Presenting the news and products in retail technology: IT solutions, hardware and software for retailers.
Will drone delivery service soon become a reality in Germany?
Customers can unlock products on their own thanks to smart tags
Implement your retail pilot projects faster than ever. Interview with SAP retail experts.
Game of Search
Self-Checkout Solutions at EuroCIS 2019
The new 3D vision sensor for shop statistics
US Payments Forum Market Snapshot
Industry veteran Keith Purvey to oversee European sales activities
“The combination of physical and digital shopping is more profitable”
Clothing and footwear spend via online-only retailers is set to soar 67.4 percent over the next five years
2017 Annual Report of the Bundeskartellamt
Impressions of the exhibition: Trends and good prospects
APG Cash Drawer with Retail Solutions installs SMARTtill Cash Management
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An APG case study: POS solution with SMARTtill
Solutions for mobile and contactless payment at EuroCIS 2018
Retailers say customer service will suffer
The digital preservation platform will future-proof tens of thousands of unique heritage, brand, product design and corporate assets
OpenData 1.0, a technical specification offering a first-of-its-kind data nomenclature, by The IAB Technology Laboratory
Pressed for time, millennials consumers look for convenience and flexibility
CCV and PAX are forming a joint venture
Mike Pulli assumes role of CEO at Verifone
The IoT BoxX - a pop-up store fully integrated into SAP
Interview with Alexander Hahn from digital payment service provider Wirecard
Consumers can shop and pay without scanning or stopping to check out
It’s a customer’s dream: no more waiting in line at the checkout counter. At this point, consumers can already scan their purchases with their smartphones, pay and leave the store. Wirecard collaborates with SES-imagotag and makes this ...
Like hardly any other industry, the retail sector is being exposed to the challenges of technological change. On the one hand, important market shares were lost to online trading, and on the other hand, the online stores are now blazing their trail ...
A new study from the Capgemini Research Institute has dispelled some of the mystique around AI’s value to retail businesses and revealed a path to tangible growth opportunities. Capgemini calculates a 300 billion+ dollar opportunity for those ...
Is 24/7 shopping only possible online? Wanzl’s answer is loud and clear: absolutely not! The innovation leader’s unique 24-hour store concept fulfils a long-cherished dream of bricks-and-mortar retailers. Design, hardware and software; ...
Have you ever missed your connection when flying or taking the train? Customers who are having a bumpy journey should not feel that they have fallen out of rhythm with their schedule. Every stage of the journey that a customer embarks upon before ...
The new Intenta S1000 people counter is fitted with the essential features for counting applications. This makes it an easy to integrate and at the same time cost-effective option for people counting and dwell-time measurement. Following statistics ...
"Customers who bought this washing machine also bought these socks." Customers don’t want to see bad recommendations like this one when they shop online. But how can retailers suggest items that are more relevant to customers? We ...
Skilled labor shortage, high turnover rates and the challenges of digitization: recruiting and hiring top-quality employees is especially difficult in the retail sector, particularly when companies must shake off a dull and dusty image. This is when ...
Home sales in the U.S. have moved northwards, and with the favorable macroeconomic environment, consumers have started investing in associated home essentials including furniture. Among the various consumer groups, millennials lead the pack in ...
The 2019 edition of Integrated Systems Europe is set to be the largest in the show’s history, with more exhibitors, more floor space, more visitors and more events than ever before. ISE 2019 takes place at the RAI Amsterdam from Tuesday 5 ...
Deutsche Messe announced on Wednesday in Hannover that it is streamlining its event portfolio: it will integrate CEBIT's industry-related topics into HANNOVER MESSE while also developing additional Cebit topics into specialist events for ...
For stationary retailers, it is no longer enough to think individually about e-commerce or other digital strategies. Instead, the focus is on networking online, mobile and offline channels and implementing a multichannel strategy, the so-called ...
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is the world’s largest professional AV and systems integration show. The annual event, which is held at the RAI Amsterdam every February, provides a unique showcase of technologies and solutions for commercial ...
Many digital tools presented at EuroCIS over the past few years, have become indispensable to retail today. Which in-store media asserted themselves and what is so special about them? And, beyond this, which tools and technologies have great ...
A new study from Juniper Research has found that annual online payment fraud losses from eCommerce, airline ticketing, money transfer and banking services, will reach 48 billion dollar by 2023; up from the 22 billion dollar in losses ...
During the Equipmag show in Paris in September, iXtenso had the opportunity to speak with Frédéric Beuve, Director of Global SMARTtill Technology at APG Cash Drawer, about his ongoing projects within Europe and his view into the ...
Voxpro, a provider of beautiful customer experiences, technical support and sales operations solutions, announced today the results of its survey, “Voxpro CX Index: At the Corner of Technology and Human Experience.” The survey, ...
The biggest shopping season of the year is here. Last year, online fraud increased by 22 percent during holiday shopping season, from Thanksgiving to December 31st – while online retail sales increased by 14.7 percent, reaching ...
Clothing and footwear spend via online-only retailers is set to soar 67.4 percent over the next five years reaching 7.5 billion pound in 2023, outpacing growth in the sector online (forecast to be 40.3 percent) and accounting for over one ...
