Albertsons is buying most of Rite Aid. Walgreens had previously tried to acquire the drugstore but the government blocked a full sale; the Rite Aid rival is now in the process of buying almost 2,000 stores instead. Albertsons will acquire the remainder, creating a company with a combined value of around $24 billion and annual revenue of roughly $83 billion. The… Read More »
Last year marked a large shift in the world of data breaches. For the first time, Social Security Numbers were compromised more than credit cards. A staggering 16.7 million consumers were affected by identity fraud last year, an 8% increase over year-ago levels and the highest volume since Javelin Strategy & Research began their annual surveys in 2003. This fraud resulted in losses of $16.8 billion.
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Longtime merchants are turning to technology to enhance what many retailers now seem to view as their greatest asset these days: their fleet of stores.
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Good plan but devil is in the details. Mobile inventory checkers are only as good as your inventory management and being able to search for product that customers is looking for. They cannot always find what is actually on the shelf in many cases.
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The research found that today around a quarter (24%) of respondents would rather use a voice assistant than a website. However, in the next three years, this figure will rise to 40%. Close to a third – 31% – said they will prefer a voice assistant interaction to visiting a shop or a bank branch, compared to 20% today.
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After 43 years, the McDonald’s on Northeast Kresky Avenue in Chehalis has received a facelift and a load of upgrades. Following two months of construction, McDonald’s now includes multiple new
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Lots of pictures of the inside. “The restaurant now has self-service kiosks, tableside service and sleek, modern decor,” said Lindsay Rainey, a spokeswoman for the company. “You definitely won’t recognize this McDonald’s.”
Nice picture of the new ‘Kids Play’ interactive game pads
Local owner and operator Shari Nixon also commented on the new kiosks, stating, “It’s a convenience for customers. If they’re in a hurry they can beat the line.”
Appetize, the modern point-of-sale (POS) company transforming foodservice and retail payment technology for major venues at scale, announced toda
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The company is quickly outpacing systems from traditional competitors including Oracle Micros, Agilisys and NCR.
Unattended retail is growing fast. In the US market, the interactive kiosk industry has grown from $533.37 million in 2013 to $716.97 million in 2016, according to The Kiosk and Retail Report, a USA Technologies collaboratio
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Wendy’s CEO Todd Penegor has led a major transformation of the burger and fry joint. Here’s what he told TheStreet about the chain’s future….WEN
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Going mobile as much as possible and getting set with DoorDash for delivery seems to be the big strategy.
The modern check-in kiosk is used in many markets such as airline check-in kiosk, patient kiosk check-in , ticketing kiosks and many more
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Check-in kiosk website provides information and solutions for check-in and also check-out self-service kiosk solutions.
