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POS Terminals: Control center in your pocket

Mobile, flexible, secure? – What business needs do POS systems have to meet today?

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Infrared-LEDs from Osram enable face recognition in smartwatches

The two smallest biometric identification products to date

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#mobile payment #brick and mortar retail

Strategic partnership in Brazil for new checkout-free stores

Zippin and Lojas Americanas: national roll-out underway

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Mobile payments at the supermarket checkout

An early adopter’s experience of mobile payments

#data warehouse management #software management

SES-imagotag VUSION Pulse Software

Improve Profitability and Reduce Waste

Smartphone takes a picture of a watering can

#online trading #e-commerce

Visual search: a picture says more than a thousand words

The new product search using images

#mobile payment #payment systems

Toshiba spotlights new innovations for empowering retail

Showcasing its latest solutions, services and innovative concepts at hall 9 booth B42

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#mobile shopping #smartphone

Analysis tools – Faster websites boost sales

Part 1 of the topic series: Mobile optimization

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Goodbye cash – or maybe not? Germany’s relationship with cash and credit cards

Electronic payments are on the rise – cash payments continue to decline. Is that a sign that Germany will soon abolish cash? That‘s quite unlikely.

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19.03.2018 #brick and mortar retail #smartphone

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

Combining personalized service with AI to optimally reach the customer

Today’s retailers must come up with great ideas to keep up with their online competition. Artificial intelligence (AI) opens up brand-new opportunities in this area. Ralf Reich of Mindtree illustrates why AI is not just a great tool for ...

09.03.2018 #smartphone #bluetooth

Favendo realizes indoor navigation for Karstadt in Düsseldorf

Location-based services with Bluetooth sensors

As the technological market leader for innovative location-based services Favendo has implemented indoor navigation over five floors in the Düsseldorf Karstadt branch. Technological basis of the navigation solution is a beacon ...

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19.02.2018 #data warehouse management #smartphone

Smart Devices and Augmented Reality: mobile data capture optimizes barcode scanning

Interview with Ulrich Hieber, Sales Manager Germany and Austria at Scandit

The German drugstore chain dm recently equipped nearly 25,000 of its employees with smartphones at its stores to improve merchandise management processes. Instead of scanning each individual item, employees are now able to interact with an entire ...

17.01.2018 #digital signage #customer satisfaction

Retail of the future: technologies for a smart customer journey

Video report shows trends of EuroCIS 2018

The customer is the focus of tomorrow's Customer Journey. Retailers can use interactive, virtual and personalized offers to attract and inspire customers at home, especially in the digital age. We have tried out the latest technologies in the ...

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15.10.2017 #mobile payment #customer relationship management

"Mobile payment can fail due to lack of knowledge and enthusiasm of checkout personnel"

Interview with Professor Ludwig Hierl of the DHBW Heilbronn

Out in the field, new technologies hinge on whether the people who use them also accept and adopt them. In this conversation with iXtenso, Professor Ludwig Hierl points out that things are still amiss when it comes to mobile and contactless payment ...

01.09.2017 #payment systems #smartphone

Visa enables payments on Fitbit’s first smartwatch

“How We Will Pay” study shows consumers who own wearables buy more

Visa announced it is enabling Visa payments on Fitbit’s first smartwatch – Fitbit Ionic. Eligible cardholders of participating banks will be able to make payments with Fitbit Pay, Fitbit’s new payment function, when available. With ...

09.08.2017 #retail #smartphone

FutureProof Retail offers solution for line free checkout

Brick & mortar merchants can compete with Amazon Go and offer a next generation shopping experience with a line free checkout platform

Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market has come as a wake-up call to retailers who’d hoped to put off technology innovation until later. The tech giant is famously focused on innovating the customer experience and Amazon Go, ...

30.06.2017 #mobile payment #mobile shopping

Research for retailers on transforming omni-channel strategies

Global consumer survey research quantifies new patterns of shopper behavior

The consumer retail report, "Shopper-First Retailing: What Consumers Are Telling us About the Future of Shopping," reveals new insights gleaned from shopping behavioral patterns. Launched in tandem with the research is a Retail study by ...

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17.02.2017 #lighting systems #smartphone

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

In brick-and-mortar stores, lighting is crucial for presenting products and is therefore a key factor in the customer’s overall shopping experience. However, in addition to its lighting prowess, Osram can also contribute digital expertise, ...

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28.11.2016 #smartphone

Generation Consumer preference necessitates a ‘Mobile First’ Revolution in online retailing

Smartphone shopping comes of age with 20 per cent fully shopping via a mobile device and 60 per cent willing to

Generation Consumer, the UK citizen that is empowered and comfortable with online shopping, is now using the smartphone more frequently to complete end-to-end shopping experiences in a dramatic shift in online behaviour. This is according to the ...

27.05.2016 #smartphone #app

Introducing BarkShop Live

The world's first retail experience where dogs do the shopping

"Building a store for dogs takes more than slapping a bar code on a bone," said Henrik Werdelin, co-founder at Bark & Co. "BarkShop Live comes from our constant desire to know more about how our dogs see the world - and what ...

