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Digital stores and smart retail with LANCOM

Intelligent, reliable networking for branch structures

Fashion retail: mobile discovery, more convenient shopping

How Breuninger is breaking boundaries with omnichannel

Intelligent shopping assistant: how can it help in the store?

Practical examples of use in DIY stores and fashion stores

Rethinking advertising communication?

Interview with Online Software

Trigo and Netto Announce Autonomous Supermarket with Real-Time Receipt Capability.

‘Final step’ in frictionless shopping drives trust by enabling consumers to view their receipts BEFORE leaving the store
Full size 800m2 grocery supermarket powered by computer vision AI is Europe’s largest retrofitted frictionless store

Aldi and (e-)commerce in China

How the discounter is positioning itself in East Asia and what others can learn from it

Grove Co. announces new retail partnerships with Kroger, Costco and Hannaford

Leading sustainable consumer products company increases in-store presence at 450 additional brick & mortar locations

Something is stirring on the shelf

Attracting attention with animated product presentation

Multitouch: Omnichannel service in brick-and-mortar retailing

Product information and customer service 2.0 with multi-touch table from digimago

EuroShop 2023: GLORY with new CASHINFINITY™

The payment expert presented the new CASHINFINITY™ generation CI-X

Hybrid stores: Connected components for the store concept of the future

Intelligent network audio, video and access solutions for hybrid stores from Axis

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: challenges, stumbling blocks and solutions

What matters before, during and after big shopping events

"Wolt Drive": Finnish delivery service now makes its fleet available to all traders

Interview: Wolt offers local traders new opportunities to keep up with online trade

With mailing bags against cardboard shortage & packaging waste

Interview: Hamburg-based start-up Boomerang tries to solve two problems of online trade with one stone thanks to an innovative idea

Online grocery shopping during COVID-19

NITC study about barriers, access and what happens next

How the COVID pandemic has upended brick-and-mortar retailing

Consumer behavior: “Ten years of digital transformation happened in two years”

Checkout: The right option for every taste

Find the right self-checkout solution for your store

Are regular stores a thing of the past?

GlobalData: Online shopping trend to completely change how we shop at physical stores by 2030

Fully automated stores: Pepper for your fulfillment service

How to provide your clientele with a convenient omnichannel shopping experience

SMYTHE's first fashion boutique opens

Creating a sensory atmosphere to change the pace of customers

Omnichannel fulfillment: the best of both worlds

The platform of the start-up fulfillmenttools takes deliveries to a new level.

Neiman Marcus celebrates launch of new collection

Valentino partners with Neiman Marcus for the launch of the Valentino Escape 2022 collection

Creation of a customer-centric omnichannel experience

Teamwork Commerce partners with Connected Retail by Zalando

Challenges in multichannel marketing

3 major retail trends that will force change in your content creation processes

retail salsa Tech Talks – Industry discussion live for the first time from EuroCIS 2022

Hot topics of the retail tech industry: automation & AI, smart stores, interactive touchpoints

Planning staff and assortment optimally

Interview about technologies for measuring visitor flows and movement patterns

Blue Yonder: Most consumers willing to delay deliveries if it's more sustainable

Survey finds 86% of consumers willing to wait longer for their orders if it helps the environment, 44% say their interest in shopping sustainably has increased since the start of the pandemic

Virtual try-on with AR in e-commerce

Enhanced and personalized online shopping through augmented reality

DTC and brick-and-mortar brands use value-driven personalization to score big

Winners of Sailthru’s Retail Personalization Index 2022: Thrive Market, Sephora, DSW, Best Buy, Adidas

Playfully - simple? Gamification in retail

How retailers can win new customers with gamification

EuroCIS 2022: Trending topics and innovations concerning Retail Technology

Customer Centricity, Analytics, Payment, Connected Retail and Seamless Store

Omnichannel strategies in the opticians' industry: Dirk Graber from Mister Spex

AI, AR and online tools in the eyewear trade: statements from eyes + more, Fielmann, Mister Spex, pro optik and Rottler

Scan & Go is a multi-talented tool for retailers and customers

How to use the smartphones of your consumers for convenience, sales and marketing

Electronic shelf labels - electronically labeled

On the way to becoming a standard: Digital prices conquer the space

How will consumers buy eyewear in the future?

