Presenting the news and products in retail technology: IT solutions, hardware and software for retailers.
8 security best practices for retailers
Boosted by pressing focus on efficient supply chain management
Interview with Prof. Dr. Jens Böcker, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
Research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev gives new information on the decisions made by cybershoppers
Visitor registration opens; exciting new features; most conferences ever; opening address confirmed
AR and VR can boost online and offline retail
Award ceremony as part of E-Commerce Berlin Expo
Mark Thomson from Zebra explains why stock management is essential for retailers
Retailers believe they are delivering a consistent digital experience
International eCommerce will top $3 trillion in 2019, according to a report from BlueSnap and Kount
Average online customer spend will surpass 1,000 dollars globally per annum
The increasing importance of e-commerce for senior citizens
Treading a fine line between traditional and visionary, between checkouts and codes
Driver: Adoption of mobile devices for POS transaction
MT-5310W from Posiflex combines the mobility of a tablet with the functionality of a fixed POS terminal. .
Mobile, flexible, secure? – What business needs do POS systems have to meet today?
... with an app of the Hobbymarkt Knauber in Bonn, Germany
Shopfitting, technology, marketing: What does a checkout have to do nowadays?
What are the big changes for German point of sales systems come 2020?
How comprehensive data usage led to higher revenue at Heine
APG at EuroCIS 2019
Customer-oriented processes beyond standard market solutions
How you can combat shopping cart abandonment with the right methods
Cash as a service
Zippin and Lojas Americanas: national roll-out underway
“Mobile-first” or the future of the Point of Sale
Video: What self-checkout systems can already offer today
AI, edge computing and smart shelf technology at the EuroCIS 2019
Going through changes and coming out stronger - Posiflex aquisitions
The new industrial label printer named XT5-40 at EuroCIS 2019
It is not easy for the brick and mortar retail to assert itself in the course of the digital transformation and the competition from the online trade. Retail stores can upgrade with technology to stay competitive. An important factor that has been ...
Kount, the leading AI-driven fraud prevention provider, and BlueSnap, an All-in-One Payment Platform, have released a new Internet Retailer survey and report finding global eCommerce will top $3 trillion this year for the first time. One of the ...
Fomo announced the launch of their new product "Fomo Storefront", an interactive shopping experience that enables retail owners to leverage social proof in brick-and-mortar locations. Customer purchases, testimonials and buyer behaviors ...
On August 22nd, the grocery chain Spar opened its doors to a brand new store with international concepts in the South of Copenhagen area, Sydhavn. The new store offers a modern shopping experience where it should be easy, convenient and enjoyable to ...
At the same time Irma, a Danish grocery chain, could celebrate its 133rd birthday, the chain also opened a new flagship store at Østerport station in Copenhagen. Besides showing renewal and being able to ensure the customers updated prices ...
Competition to build retail mindshare and customer loyalty has never been more fierce. Brands must continually evolve their products and deliver a personalized approach to win the hearts and minds of customers. Delivering the technology that ...
The combination of Splashlight and Telmar will bring to market the new discipline of creative intelligence, which is a way to gather data about creative campaigns and provide marketers with meaningful understanding of their audiences without ...
Schwarz Group is intensifying its cooperation with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) to develop applications for new technologies in the retail sector. It will be the first trading company to belong to a group of 29 ...
At the store, on the go or at the customer's home - POS terminals can be easily used in many settings, offering businesses greater flexibility.In this interview, Reinhard Blum, CEO of CCV Deutschland GmbH talks about the advantages of this ...
Increasing proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) coupled with growing digitization in the retail sector continue to influence the growth of the electronic shelf label market. Persistent growth in the retail sector has resulted in a meteoric ...
Nosto is announcing the general release of its A/B Testing & Optimization (ABTO) solution. The new offering enables digital retailers to execute, optimize, and learn from sophisticated A/B and multivariate tests across Nosto’s complete set ...
As the leading retail exhibition in Asia, RACE is recognised as the must-join event among the industry’s most influential retailers and customers. RACE features three focus areas: Retail technology, retail design & in-store marketing ...
VR Office Place is offering live facial recognition extracted from video feeds such as continuous surveillance streams, which will allow analytics of person's social presence on the internet as well as their habits and preferences. The ...
For years, we have done this in online stores: we fill our shopping cart, click to pay and are excited about our purchase. Thanks to the snabble app - now available at the Knauber Hobbymarkt in Bonn and at IKEA in Frankfurt – consumers can ...
The more we rely on our digital companions, the more important the security of sensitive data on our smartphone or smartwatch becomes. Various methods of biometric identification provide the user with security and form a reliable "lock" ...
Snabble has developed a payment app that allows customers to scan their purchases in retail stores and pay online. I wondered: How does it work?The app is in use in the Bonn DIY and hobby market Knauber, among other places. Let’s make a move ...
