Report • 20.12.2013

53 Business Changing Solutions at Retail's BIG Show

A list of 53 things that will change the way retailers do business forever—all under one roof

How much ground-breaking technology, innovation and solutions can you cram into 190,000 square feet of EXPO Space? Quite a bit.

With 520 solution providers, the BIG Show EXPO floor is huge playground full of new technology, innovative products and leading solution experts.

To get a sneak peek at some of the things you’ll see on the EXPO Floor, we asked our exhibitors what they were most excited to share. We could only take the first 53 responses (for a complete exhibitor list, go here), so here’s just a sampling of what’s in store for you at the show:

Isis

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

The Isis Mobile Wallet®, a free app for Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled phones. The Isis Mobile Wallet can transmit payment, offers, and loyalty card information stored in your phone to a contactless payment terminal, all in one tap.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Isis® reaches over 200 million consumers, helping you reach your customers on the device they use most - their smartphone.

T1Visions

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our Interactive Ultra HD 4K Retail Table: completely customizable to your branding, drives additional sales (CC scanner embedded in table), enhances in-store experiences and offers tracking/analytics reports on shopper usage and behavior.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

@T1Visions Ultra HD 4k Touchscreen Table: Increase sales (embedded CC reader), enhance in-store experiences, shopper tracking/analytics

Esri

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

At NRF 2014, we will be releasing Esri Location Analytics.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Location Analytics reveals hidden profits by mapping demand, performance, & product ranges while controlling costs & improving satisfaction.

Partner Tech USA

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We are most excited to debut Partner Tech's newest 10-inch Android tablet, the EM-101.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

The EM-101 10-inch Android tablet is industrial-grade offering an IP54 rated and 3.9 ft drop tested solution that is perfect for retail

ChainDrive/Multidev Technology

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our newly re-designed and developed Point of Sale Software! It’s dynamic, feature rich and revolutionary! Designed specifically to simplify and empower the way retailers do business in the age of omni-channel!

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Retailers will boost in-store efficiency, enhance customer service and increase sales using ChainDrive retail POS!

Predictix

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We're excited about sharing the huge benefits of the Amazon Web Services cloud for retailers: Faster innovation, better solutions to big data problems, better demand forecasts, lower IT costs. Both in our Predictix solutions for planning, merchandising, promotions and supply chain and for any IT need.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Cloud computing is the future for retailers -- especially if you want to innovate, thrive, & beat the competition.

OneView Commerce

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

OneView is providing the first store solutions that merge the digital and physical shopping experiences to give retailers the power to maximize the customer journey at every touchpoint from one single platform of commerce across the organization.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Your unique customer experience | Driven by a one platform | Expanding to every touchpoint | OmniCommerce—running live @ #NRF14 | Booth 1211

BIXOLON America

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

SRP-350IIOBEi

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Our Bluetooth POS receipt printer is compatible with iOS, Android & Windows devices, offering retailers a wireless mobile printing solution.

ALL-TAG Security Americas, Inc.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our People Counting Systems are the most user-friendly and affordable data collection and management solutions available that can help businesses of any kind operate more efficiently.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Counting customers allows retailers to calculate sales conversion ratios, determine peak customer hours, and much more.

Reflexis

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Reflexis StorePulse™: Real-Time Retail Store Execution

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Reflexis StorePulse™ enables retailers to sense key events in/outside stores & redirects associates to provide exceptional customer service

Mobilogics International Co., Ltd.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

MFi certified barcode scanner - aScan. aScan gives users the benefit to quickly capture barcodes into an iOS device. Whether it’s for a POS solution, inventory control, showroom presentation or product management, the stylish aScan offers a simple and affordable barcode scanning solution.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

aScan, a stylish, affordable MFi barcode scanner for your iOS solution such as POS, showroom sales, product management or inventory control

Celerant Technology

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our next generation of cloud based, complete retail software.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Fully integrated Point of Sale from any browser!