Measured and focused: online, offline or omnichannel at the optician

'Bricks beat Clicks' on Google as Walmart, Nordstrom and BestBuy make search visibility gains

Brick-and-mortar retailers dominate Searchmetrics’ top 10 eCommerce winners

"Amazon Go" or "Amazon No"?

Our iXtenso editor tested a “just-walk-out store” from Amazon in Chicago

One in five will buy groceries online in 2024

Report highlights need for grocers to improve online experiences

Think tank releases digitization action plans for business resilience

Series of direct-to-consumer (D2C) reports answers fundamental questions in massive ecommerce shift

EuroCIS 2022: Electronic shelf labels – electronically labeled

Digital prices conquer the space

75% of online grocery orders to be fulfilled at grocery stores

Demand for grocery home delivery has plateaued according to 40,000 U.S. customers

Instacart acquires Caper AI

Smart cart and smart checkout technologies

COVID-19 in brick-and-mortar retail

Updates on developments concerning COVID pandemic

Cloud POS technology – shaping up the future of retail and restaurant industries

The escalating trend of online payments is expected to strengthen the cloud POS market up to 2026

Long-term preparations for mid-pandemic brick-and-mortar retail

Under what circumstances do consumers enjoy their physical customer journey?

CLAIM 5: New growth strategy

HUGO BOSS presents plan to increase sales

Cash use remains strong through the pandemic

Reasons, why retailers still need a cash strategy

Digitization of logistics – enabler of e-commerce

The many tasks in logistics and its role for retailing

Lovepop doubles down on omnichannel retail

New store signals growth for designer of 3D cards and gifts

How can automation bolster margins?

Counteracting growing margin pressures on retailers with technology

Brick and Click: Pre-pandemic levels amid healthy spending

E-commerce growth remains elevated, in-store shopping rebounds in a big way

Foot traffic and behavioral analytics converge with digital signage

More customer loyalty based on invaluable information

Attracting passers-by, not influencers

How to attract customers with content marketing and digital signage at the point of sale

Shopping for clothes with an avatar

H&M develops digital fitting room for a better shopping experience

In-store payment: Cooperation for the customer experience

Klarna and Verifone become partners and make in-store payments more flexible

Livestream shopping: the sales channel of the future?

Interview with Alex von Harsdorf, Co-Founder and CEO of LIVEBUY

You don’t need big tech investments, but creativity

How brick-and-mortar retail can profit during (or thanks to!) the lockdown

E-commerce advertising industry benchmarks for 2021

Sidecar report: Advertising benchmarks for Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon

No business intelligence, no future

Why retailers should bet on data intelligence

Meeting Retail Customers’ Safety Needs During Another Disruptive Year

Retailers have taken steps to meet the pandemic’s challenges

Retail statistics, trends and forecasts for 2021

Outlook: omnichannel, mobile, and social commerce

Sephora to expand brick & mortar footprint across the U.S.

Omni-channel in-store experience for shoppers

Vending machines: Customers alone in the store

Combi City-Markt makes round-the-clock shopping possible – without staff

How the industry thinks: The most important trends for 2021

What awaits retailers after the first Corona year?

Guinea pig retail

RetailTech Lab in Denmark tests technologies for retailers

Beauty shoppers won’t try new products when shopping online

‘Virtual’ try-on technology positively impacts 45% of beauty shoppers

Please give us shopping, events, and emotions!

What should cities do to attract more visitors?

Come together: local retailers connect with local customers

The online platform Ladenfreun.de connects local retailers with potential customers. The common denominator: A product.

Knowledge is (retail) power

The Germany Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) wants to attain knowledge to assist the retail sector and creates digital twins of stores to make it a reality

Getting a taste for grocery deliveries

What are the best online grocery delivery options?

