonald’s turnaround plan echoes ideas implemented in 1997 in response to a sales slump. It includes Build Your Own Burger (BYOB) for self-service acolytes like us. Maybe they do it in Europe or China but remains to be seen if ever done in US. Source: www.businessweek.com The article brings up the difficulty of large national chain executing a… Read More »
2015 is set to be a big year for in-store innovation, with retailers reconfirming their commitment to the store experience as part of a blended retail offer. Source: www.repldigital.com Predictions — payment on floor, mobile pay as you go, payment by smart watch (wearable which is worn out), Google Glass finds problem to solve, finally intelligent targeting via… Read More »
The kiosk provides high-definition videoconferencing and interactive, digital medical devices that connect patients with physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.Source: www.postbul… Source: kioskindustry.org
Interesting article on Verizon from IP Watchdog as Verizon joins their list “Companies We Watch”. Verizon has been very active in the patent and self-service area. Their patent for tele-diagnosis… Source: kioskindustry.org
Source: www.rsrresearch.com UK leads in Mobile, Japan loves cash (as do the Germans). The CC companies keep pushing credit cards with their complications. Not sure how running to mobile is going to address their privacy dilemma
Enter Now and Discover Seven Habits of Incredibly Happy Customer Service Managers and Ensure You Achieve the Best Possible Results for Your Efforts. Source: iwantitnow.walkme.com Article by Amy Clark on Customer Service
TAGS: bitcoin ATM, vending, two-way bitcoin ATM, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Mission Market Express, digital currency, ZenBox ANAHEIM, CA — A two-way bitcoin ATM has been placed the new Anaheim Regional Transportation I Source: www.vendingtimes.com Mission Market Express was the first convenience store in California to accept bitcoin, according to ZenBox, and it is now introducing the… Read More »
In October 2014, Amazon announced it would be opening its first physical retail location in New York City. Now Zappos, an Amazon-owned company, plans … Source: www.retailsolutionsonline.com Writeup by Retail Solutions Online of new Zappos physical incarnation test going on in Las Vegas.
