Technology October 2017

The "connected" associate

With personal consulting at the POI improving the customer experience

The chancellor needs to deliver a budget for shoppers

Business and consumers are looking to the Chancellor’s upcoming Budget for action to support consumer spending

Eye-catching labels stigmatize many healthy foods

Study finds that labels such as organic, fair-trade and cage free can impact consumer behavior

Promotions just as important to UK customers as product quality

Study finds that promotions are a key factor in customers’ purchasing decisions when buying home and kitchen appliances

Four simple best practices for preventing theft at the POS

Retailers should adapt into cash management protocols to minimize cash handling errors and theft

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

What’s causing this retail shift?

Permaplay Video Brochure and Video Box

Perfect communication "out of the box – into the heart"

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

Interview with Professor Ludwig Hierl of the DHBW Heilbronn

Retail self-checkout systems hold untapped potential

Fundamental willingness to use self-checkout systems is distinctly greater than the actual percentage of users

Smart store technologies to generate over 78 billion dollars

Invisible payments & other connected technologies to boost retail revenues as omnichannel strategies move in-store

Posiflex raises the bar in POS design with revolutionary new RT Series

POS terminal has evolved to be an extension of the brand

Four questions for an IT manager

Interview with IT manager Kaspar Hioväin from Coop in Estonia

Hardwick Clothes re-launches brand, growing heritage fashion appeal

America's oldest Made in USA tailored clothing maker has launched a new flagship website and brand identity update

Updates for OpenRTB to increase security and trust in bidding process

IAB Lab Tech's OpenRTB 3.0 framework released for two-phase public comment

VIPs as keynote speakers at NRF 2018: Retail’s Big Show

Social media and retail executives are among the speakers at the conference in NY

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