AfterPay: Survey on the shopping behaviour of Germans

German consumers will make a larger share of their purchases online in July

A K11 Cinema under the wave of “Design + New Retail”

Hong Kong’s first brick-and-mortar MOOV pop-up store

Supply chain: Know what’s on your retail shelves

What should bricks-and-mortar retailers pay attention to in their supply chain management?

Virtual pop-up stores

Here today, change Up tomorrow

Creative criminal meets intelligent security system

Interview with Ralph Siegfried, Business Development Manager at Axis Communications GmbH

Job maker 4.0: e-commerce

Retail training and continuing education programs are booming

Behind the curtain: Inside Amazon

A Frankfurt startup helps sellers to improve their ranking on the platform

A return to core competencies: visual merchandising and customer service

Showrooming with samples in brick-and-mortar retail

Consumer product demand in wake of Covid-19 crisis

Newly launched IRI CPG demand index

Local, cross-channel, pared down – retail trends

Pointers from 3 EuroShop 2020 exhibitors

Tired of paperwork? It’s time for AI!

Artificial intelligence helps small and medium-sized retailers to tackle accounting

Customer-centered, digital and adaptive

Bonprix’s Fashion Connect Store in Hamburg

Flooring for retail spaces: durable, sustainable and smart

Why design isn’t everything

Password? No need!

Interview with Dr. Daniel Schellenberg, COO of IDEE GmbH

One-way street turns into central hub

Checkout area a game changer for retailers: payment goes “omnichannel“

Basics of how to merchandise your store

Retail Consultant Hans Günter Lemke reveals key elements of successful visual merchandising

Leveraging your retail strengths with digitization and automation

Oliver Voßhenrich of POS Tuning talks about EuroShop 2020 and the promise of process optimization

Effective and Independent

Present and future of self-checkout

“AI starts with AI”

The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) supports the retail industry

Blind Date is so yesterday! Know your customers!

Customer loyalty: Personalizing your customer communications – across all channels

Product information makes a beeline for stores

Product data platform distributes information from manufacturers to retailers and on to customers

Storefront technology turns spectators into paying customers

Fomo brings social proof to brick-and-mortar retail

Retail problems: We’ve got the premises but where are the customers?

The Trendforum Retail 2019 highlighted multi-use retail developments

Social networking for neighbors

Nebenan.de is a social media platform where both neighbors and local businesses can network

A POS system unlike any other – thanks to light staging

"Personalization a mega trend in lighting systems“

Vast majority of consumers plan to return holiday gifts

“Retailers need to seize the moment."

Mobile shoe closet on the road

Luxury brand Tamara Mellon with first-ever traveling shoe store

90+ year-old manufacturer redesigns its stores …

… making window and door shopping easier, more personalized and enjoyable

When the product becomes the POS

“Mobile-first” or the future of the Point of Sale

Silver Surfers: Older adults ride the wave of mobile technology and shop online

The increasing importance of e-commerce for senior citizens

Of local heroes and global players

An overview of online marketplaces

Retail spaces are so yesterday. Long live brand experiences!

How can brick-and-mortar stores stay competitive? With continuing retail reinvention!

Changing markets: embracing disruption to harvest opportunity

Reporting from the first annual Retail & Brand Experience World Congress in Barcelona

GfK study: Brick-and-mortar retail in the EU

Highest 2019 growth in Romania and Lithuania

Internal communication via app at Modehaus Ramelow

Mobile chat works as a bulletin board

Smile please! How to showcase products with amazing photos

Quick guide to product photography

Implementing new ideas: Design thinking in the retail world

Focus on customer expectations

E-commerce: AI-powered translations revitalize business

Interview with Boris Zielonka, Director Marketing & Sales, Eurotext AG

Self-service sells

Kiosks represent an important part of retail’s future

IRI finds consumer confidence making big impact on e-commerce growth

64 percent of omnichannel growth due to e-commerce

Using digital data to drive brick-and-mortar retail success

Advanced Outlet Analytics

Retailer app identifies counterfeit products and strengthens customer relationships