Zebra Technologies

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We are most excited to share the evolution of Zebra Commerce and what better way to do that is challenge attendees to "walk a mile" in their products shoes.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Zebra accompanies your assets on their walk from creation to sale to ensure your value chain stays visible regardless of where your products

InterTrade Systems

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

InterTrade's Product Catalogue Solution

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Increase the efficiency of your procurement process by synchronizing and integrating product data and reducing manual tasks and errors

Workplace Systems

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our proprietary Schedule Quality Rating (SQR), the only application of gamficiation in workforce management software today. SQR takes a retailer’s selection of key performance indicators such as service levels, ineffectiveness, forecast labor to sales ratio, hours vs budget conversion rate, staffing level compliance and overtime, and presents them in a simple to understand one-to-five star rating for a schedule.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

@workplaceusa’s proprietary Schedule Quality Rating (SQR) helps clients w/store opps efficiency & drives increased conversion & sales.

TalentKeepers

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Keeping and engaging talented sales people and retail managers is a key to strong profits and happy customers. TalentKeepers is your skilled partner in understanding your opportunities and what solutions you need to significantly improve retention and engagement throughout your business. We know what it takes to get the most out of your people.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Boost results with engagement strategies from TalentKeepers. Make an impact!

Iris Mobile

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Iris Mobile is excited to show retailers why our patented Rich Media Messaging solution is the best way to talk to customers, to drive sales and to promote loyalty.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Iris Mobile’s Rich Media Messaging goes beyond the limitations of sms and mms by optimizing content for perfect display on mobile devices

AML

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our new LDX10 batch mobile computer.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

The LDX10 is an American-Made barcode scanning mobile computer with a list price of $645, that includes 7 pre-loaded applications!

Star Micronics

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our customer-facing solution the AsuraCPRNT, an interactive mini kiosk and customer engagement device with integrated printer. Star Micronics helps enable clienteling in retail by allowing clerks to step out from behind the counter and engage with customers using portable Bluetooth printing and wireless cash drawer solutions for mPOS.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Increase customer sales, loyalty and retention through mPOS and customer engagement with innovative solutions from Star Micronics.

Raymark

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

MOSAIC. Raymark’s new mobile store associate platform is an all-in-one tool for everything a retail store associate needs in a day: clienteling, POS, task management, inventory management, dashboard reporting and business intelligence. It allows associates to build relationships, personalize the customer’s retail experience and provide unparalleled service anywhere.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Mosaic empowers retailers to leverage mobile technology to deliver a seamless and personalized retail experience across all channels.

i3 international Inc.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Video Analytics- Human/Object recognition and tracking software. Video analytics provide data on customers in stores that go way beyond loss prevention.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

capture customer trends, track traffic, catch shoplifters and reduce fraud, while increasing sales

Axper Inc.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Above and beyond counting traffic at store entrance and tracking traffic inside retail stores, we, at Axper, are excited to launch new «Staff and Customer Behavior» features!

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Retailers' benefits: Engagement Rate, Service Time, Track Assisted/Unassisted Customers, Bounce Rate, Visit Duration - visit our booth #3739

Epicor Retail

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Without minimizing the value of advanced enterprise solutions, Epicor Retail is most eager to share opportunities for retailers to inspire their customers with new and better ways to engage, connect, access merchandise, and enjoy a consistent shopping experience. It’s important and exciting to us because it’s important and exciting to them, as we’ll reveal with customer success stories at NRF 2014.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Epicor Retail solutions help retailers grow by connecting more deeply and profitably with their customers, merchandise, data and operations.

Motion Computing

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Motion Computing's retail solutions deliver mobility WITHIN a retailer's current environment. Retailers do not need to buy new software, 3rd party remote management tools, or new accessories. Since Motion's tablets run Windows OS in a sleek, long-life form factor, retailers can run their current software while mobile.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Mobility in Retail: Rebuild, Replace and Retrain OR Easily deploy your mobile POS @MotionComputing

APG Cash Drawer, LLC

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We're excited to share the 1st Ever Bluetooth-Enabled Cash Drawer. Retailers have an opportunity to expand their market reach, add value, and generate new revenue streams by installing custom mPOS solutions. Retailers who integrate new, mobile/thin POS solutions will provide their customers with a personalized shopping experience, and improve customer satisfaction overall.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

APG’s new BluePRO Bluetooth interface enables a printer kick cash drawer to securely pair with a tablet/mobile device.