10.05.2016 #mobile shopping #smartphone

True Religion redefines clienteling and next-gen customer engagement

"Band" app delivers holistic view of the shopper to support personalized in-store experiences

True Religion Apparel has partnered with Aptos and Formula 3 Group to enhance and extend the functionality of its Apple Watch "Band" app to redefine the practice of clienteling and next-generation in-store customer ...

14.04.2016 #mobile shopping #smartphone

Battle of the bandwidths

Why customers are won and lost on the strength of retail networks

Convenient and often personalised, ecommerce and mobile retail are not just eroding share of channel from the store.

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15.03.2016 #mobile shopping #smartphone

US brands missing out by not letting mobile app content appear in Google searches

Only 20 percent of iOS apps and 30 percent of Android Apps are able to support Google app indexing

Many brands are failing to let content from their apps show up in Google’s organic search results according to new research from Searchmetrics, the leader in search and content performance. These firms are potentially missing out on valuable app traffic, engagement and conversions.

02.03.2016 #mobile payment #mobile shopping

Unicoop Firenze delivers award winning shopping experience

Using NCR app and omnichannel software platform

Unicoop’s mobile shopper implementation receives a retail technology award at EuroCIS for its seamless self-service shopping experience across in-store, online and mobile channels.

02.03.2016 #smartphone #barcode scanner

New feature-rich version of barcode scanner SDK for Android

Many of the features are designed to support the growing trend for BYOD

Scandit has launched the new, fourth version of its Barcode Scanner SDK, Version 4.0, for the Android platform. This incorporates dynamic features including full-screen scanning, further improvements to its unique blurry scanning functionality and optimized support for all Android devices including Google Glass.

02.03.2016 #smartphone #tablet pc

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

Euclid Analytics released a study revealing that Wi-Fi will play an increasingly strategic role across retailers. Over the next 12-24 months, retailers plan to leverage their existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to deliver personalized in-store customer experiences and deploy advanced analytics.

01.02.2016 #mobile payment #mobile terminals

The easy way to mobile payment!

app2pay is an easy payment application for your iPad / iPhone or iPod.

Tablets and smartphones get more and more interesting and important for daily retail business.

01.02.2016 #mobile payment #mobile terminals

Who’s afraid of Amazon Fresh?

NCR Power Picking prepares for the growing pressure in grocery retail

Many believe that Amazon’s new grocery delivery services will put food retailers under pressure and will see a huge increase on in-store fulfillment. As analysts have estimated that more global consumers will give online shopping a shot in 2016.

20.01.2016 #online trading #mobile payment

Smartphone addiction driving January sales

UK consumers are more likely to shop on a mobile device

The UK is becoming a nation of smartphone shoppers, with more consumers from the UK opting to hit the January sales on mobile devices than those from other regions around the world.

15.12.2015 #customer satisfaction #mobile shopping

US consumers turn to Amazon and Google for gift ideas

20 percent say their phone is the only device they’ll use for researching gifts online this holiday shopping season

62 percent of US consumers will have researched Christmas gifts online by looking on Amazon this holiday shopping season, with 44% performing searches on Google according to a new study. Mobile phones are expected to play a big role, with around ...

11.11.2015 #online trading #customer satisfaction

Otto experiments with NFC

Sticker as a "Product Wizard"

Online retailer OTTO currently experiments with the different possible applications of the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. But Otto is not looking for payment functions, but rather focusing on the service aspect. With an NFC-button ...

28.10.2015 #epos systems #mobile payment

Sainsbury's responds to current shopping trends

New store layout and more checkout options are tested

A supermarket moves with the times: Sainsbury's is now testing new ways to respond to the changing demands of today's customers at six locations in the United Kingdom. The most important new features are an extensive adaptation of the ...

08.10.2015 #smartphone #labeling systems

New program helps shoppers identify orange Juice on store shelves

FindFloridaOJ.com provides a solution for those with a desire to know more about where their orange juice comes from

Designed for use on mobile or desktop, the website allows users to snap a photograph of the UPC code on any bottle of orange juice and instantly learn whether it hails from Florida. It should come as no surprise that America loves orange ...

01.10.2015 #consulting #mobile payment

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

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

To understand what services customers expect today, retailers should know exactly what touchpoints their customers use to get in touch. Only then can they align their sales approach, advertising and services accordingly. Robert Wucher, Digital ...

15.09.2015 #digital signage #smartphone

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

During the event, which in Cologne, Germany, Razorfish Global, in collaboration with Adobe, will showcase Razorshop, a leading-edge physical storefront experience that seamlessly connects the customer journey across all touch points and ...

14.09.2015 #mobile payment #mobile shopping

Shopkick blows past 15 million users, doubles in one year

On track to drive $800 million in sales for retail and brand partners in 2015

Shopkick, the shopping companion app that makes in-store shopping more rewarding, personal and enjoyable, has blown past 15 million users worldwide, doubling its user base in one year. Shopkick’s passionate users also spent almost two ...