Secure barcodes on paper labels offer retailers and customers many benefits

The new connection: Mobile payment via electronic shelf labels

Interview with Alexander Hahn from digital payment service provider Wirecard

Trend 2019: The digitization of the stationary retail trade

From retail to omnichannel business model

City management fights vacant storefronts and supports retailers

Insights from city manager Nicole Halves-Volmer from Delmenhorst

Virtual commerce: shopping in a different reality

What we can expect from virtual reality in retail

Preventing food waste: It’s ecological, social and saves resources

SirPlus fights retail food waste

Digital sporting goods retailers: Decathlon and Intersport push ahead

Of virtual tents and 3D foot analysis

Showroom-like stores could overthrow the basis for retail rents

Traffic and customer data could trump traditional measures

Waiting in checkout lines

A turnoff to European shoppers

A powerful weapon in battle against industry disruption

Category management: Opportunities for retailers to thrive in the face of new competition

No-checkout store of the future: Successful retail projects

Fine-tuning of the major rollouts has also started in Germany

Globally connected coolers for valuable insights

Atos becomes official IoT partner for Coca-Cola HBC

Same-day delivery: Tips for small retail businesses

“The delivery time window option in the evening is a great hit": Interview with Arne Schulke, Professor for Management Control & Leadership

Stationary retail grows by 2.1 percent in 2018

GfK study on European retail

Beverage retail market: revolutionary route planning crowned by success

Flaschenpost – successful two-hour delivery service

Innovative technologies for fashion retail

Detego showcases in Future City Langenfeld

Innovation management: Don’t just collect data. Use it

Developing new services with BI analytics

Business Intelligence: The single source of truth

How retailer use data analytics and BI to optimize the value chain

eobuwie.pl brings digital fluidity to physical retail

"Blending the convenience of online shopping with the fast fulfilment of brick-and-mortar retail"

Bulletin to open flagship location in Union Square

The flagship will open in historic ladies' mile early June

Digital transformation: Tasks for the new German government

Smaller retailers ask for support to keep up with the competition

Only what the boss himself would wear makes it onto the clothes hanger

Visiting the Herrenbude in Köln-Ehrenfeld

Using chat to shop online

The integration of payment processes in messenger

Artificial Intelligence: a real opportunity for brick-and-mortar retailers

Combining personalized service with AI to optimally reach the customer

It’s all about the right fabrics: an industry sector is entering the digital age

”Research online, purchase offline has edged its way into the world of fabrics.“ Interview with Sven-Hendrik Timmermann from JAB ANSTOETZ Group

Sunday shopping creates rift

Can Sunday shopping save brick-and-mortar retailers?

Explore DataVan’s latest revolutionary retail solutions at EuroCIS 2018

Self-checkout, universal tablet docking, and lightweight POS terminals

The new multimedia shopping experience

Brick and mortar stores as showrooms for online retailers

Unrealized potential in online food retailing

Fresh delivery service coverage primarily in metropolitan areas

What shop design can look like: The unique store of Mußler Beauty by Notino

Online/offline symbiosis: Inspired by Arabian bazaars and current trends

Amazon is not the cause but the symptom

"Retailers must finally take advantage of their opportunities and stop complaining"

Click & Collect: More in-store sales thanks to store pickup

Opportunity and challenge for the retail sector: Retailers can really benefit from this service

Retailers focus on personalization

How retailers create a personalized shopping experience with the help of customer data

Elo introduces the future of self-service with new Wallaby stands

New Wallaby stands deliver a streamlined self-service platform

How a sense of touch helped Eton shirts double expected sales

Eton equipped their brick-and-mortar stores with a range of touchscreen displays

Live video shopping: in-store personal shopping assistance for online customers

Barbara Frères guides customers with video chat technology

Increasing demand for convenience drives us shoppers online

61 percent felt it was easier to compare prices online as opposed to in the store