Every business needs a marketing strategy. Without one, it’s difficult to target your message to customers about how you can support their business needs and goals. ...
Any business that accepts cash for transactions has come to expect that some percentage of it will vanish as a result of fraud, administrative errors and employee misdeeds.Inventory shrink, which includes cash loss, costs retailers an estimated 47 ...
AVIXA™, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, is pleased to announce the launch of the AV Experience Awards program to recognize the innovative integration of content, space, and audiovisual technology to enrich ...
New data from Juniper Research has shown that the total transaction value of remote payments for digital and physical goods will exceed 6 trillion dollars by 2024; representing a growth of 53 percent from 2019.The new research, ‘Mobile & ...
Read our latest edition retail trends 3-2019 online as an e-paper. ...
Everyone is talking about smart industry-specific cloud solutions. The cloud also offers the retail sector fresh possibilities for its day-to-day operations. So, it's no surprise that more and more companies are installing point-of-sale software ...
The POS acts as an ear in the store. It affects how timely, and with what information, decision makers at the head office are in a position to assess developments in the store and are able to respond appropriately to the situation.With our POS ...
In Germany, the so-called Kassensicherungsverordnung (KassenSichV or Cash Register Security Regulation) enters into force on January 1, 2020, and will affect more than three million point of sale (PoS) systems. At that time, cash registers in ...
Big changes are coming to Germany’s point of sale systems starting January 1, 2020. Two terms that are tossed around in this connection are "Belegausgabepflicht" (Receipt Provision Ordinance) and ...
There are many payment apps, but most only accept debit or credit cards. The problem for Germans: they prefer the Girocard.VR Payment GmbH has the solution with its VR-pay:Me app, taking into account the habits of German customers. An interview with ...
"The perfect all-rounder POS device that’s ideal for all retail applications has not been created yet," says Oliver Kapahnke Managing Director at GLORY Deutschland. "But that’s OK.” In this interview, he talks ...
Zippin announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Brazil's largest retailer, Lojas Americanas S.A., to deploy its checkout-free technology in stores across the country. Though its innovation vertical, "IF – ...
More and more people are buying more and more products in more and more places. The exciting question “Who will win: stationary retailing or online trading?” has been discussed for years. Permaplay Media Solutions Managing Director ...
The number of POS machines has increased in the past four years following the introduction of chip-embedded payment cards & Personal Identification Number (PIN). Moreover, growth in the number of departmental and retail stores, which is fueling ...
The goods are chosen, scanned and paid for using the avec smartphone app. Mobile computer vision specialists Scandit’s scan engine is a key component of the customer-facing app. The future of shopping - whether online or offline - is ...
Barzahlen.de relies on good old cash. The concept of the Berlin start-up: shop online, pay in cash at the store. Swimming against the trend of fast online shopping and mobile payment is paying off, says Weina Wang, Head of Retail. In an interview, ...
Since ICA merchant, Jan Sikström, took over the ICA Ettan store in Sundsvall (Sweden) in 2016, he has almost tripled the turnover from SEK 15 million to SEK 40 million. Today, the store has 15 employees and approximately 5,000 different items ...
Online retailer Particl.io officially launched its marketplace on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Particl is an entirely decentralized ecosystem built around a native privacy coin called PART. Particl is dedicated to addressing the biggest issues still ...
The classic Point of Sale means physical sales areas including a terminal, cash systems and queues. But this traditional image is changing. Nowadays many customers in brick-and-mortar retail outlets expect the same experience as online and require ...
A pilot project initiated by the system integrator xplace and Saturn addresses how information about customer behaviour in bricks-and-mortar retailing can improve service quality. The pilot is initially being run in the Saturn markets Berlin ...
The black and analog electric meter box has become obsolete: The mandatory smart meter rollout will commence in a few months. What does the installation of digital, smart electric meters mean for retailers and chain stores? ...
APG Cash Drawer, a global manufacturer of cash management solutions announces the hiring of Mr. Paul Griffiths as its President and CEO. Most recently, Mr. Griffiths was the CEO of Birchwood Casey, a sporting goods company working with large ...
New figures published today by the Home Office have revealed that just 7.8 percent of crimes reported in the last year resulted in a charge or summons for offenders, down from 9.1 percent in the previous year.The Crime Outcomes in England and Wales ...
Or: "What’s that you’re doing with your watch?“I still remember the first time I used mobile payment technology and paid for items with my smartphone at a supermarket checkout: It was October 17, 2018, exactly seven days after ...
You are wrong if you think it’s mostly young people who spend time online. Older adults are also increasingly embracing online shopping with enthusiasm.In this interview, Spencer Hinzen, Director of Sales, Central Region, Ruckus Networks, ...