31.08.2015 #online trading #multichannel commerce

Retailers need to embrace mobile faster

Retail brands need to use the opportunities that mobile innovations can bring

News that successful omni-channel retailer Argos has generated £1bn of m-commerce revenue in a year, should act as stark warning for other retail brands that fail to realise the power of mobile. That’s the message from experienced ...

10.08.2015 #online trading #e-commerce

Report: Commerce anywhere the customer wants it

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

MarketLive announced the results of its Q2 2015 Performance Indexreport, measuring the real-world buying behavior of millions of consumers shopping online during the second quarter of 2015. This quarter's data show that small-screen ...

23.07.2015 #customer relationship management #smartphone

Reaching new markets by using complementary marketing channels

One-quarter of retailers say Facebook among top new customer acquisition tactics

While paid search and email marketing still top retailers’ list of effective customer acquisition channels, social media has moved up the ranks to become an important tool for engaging with and attracting new customers. According to the State ...

22.07.2015 #mobile payment #mobile shopping

Millennials are changing the rules in retail

Why your teenager is making shopping better for everyone

ROPO - not yet more text-speak - but a new acronym (Research Online, Purchase Offline) created to explain the seismic shift in shopping behaviour of the 'mobile first' generation. This growing phenomenon means retailers are kitting out the ...

22.06.2015 #mobile shopping #smartphone

Tesco.com is most visible mobile British supermarket site

Searchmetrics analyses mobile phone search performance of top supermarket sites

Tesco.com is the most visible British supermarket website in mobile phone searches on Google UK (Google.co.uk) performing three times better than nearest rival, Asda.com according to a new study. The research by search and content optimisation ...

19.06.2015 #epos systems #mobile payment

"Consumer willingness to make cashless payments needs to increase"

Interview with Dr. Markus Weber, Managing Director of Ingenico Payment Services

Within the scope of the Regulation of the European Parliament, the payments market will continue to change. Given dwindling margins, only larger payment service providers will be able to afford the continued integration of new payment methods and ...

12.06.2015 #mobile payment #mobile shopping

Mobile Payment slowly gains momentum

German consumers are also interested in mobile payments

It is a truism that continue to be confirmed in studies: German consumers love paying with cash. Based on recent assessments by the EHI Retail Institute, nearly 80 percent of transactions in German retail is still handled with cash. According to ...

21.05.2015 #mobile shopping #smartphone

Mobiquity Technologies partners with Macerich to expand beacon network

Agreement positions Mobiquity as leader in beacon-based advertising services

Mobiquity Networks, which powers a leading national location‐based mobile advertising and app engagement network, has partnered with Macerich to be the provider of beacon-based advertising services throughout Macerich's impressive collection ...

20.05.2015 #online trading #e-commerce

MOBOfree records outstanding performances in Africa

44% increase in the number of registered users in Nigeria

MOBOfree.com, the leading African social marketplace, today announced that it had experienced an increase of more than 44% in the number of registered users of MOBOfree.com in Nigeria over the past 12 months. This is resulting in a 1042% ...

20.05.2015 #online trading #mobile shopping

Major travel providers fail to keep up with the times

UK’s top 8 youth travel providers are failing to provide sufficient mobile and social support

London based user experience company USIO released their 2015 Millennial Youth Travel User Experience Evaluation report. This study explores 8 of the top youth travel providers and their online desktop and mobile offerings. The ...

13.05.2015 #smartphone #mobile-advertising

Android tops out iOS for mobile ad revenue share

Social Networking takes the No. 1 spot from Music, Video and Media

Mobile advertising data from first quarter of 2015 shows Android not just leading in traffic, but now revenue, holding a 45.8% share of total revenue generated on the platform, Opera Mediaworks discloses today in its State of Mobile Advertising ...

04.05.2015 #mobile payment #smartphone

Over 27% of global online transactions are now on mobile devices

USA shows strong growth to 26,7%, UK is leading with 44,4%

Adyen has published its quarterly Mobile Payments Index (MPI), which tracks mobile payment data from web-based transactions across Adyen’s customer base. Online payments made using mobile devices continues to rise globally according to the ...

30.04.2015 #multichannel commerce #smartphone

What consumers want in 2015

Connected Commerce study reveals a significant rise in the use of connected devices

Shoppers around the world now expect omnichannel, multi-screen experiences from brands and retailers, with the average consumer using a total of five devices when making a purchase – a significant increase from the 2.8 devices reported in ...

28.04.2015 #mobile payment #mobile shopping

Mobile Apps are the new face of businesses

Millennials are unlikely to use a company’s products or services following a poor app experience - companies risk alienating the millennial generation

New research from Oracle reveals that nearly 55% of millennials say a poor mobile app experience would make them less likely to use a company’s products or services. According to the global report, Millennials and mobility: how businesses ...

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