Retail industry employment in October remained essentially unchanged from September, dropping only 900 jobs despite the loss of 8,800 jobs year-over-year in the face of two major hurricanes since Labor Day, the National Retail Federation said today. ...
iFresh, a leading Asian American grocery supermarket chain and online grocer, today announced its strategic initiative to improve its retail supermarket experience. The new strategic plan announced today follows constructive dialogue and an ...
APG Cash Drawer, a fast-growing global manufacturer of cash management solutions, announced today its new partnership with MSP Systems, a leading EPOS technology provider for the convenience sector in the UK. MSP is now offering the SMARTtill ...
Renting outdoor gear and equipment versus buying it? That's okay. VAUDE makes it possible since 2017. The company’s "iRentit" project is still in its infancy. A good time for us to sit down with Lisa Fiedler, who co-developed the ...
Certificates for online stores are a dime a dozen. Many store owners find it difficult to keep track of all of them. Having said that, customers prefer to shop on websites that have been approved by experts. Yet how valuable are these certificates, ...
Kaufland offers a completely new shopping experience with ist new store concept. The markets convince with their new, noble and highquality appearance. Modern colors combined with light wood and a new lighting concept create a pleasant atmosphere. ...
Manthan, a leading cloud analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) enabled analytics solutions provider, today announced further ‘AI-sation’ of its Customer Marketing Platform, that will deliver huge business value to marketing and ...
For cardholders, not needing to sign creates a faster and more streamlined point of sale experience. Today, consumers experience this when they tap to pay contactless card payments are quick, secure and don’t often require a signature. This ...
Shoppers may be writing longer "nice" lists for gifts and gatherings this holiday season, according to Deloitte's 33rd annual "Holiday Survey" of consumer spending intentions and trends. First a toast, then the gifts and a ...
Profitect Inc., the leading prescriptive analytics provider for the retail and CPG industry, today announced new results from its survey of more than 1,000 U.S. Generation Z (Gen Z) national shoppers aged 18-22. As successors to ...
Shop and Display Equipment Association recently played host to an excited audience at Birmingham’s exclusive night spot, The Sugar Loaf Bar, to officially launch the Creative Retail Awards 2019. The evening also showcased the venue of ...
Bostonians who prefer to support local, independent purveyors of specialty foods can now arrange delivery from dozens of the city's finest markets via Mercato. Founded in New York City in 2015, Mercato is an e-commerce ...
Customer loyalty programs play a central role in the retail industry in order to secure the customer’s favor with increasing competition. With the expansion of the sales and communications channels, the challenge of customer loyalty has ...
Almost all U.S. consumers are value-conscious shoppers who regularly visit discount retailers to find a bargain, according to the latest issue of the quarterly Consumer View report released today by the National Retail Federation. “Looking ...
New research highlights the growing volume of consumer queries that UK brands now need to handle, and the increasing cost this imposes on companies. The average UK consumer now contacts organisations nine times per month, according to research ...
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions (TGCS), the global market share leader in installed retail point of sale (EPOS) technology, has rapidly-grown its worldwide self-checkout (SCO) market share by 46 percent, according to research and consulting ...
Andreas Mundt: “Our key focus is on protecting competition in the digital economy. We have two key objectives when it comes to the major internet companies. Our task is to keep markets open to ensure they remain contestable and companies ...
Situated in Northwest Seoul, Starfield Goyang is the third and latest Starfield mall to open on the outskirts of the South Korean capital, and Starfield’s new shining star. As the largest indoor shopping theme park in Korea’s ...
With the goal of saving time and money, the DIY retailer Bygg-Ole in Stockholm has implemented the solution Breece electronic shelf labels, which will help the DIY retailer to increase efficiency and free up time for more promotional ...
APG Cash Drawer, a fast-growing global manufacturer of cash management solutions, announced today their SMARTtill Intelligent Cash Drawer has been installed in Dublin City University’s (DCU) new Londis store as part of its goal to maximize ...
We all have heard of cybercrime and hacking attacks, but we probably didn’t become more informed about it. Smaller online retailers or website operators, in particular, should address this issue and take action. So-called DDoS attacks ...
A highly competitive market with frequent campaigns such as Halloween, Black Friday, and Christmas puts great demands on retailers. This is also the case with Top-Toy, the leading Nordic toy group, which operates the Toys "r" ...
Namogoo today launched its State of Online Journey Hijacking benchmark report for H1 2018, a comprehensive overview of how eCommerce businesses are being negatively impacted by Online Journey Hijacking. The report found that 15 to 25 ...
Bazaarvoice, Inc. today released its newest research report, “Unwrap Consumer Insights For Your Best Holiday Season,” highlighting consumer shopping trends during the busiest, highest-spend season of the year. With 2017’s ...
2Checkout (formerly Avangate), a leader in eCommerce, payments and subscription billing solutions, today released its 2018 Software & SaaS Buying Behavior Survey. The survey of almost 1,000 software and SaaS buyers reveals global buyer ...