“Just walk out“: the invisible payment process

Pay automatically with zero-click payment and smart store technologies

Holiday Shopping Season 2017: The early bird catches the worm

Online will be the growth driver

Using lighting systems for indoor positioning

All about beacons and visual light communication

Eddie Bauer Outdoor Outfitter: First Shop-in-Shop in Cologne’s Globetrotter Store

Interview with Bernd Niemeyer, Chief Marketing Officer for Eddie Bauer Germany

“Omnichannel is not a retail invention but a response to customer needs“

Interview with Jens Thomas, Department Manager POS Design at Dänisches Bettenlager

Retail isn’t doomed, but a tectonic shift is under way

What’s causing this retail shift?

Online shoppers plan to spend more than in-store shoppers this holiday

The rivalry between online and traditional retail will heat up during the 2017 holiday season

Checkout maze: When cashiers vanish behind the terminal

Creating a positive effect at the POS area with a clear design

Over half of online shoppers prefer shopping directly with brands over retailers

Brick-and-mortar retail continues to be an important component of the brand experience

Smart retail through use of sensor technology

How brick-and-mortar retail can catch up to the informational edge of e-commerce

Shopping with voice command

Voice commerce more than just another customer touchpoint for retailers

Online giant Alibaba seeks to boost brick-and-mortar retail in China

Integrated omnichannel model to deliver a seamless customer experience

Digital signage in pharmacies: better consulting with new technologies

Pharmacies need a shopping experience too

Douglas: A more personal sales approach with the new Beauty Card

“It’s crucial to understand our customers across all channels“ - Interview with Thomas Oberste-Schemmann, Douglas

Unmanned stores: what local supply might look like in the future

Mom-and-pop stores turn into apps

More relevance for retail customers thanks to location-based marketing

Only those apps that offer personalized added benefits are the key to lasting success

Robots and automated processes are the future of warehouse logistics

Staff shortages and the e-commerce boom call for all resources

In-store tracking: customer buying behavior analysis ever more precise

… but keep it anonymous and compliant with data protection legislation

Study: Pet product ecommerce trends

If the seeming omnipresence of ecommerce innovator Amazon is an indicator of anything, it's that the power and influence of online retailing is not to be underestimated.

s.Oliver introduces digital signage store concept at the Ruhrpark Shopping Center in Bochum

Digital Retail – Motivating customers with relevant buying incentives and increasing retail store productivity

The right touch when it comes to price changes

Who is afraid of ESL?

Strategy for the future: back to consulting

Curated Shopping promises an ideal shopping experience in online retail

Cryptocurrency on the rise

Underdog Bitcoin evolves into retail sector’s payment solution

Increase consumer loyalty through mobile self-scanning

Scansation helps retailers create personalized offers for anonymous consumers

Digital Signage at the POS: how virtual and real retail worlds merge

Digital signal systems are among the hotly debated topics in retail marketing.

EuroShop interactive: Successful use of GPS and beacons

The retail industry is more mobile than ever before. That was also evident during this year’s EuroShop: 12,000 visitors took advantage of the current EuroShop app

CVS Pharmacy introduces new store design to enhance retail customer experience

Reimagined store design, new health services, an expanded offering of health and beauty products and “better-for-you” food options rolling out

The smell of barbecue is in the air

Weber Original Stores provide all customers with a personalized grilling experience

Elke Moebius: "Digitization and emotionalization are the hottest trends"

Time to remember the past and celebrate the future!

Boosting business by combining digital with humanity

Combining digital and human assistance is the key to increasing your revenue

A look ahead: Virtual Reality at EuroShop 2017

What’s the actual purpose of virtual retail applications?

Update for retailers – The forums of EuroShop

Visitors of EuroShop 2017 can expect high levels of retail knowledge at the multi-faceted forums of the trade fair.

