Retail Problems That Have Persisted (and why) We’re a big fan of Jordan at ReformingRetail.com — if you don’t subscribe you should. He can be a bit too radical but that is preferred to not saying what needs to be said. We liked his analysis of the latest NCR financial report we republished (with permission) on Kioskindustry.org His… Read More »
Most recent stories in Automated Retail The Industry Group Credit Card Statistics And Trends 2023 Forbes – Becky Pokora For many of us, credit cards are a part of everyday life. There’s a good chance you’ve got a card or two in your wallet and that you pull them out regularly to make payments. But there’s a lot… Read More »
Foodservice Innovation Zone The Kiosk Association is an official sponsor for the upcoming Foodservice Innovation Zone being produced at NRF 2024. We are exhibiting in the main show at 1602 (entrance lower level). The retail, grocery, convenience and restaurant industries are constantly innovating to meet consumer expectations and stay ahead of the latest trends. Adding dining and upscale… Read More »
Article on retailtouchpoints July 10th on AI and Retail. Quick Brief / Summary AI is coming Retailers exploring and new startups like Verneek have formed. We’ve covered Verneek and their terrific pilot they finished with Sprouts. Very successful. They include some nice data predictions — Global ecommerce sales, representing 22% of all retail sales, could increase to $5.4 trillion in 2026, from $3.3 trillion… Read More »
Off The Shelf Computers as Public Facing aka Cheap Kiosks Over the years self service has always been on the knifes-edge for cost versus benefit. You can get cheap components versus quality. Privacy filters have a wide range of price and quality and proven performance. Too often a customer is budget-constrained and “goes cheap”. What usually happens is… Read More »
NCR Kiosks and Digital Signage We read an interesting analysis of a recent shareholder meeting NCR held which encompassed kiosks (we have to think any new ones are via GRUBBRR kiosks and Samsung) and for the first time, digital menu boards. We have covered NCR in other related financial and SCO-related articles like Aloha Outage attack, New Lowes SCO. and Amazon… Read More »
AI Useful Results for Retailers Article on retailtouchpoints July 10th on AI and Retail. Quick Brief / Summary AI is coming Retailers exploring and new startups like Verneek have formed. We’ve covered Verneek and their terrific pilot they finished with Sprouts. Very successful. They include some nice data predictions — Global ecommerce sales, representing 22% of all retail sales, could increase to $5.4 trillion… Read More »
Conversational AI Voice Good conversation with Verneek. Their conversational AI has been deployed in supermarket for 70+ days and getting feedback. Very impressive since dynamically generated answers are on the table and not picking from a stock stable. The shopper scans a barcode and then conducts voice conversation with AI. No downloading of yet another app no typing,… Read More »
Walmart Automation The retail giant expects that within three years, 55% of its fulfillment center volume will move through automated facilities, and 65% of its stores will be automated to some extent. Writeup from Wednesday Walmart call with investors. — Daphne Howland From RetailDive In Brief Summary more than 5,300 locations In the next five years, nearly 90%… Read More »
Farmers Fridge Food Vending News – Nice robotic vending for food by Farmers Fridge. Homepage | Farmer’s Fridge Fresh, Convenient Meals Whether you’re an organization looking to feed your people or looking for a simple way to eat well, we’ve got you covered with ready-to-eat meals. Learn About Fridges Purchase With Purpose We’re thrilled to partner with Feeding America®️ to help reduce hunger in… Read More »