Digital Retail Apps

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We're excited to show off our SelfPay platform. With the SelfPay app shoppers can scan in-store items and check out from anywhere in-store on their own phone. SelfPay will display product information and accurate in-store pricing. Shoppers can then add items to their in-app cart, pay for them with a linked credit card and leave.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

With SelfPay - shoppers can shop and pay from anywhere in-store - retailers can focus on helping customers rather than checking them out!

BACE, LLC

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

SmartBaler System™

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

What are the most important and elusive things in recycling? Transparency and Accountability. Get both with the SmartBaler System from BACE!

Gift Wrap Solutions

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Gift Wrap Solutions will be demonstrating their Semi Auto Gift Wrapping Machines with automatic Ribbon Dispenser at Booth 301 Lower Level.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Gift Wrap in a fraction of the time of manual with minimal waste and better quality

ForeSee

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We’re excited to unveil the ForeSee cx360 multichannel customer experience platform at NRF. ForeSee is helping retailers make smarter business decisions by giving them new ways to precisely measure, understand, and improve the customer experience.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Increase your understanding of the multichannel customer experience with @ForeSee cx360. Elevate your opportunity for financial success!

Hewlett-Packard Company

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

HP’s new MX10 Retail Solution

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

The HP MX10 enables retailers to transition between mobile and fixed POS, giving them flexibility to meet customer needs anytime, anywhere.

DENSO ADC

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Be sure to stop by our Booth #4425 to see and receive your own free personalized QR Code. Visitors will receive their image within a QR Code.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Retailers can create personalized loyalty programs, enhance their customer's mobile experience and make QR Codes more visually appealing.

Shopatron

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Shopatron is flaunting in-store pick up with demonstrations at the Shopatron booth’s swag shop, showcasing online and offline channels working together in the new age of retail. We’re excited to announce a special technology partnership, and to share the omnichannel successes of Shopatron client, Modell’s Sporting Goods, at our NRF(L) tailgate party!

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

@Shopatron's order routing logic helps retailers meet the demands of millennial consumers with broader delivery options like in-store pickup

Embisphere

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Share about the real benefits that RFID can bring to companies, and tell them about our experience in worldwide RFID deployment.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

They have more time to concentrate on their real goal, focus on sells!

Wedo Technologies

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

WEDO the leading company for real time business process visibility and control. From any source data integration, to end-to-end case management follow-up, through exceptions-based alerts and analytics.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Wedo & Raid - Flexible and robust solutions to fight margin erosion, leakage, fraud, delivering benefits & ROI in less than 6 months

Mobiquity

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We are excited to show that, when mobile is done right - with a well-thought-out strategy, thoughtful design focused on the user experience and integration into the business - retailers can create a seamless customer journey across every pane of glass.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

@Mobiquity creates seamless connected customer journeys, truly engaging customers and increasing brand, loyalty and revenues.

CSC

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

CSC’s Oracle Retail "Rapid Implementation as a Service". Move to a proven platform with a predictable, fixed monthly fee and reduce capital costs.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Reduce capital with CSC’s Retail "as a service" solution including Oracle software, hardware, and consulting for one fixed monthly fee.

Prism Skylabs

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We're excited to share what we've been hard at work on: providing retailers with real-time store images and insight. We're rolling out new collaborative features and visual analytics that empower employees, from CEO to store manager.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

We give retailers a real-time window into their stores and powerful analytics to create a better experience for their customers.

flexReceipts

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

How can turn an archaic tool like a receipt into a consumer engagement opportunity that drives sales. flexReceipts’ technology can truly enable retailers to communicate with their consumers, through a digital receipt, by offering targeted promotions, embedded videos, direct social media tie-ins, product recommendations, and more.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

@flexReceipts takes archaic paper receipts & turns them into customer engagement points. A digital receipt should be more than a static pdf!

GS1 US

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

GS1 US is most excited about sharing how creating a seamless experience in the world of retail starts with GS1 Standards.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Product traceability, availability, safety, inventory accuracy, business efficiency and more are benefits of leveraging GS1 Standards.

RGIS, LLC

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

It’s easier than ever to implement and scale-up RFID solutions in retail.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

It’s time to fly. RGIS and Checkpoint can show you how. Learn about end-to-end RFID solutions at the 2014 Retail Big Show.