Osram shines a light on retail spaces and brings together customers and retailers for a new shopping experience

At this year’s EuroShop trade fair, Osram will be showcasing its most recent developments for product presentations in retail outlets

The supply chain of the future: “Think globally, network regionally, act locally“

What effects does eCommerce have on the supply chains of brick-and-mortar stores? Professor Jörg Becker of ERCIS in Münster has an answer to this question

Pure-, cross-, multi- or omni-channel retailing …

Retailers tend to get lost in their own buzz-words and to lose sight of the most important aspect: What do customers actually want?

Smart use of virtual shelves at the POS

Extending the retail sales floor and providing exceptional customer service

Visual marketing: macro trends for 2017

Brick-and-mortar retailers have a powerful tool to battle today’s increasing competition: the sales floor.

Digital transformation strengthens brick-and-mortar retail

The development in the relationship between “brick-and-mortar and online” in retail is not a one-way street

Eight POS trends to watch

Trend toward mobility, cloud-based solutions and the emergence of Unified Commerce strategies

Lokaso Siegen effectively strengthens the regional retail sector

Stepping stone into e-commerce with measurable success

Innovate or die! Retailing in the cross-channel age

Linking brick-and-mortar stores and online options with a focus on the customer

How Digital Signage promotes visual marketing

Until recently, retailers addressed customers at the shop window or point of sale primarily with posters, displays or other eye-catchers

"Customer reviews are pure gold" – Manufacturers can support retailers with content

Interview with Dr. Thomas Salditt, Head of Digital Business Enabling at BSH

An overview of five German local commerce models

Do online marketplaces really strengthen local retail?

Equipmag’s Paris Retail Week focuses on retail innovation

Cash management and retail innovation were among the hot topics during the Paris Retail Week 2016

Retail tech startup migo IQ accommodates early demand with satellite offices in Hong Kong

Office will streamline connections and simplify relationships in Asia

Digital processes reduce the cost of cash

Cash remains the favorite payment method of Germans for now, but it comes at a price

Identifying purchase intentions: market basket analysis for brick-and-mortar retailers

The right software to understand and use data to improve profitability

NearSt aims to add £4 Billion a year to UK High Street by 2020

NearSt is capitalising on growth in 'near me' searches by connecting products in local shops with smartphones

Seeking the world’s best digital projects in retail for the Digital Retail Award 2016

Application deadline extended until 26 August

When your front door guards the beer crates

The beverage supplier “Trinkkiste“ delivers drinks with no deadline pressure

National payment procedures put to the test

How we prefer to pay - and what changes are coming in the future

China Daily Asia Pacific Retail Leadership Awards winners revealed

Retail gurus gather for “Defining Next Generation Retail in Asia” forum

Playfully increasing sales at the POS

Gamification in brick-and-mortar stores

In-Store Digital Signage: How content fills the screens

Digital signage solutions are becoming increasingly popular in stores because their content informs and entertains customers and supports them in their purchase.

Gen Z and Millennials believe brick-and-mortar stores are highly important

Optimal in-store experience varies by generation: Secrets to mastering the experience

”Many customers are willing to try online grocery shopping“

Interview with Marcel Fuhlmann, CEO of diva-e Digital Value Enterprise GmbH

"Retail shrinkage has slightly declined in Europe"

Interview with Hans-Jürgen Nausch, Global Account Manager at Checkpoint Systems

Wi-Fi's role is expanding in the stores

Brick-and-Mortar retailers plan new loyalty services, in-store engagement and analytics via Wi-Fi

The digital renaissance of the fitting room

Customers want to feel that the shop moves with the times

Consistent data for customer touchpoints in all sales channels

Wincor Nixdorf presents new version of its modular software for retail

Posiflex to demonstrate the next wave of mobile POS innovation at EuroCIS 2016

The Hybrid solution helps brick-and-mortar retailers provide a better shopper experience

Addressing each customer individually

Benefits and risks of big data in retail

Social Commerce – Online retail’s path (or death)?

Why e-commerce is important for social media

Effectively analyzing online consumer behavior

No timidness in e-commerce - 3 strategies for proactive customer service

Study: Why daring to compare online prices pays off offline

Many customers want to buy more online

Majority of consumers is satisfied with online shopping

Elo enhances Point-of-Sale experience

New widescreen offering delivers scalable POS performance

Don’t underestimate their importance: Restrooms as a customer service

Pros, cons and alternatives to offering your own customer restrooms

Tyco mobilizes top retailers and industry experts to tackle organized retail crime

International ORC Summit examines proactive strategies and countermeasures

Dune to use in-store Wi-Fi analytics

Data on customer patterns will be used to provide extraordinary service

Just try it: What brick-and-mortar stores do better than online retailers

Experiencing and testing with all senses

Elo shares in-store customer engagement strategies

CEO Craig Witsoe will educate luxury retailers at Luxury Interactive Summit 2015

"The customer needs to receive consistent information and services at each contact point"

Interview with Mirko Hüllemann, CEO of Heidelpay

Using Digital Hubs

Multichannel customer service is the order of the day

"Today’s consumers primarily want a seamless customer journey"

Interview with Robert Wucher, Head of Technology and Digital Client Solutions, GfK

"The future for fashion retail is increasingly digital"

The fashion retail landscape continues to evolve

"Knowing when 'power hours' occur is crucial for personnel planning"

Interview with Bill McCarthy, ShopperTrak and James Cook, Thomas Sabo

Razorfish Global showcases personalized retail experience

At dmexco 16-17 September 2015, the digital marketing exposition and conference, via an industry-leading combination of technologies

New ways to improve customer communication

Digital media at the POS are becoming increasingly popular

"Knowing when 'power hours' occur is crucial for personnel planning"

Interview with Bill McCarthy, ShopperTrak and James Cook, Thomas Sabo

Poor customer service puts revenue at risk

Back-to-School fails to provide lift for brick-and-mortar sales

Report: Commerce anywhere the customer wants it

Purchases made via smartphones increase 335 percent; mostly on catalog, home furnishings, brick & mortar items

”Germany’s eCommerce industry is strongly influenced by the ecosystem“

Interview with Hagen Meischner, Country Manager Deutschland for PrestaShop

Three of the UK's top five grocery chains are now using in-store analytics

Walkbase announces rapid growth including its first roll-out deal with a retail chain in over 100 stores

In-Store Digital Media you can hang your hat on

Reflect announced that Nebraska Furniture Mart has selected them as their exclusive digital solutions partner

Thin-bility creates service opportunities for POS VARs

Thin-bility benefits both shoppers and merchants

RetailNext selected by BucketFeet as in-store retail analytics provider

Shopping center concepts in flux

Customers focus on individuality and quality of experience

Partnership to optimize retail staffing operations

ShopperTrak and Workplace allow retailers to effectively adjust staffing needs

M.Fredric transforms retail POS and inventory management

Accessing comprehensive real-time sales data anytime, anywhere

Mobile Payment slowly gains momentum

German consumers are also interested in mobile payments

85 percent of consumers prefer to shop at physical stores

Survey reveals that brick-and-mortar remain critical revenue driver for retailers

Shopping experience with culinary treats

Gastronomy concepts for retail are becoming ever more popular

MarketLive releases ML-API web service for online retailers

Opens MarketLive data to the rest of the commerce ecosystem

“Many touchpoints increase customer loyalty“

Interview with Roland Fesenmayr, CEO of OXID eSales AG

“Only a powerful network infrastructure makes omnichannel retailing possible“

Interview with Christian Schallenberg, CTO, Lancom Systems GmbH

20 percent of millenials do not like interacting with cashiers during checkout

Nearly half would like to see more self-service kiosks at every retail location

“You should never collect data you would need to keep secret from the customer“

Interview with Axel Jahn, Managing Director of Netpioneer GmbH

"In-store terminals facilitate a virtual expansion of the sales floor"

Interview with Frieder Hansen, CEO of Pyramid Computer GmbH

“Data-driven companies are clearly more successful in eCommerce“

Interview with Alexander Reschke, CMO of Webdata Solutions

Using store windows effectively as customer magnets

Those, who know how to use the power of store windows, can change passers-by into paying customers with the right design