EMPATHY Co., Ltd.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Our original tablet is quite new of its kind because it is integrated with the card reader and made in Japan. Also, we show the application with the device such as "POS/Ordering system" or "Payment system" etc.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

They may make the daily tasks more easy & speedy with our secure device/apps. The device is water resistant, dust proof and anti-bacterial.

SPI and ITR Software

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

In 2013 SPI acquired ITR Software and Shiloh Technologies, expanding service and solution offerings for retailers. SPI now has enhanced decision support software for merchandisers & a cloud based analytic platform for retailers & their suppliers.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

SPI provides services and solutions for the entire retail value chain-- increasing efficiency and profit margins for multiple industry roles

LoyaltyOne, Inc.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

LoyaltyOne is excited to share insights and real-life inside stories of how by customizing the customer experience, companies can foster enhanced customer loyalty.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

LoyaltyOne will be demonstrating its suite of solutions that can bring crucial shopper insights to every retailer’s fingertips.

WibiData

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

We are excited to show off how retailers can use customer data to create contextual, relevant customer experiences across channels. We'll be featuring an omnichannel demo in our booth that also highlights how retailers can use Big Data to increase efficiency and effectiveness across IT, marketing, merchandizing and customer experience.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Retailers can finally monetize the consumer data they collect to deliver relevant, contextual experiences in an omni-channel market.

AJB Software Design Inc.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

With AJB celebrating 20 years in the payments space we want to assure and inform merchants about the responsibilities and changes coming. EMV migration brings chip & PIN assessment to the forefront, and AJB will help merchants transition smoothly and effectively.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

AJB makes EMV easy for merchants -UK and Canada EMV migration expertise brought to US merchants

Cisco

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Cisco has new and innovative Cisco solutions that help retailers succeed in a world that’s more connected.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

With Cisco, you can gain a sustainable, competitive advantage: know sooner, decide smarter, and act faster in the Internet of Everything age

Symphony Analytics

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Shopper driven innovation for omnichannel retailing.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Using real time analytics to influence shopper behavior by delivering omnichannel experience.

Axicon Auto ID LLC

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Retailers face many challenges these days. One of these headaches is when the supply chain stops or slows down due to the poor quality of the barcodes. We at Axicon are proud to be the company that is synonymous with barcode quality through our complete range of linear and 2D barcode verifier instruments.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Don't let your supply chain slow down due to poor barcode quality. Axicon-Booth 500

CRS

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

CRS will debut Tabby, a browser based, operating system and hardware platform agnostic POS solution. Works with any browser capable device, whether tablet or workstation, so BYOD. Add a workstation for the price of a tablet. No cloud required! No monthly fees. No payment processing agreement required. Outstanding reports. Great for simple concepts. Perfect for seasonal merchants.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

CRS' Tabby, a browser based POS works with ANY browser capable device. No cloud. No monthly fees. BYOD. No CC processor required.

MI9

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

MI9 is offering a real time, seamless, omnichannel retail system--store, merchandising, CRM, OMS, and MDM. Fulfill from anywhere. Integrated with key vendors.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

Wow customers every day with a seamless, omnichannel experience. MI9 systems unify views and let you fulfill from anywhere. Booth 4119.

RMSA

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

RMSA will be demonstrating Fresco, the newest version of our powerful merchandise forecasting and planning solution. For over 60 years RMSA has been delivering analytics-based solutions for improving retail operations. Fresco builds on this history with greater flexibility, mobile computing capabilities, and broad scalability.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

RMSA's cloud-based forecasting and planning solutions drive improved results. Easy to use and inexpensive to implement and utilize.

SneSource, Inc.

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Retail intelligence solutions with traffic monitoring! SenSource's latest Vea Analytics Software harmoniously combines traffic and POS data giving retailers real time answers to make smarter business decisions.

How will retailers benefit from this product/solution/innovation?

SenSource Vea Analytics Software helps retailers forecast traffic, staff optimally and market effectively (just to name a few benefits)

PTC

What are you most excited to share at Retail's BIG Show?

Preconfigured Retail PLM!

With this mature solution that’s been tested and proven in the marketplace, our customers have been able to accelerate their time to value and rapidly deploy the pre-configured, out-of-the-box PLM solution. The PTC Retail PLM solution offers: