Technology

SALTO achieves BSI Enhanced Level IoT Kitemark™

The manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has become the first company to achieve the BSI Enhanced Level IoT Kitemark™ for access control systems

The IoT is typically a network of smart devices and systems that can be connected, enabling data to be exchanged to provide services, efficiency and innovation. Its technology can positively enhance lives and businesses, but the complexity of IoT ...

Retail Asia Conference & Expo 2020 rescheduled to 11-13 November

New spacious exhibition location

Informa Markets, the organiser of Retail Asia Conference & Expo 2020, announced that the event will be further rescheduled from 17-19 November 2020, to 11-13 November 2020 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Hong Kong.The ...

New SALTO Neo Cylinder Microsite

Overview of main features and benefits

To enable potential users to discover more about its SALTO Neo electronic cylinder SALTO Systems, a leading manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has launched a new microsite dedicated to the product.The compact SALTO Neo Cylinder is ...

Knowledge is (retail) power

The Germany Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) wants to attain knowledge to assist the retail sector and creates digital twins of stores to make it a reality

Knowledge for all retailers - DFKI has launched the Knowledge4Retail (K4R) project series to achieve this goal. The driving force is an open-source platform for complex AI and robotics applications in retail.  The project relies on a digital ...

Checkout-free service at Giant Eagle’s GetGo Café+Market store

Retrofitting an existing store

Grabango announced the launch of commercial service with one of its retail partners, Giant Eagle, Inc, owner of GetGo Café+Market. Grabango’s checkout-free system is now available to save shoppers time by letting them skip the line. The ...

Electric vehicles for safe on-the-go food distribution during pandemic

Gallery E vehicles solve food service challenges at universities and corporate campuses this fall

Gallery, the leading innovator of mobile carts for food, beverage and retail businesses, has announced a unique partnership with AYRO, Inc. and Club Car to launch a new line of electric vehicles to help bring food, beverage, and retail merchandising ...

Disposition and shelf maintenance in times of Corona

Tools for shelf management

The CPG industry is currently experiencing turbulent times just as much as retail. Challenges such as the ban on field sales force visits or the sudden increase in demand for some articles, which leads to gaps in the shelf and loss of sales, are ...

SALTO releases the SALTO Neo Cylinder

State of the art, wireless access control technology

SALTO Systems, a leading manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has released the SALTO Neo Cylinder – a new electronic cylinder that offers more features and better functionality than any other cylinder on the market. ...

World’s first convenience store retrofitted with AI technology

Standard Cognition to provide Circle K with autonomous checkout

Standard (“Standard Cognition”) announced that Alimentation Couche-Tard, a company that operates close to 14,500 convenience stores worldwide, including under the global brand Circle K, has selected Standard to pilot touchless, ...

Evaluation tool for recyclable packaging

Fraunhofer UMSICHT tests Henkel's extended version for materials like paper and cardboard

Packaging protects products during transport and storage. In order to develop sustainable packaging and conserve resources, Henkel developed an evaluation tool that quickly and reliably checks plastic packaging for recyclability. The tool has now ...

Zebra Technologies to acquire Reflexis Systems, Inc.

Acquisition helps Zebra empower every worker at the edge to execute the best next action

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, today announced it intends to acquire Reflexis Systems, Inc., a ...

Quantity discount on the WIMIsys PT51!

From now until September 30th: 10% discount on the WIMIsys PT51 POS System when purchased together with a Swissbit TSE solution

Are you looking for TSE compliant POS solution for your customers in bakery, restaurant or retail shop? ...

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eBay’s management of payments begins scaling globally

Payments initiative reaches a milestone as the Operating Agreement with PayPal expires

Starting today (July 20th), eBay will begin expanding its management of payments around the globe. The company embarked on its journey to manage the end-to-end payments process on its marketplace platform in late 2018 and is already seeing success ...

Retail shrink totaled $61.7 billion in 2019

Rising employee theft and shoplifting/ORC

Theft, fraud and losses from other retail “shrink” totaled $61.7 billion in 2019, up from $50.6 billion the year before as industry security executives reported increases in the number of shoplifting, organized retail crime and employee ...

Stress-free and safe in the pharmacy

Contactless access control thanks to the Digital Butler by Apostore

The experiences of the last few months were decisive for the local pharmacy. Whereas in the past the focus was on creating shopping experiences, pharmacists are currently dealing with a completely changed and more sensitive purchasing ...

All knitted and sewn up: an online yarn retailer takes a stationary foothold

iXtenso’s interview with Joachim Hansen, retail manager at Hobbii

It’s all about yarn at Hobbii. From now on, the Danish retailer does not just sell exclusively online but also in physical stores. Joachim Hansen describes how digitization and personal contact interact in the retail stores. ...

heidelpay to acquire Paysafe’s ‘Pay Later’ business

Deferred payments offering for merchants

The heidelpay Group (“heidelpay”) announces that it has agreed to acquire Paysafe Pay Later, the deferred payments arm of the Paysafe Group (“Paysafe”), for an undisclosed sum. This latest investment from heidelpay is part of ...

Payment and retail - what happens after the crisis?

Interview with Christine Bauer from CCV

We ask Christine Bauer, Vice President International Sales of the payment service provider CCV, which has been firmly established in Germany for 25 years and internationally for 60 years.Mrs Bauer, CCV has been on the market for a very long time, ...

Reflexis successfully expands into Baltic region by signing Maxima Latvia

Region’s leading retail chain chooses workforce management solution

Reflexis Systems, the leading provider of intelligent workforce management and execution solutions for multi-site businesses in retail, food service, hospitality and banking, today announced that Maxima, one of the largest Latvian retail chains, has ...

“Dear shopping cart, please show me the way!“

Shopping Cart 2.0 – gimmick or idea with intrinsic value?

Not all shopping carts are the same... far from it! Digitization and automation also put their stamp on this aspect of the retail sector. What’s usually a plain, large basket on wheels that makes it easier for shoppers to transport products ...

Digital access controls support distancing requirements in the era of Corona

Essential staff are relieved and the risk of infection is reduced

Since the beginning of the pandemic, larger supermarkets and discounters have been imposing entrance restrictions to ensure that only a certain number of people are allowed within their Stores. Usually the access management is carried out by ...

POS TUNING tuned its pushfeed system

The supplier optimizes the compartment systems C60 and C90

Never change a running system?Who doesn't know this saying? Changing something well-tried always has something to do with risk. The danger that something suddenly doesn't run as well as before is always there. But standstill has never ...

CCV announces consolidation of its international payment division, focuses on market innovations

Under the flagship of CCV GmbH, the company plans to bring its innovation into specific international markets

CCV Group B.V. has announced that all of its international business activities will now be consolidated and run within its Germany-based division - CCV GmbH. CCV GmbH will carry out the activities of the former CCV Deutschland GmbH and CCV Easy, a ...

Safe in the office

„SpitProt-Office“: variable protective walls from POS TUNING

The corona virus has taught us a few things in the past weeks and months: We have to be flexible, rethink and question our working life and our usual activities. ...

#Apps in retail: allrounders

Everything about software for mobile devices – for customers, retailers & employees

Interface for quick serial emulation and enhanced mPOS integration

APG expands mobile interface portfolio to enhance connectivity options at the point of sale

APG Cash Drawer, a fast-growing global manufacturer of cash management solutions, announced today the release of a new USB interface option: the 485 USBProLite™ USB to Serial Emulation Interface. This interface solution extends the ...

APG: New director of operations for North America

Promotion of Jarrett Buckholz: "customer focus and responsiveness"

Mr. Buckholz who celebrated 17 years at APG in June, will lead the company’s North American manufacturing, material management, receiving and warehouse in procurement, development and delivery of innovative cash management solutions.“Mr. ...

Hobbii continues the growth adventure …

… with new stores and several digital initiatives

The online store Hobbii.dk continues the opening of physical stores with the launch the third store in Tarup shopping center in Odense, Denmark. The close collaboration with Delfi Technologies, which is based on several digital initiatives, will ...

RetailTech Lab opened a national test center in Denmark

The store of the future has opened in Lyngby. One of the partners is the IT company Delfi Technologies.

On June 16, 2020, RetailTech Lab opened its doors to a national test center in the Danish mall “Lyngby Storcenter”. New technology for the retail industry will be tested in close interaction between entrepreneurs, retailers and ...

Bright future for Copenhagen-based Irma Store

Automatic price updates with ESL

Irma Smedetoften is located in the heart of Copenhagen's Northwest Quarter. The area around the Irma store is part of an urban development project where, among other things, the local trade district will be strengthened. Irma has also recently ...

Augmented reality in online shopping

Study finds that augmented reality reduces the number of returns

A recent survey found that online shoppers return 70 percent of the clothing they order, more than any other category of purchase. This has an indirect but real impact on the environment.Online shoppers tend to order multiple sizes and colors, with ...

COVID-19: surge in first-time online shoppers

Risk of outdated fraud controls

The provider of fraud protection solutions ClearSale analyzed April 2020 e-commerce customer data from clients in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Mexico and Argentina – all countries where some form of lockdowns were in effect. The analysis ...

Promotions and new product launches

Challenge for CPG companies in the Corona crisis

The industry is also affected by the Corona crisis, although retail store were always open and some products were allowed to experience a real boost in sales through so-called hoarding. But there are very big challenges in this time. On the one ...

Connected Retail Experiences and StartmeupHK Festival 2020 goes virtual

Transformation from an in-person event to a fully virtual experience

The StartmeupHK Festival 2020 is to be transformed from an inperson event to a fully virtual experience. Connected Retail Experiences will take place on 7th July 2020. Inves tHK’s decision to bring this annual event into the ever more rapidly ...

Automated delivery services sprang up during China’s Covid-19 lockdown

Retail technologies at Smart Retail Expo (SRE 2020)

In response to the Covid-19 outbreak, China’s retail giants JD.com and Meituan both deployed their smart deliver robots/vehicles in heavily locked down cities, such as Wuhan and Beijing. Insiders believe automated delivery technology will be ...

Mastercard launches recovery insights initiative

Extending COVID-19 commitments by providing data insights and tools

Businesses and governments across the globe are looking for resources to help better manage the health, safety and economic risks presented by the recent pandemic. To assist in these efforts, Mastercard has launched Recovery Insights, a set of ...

The safety barrier you need right now

Poindus ProShield is an effective protection screen.

Safeguards like social distancing implemented in-store during staff-customer interactions are enhanced with our ProShield, an effective protection screen that provides an additional layer of protection for cashiers & customers at the point of ...

Digitalization in the german wholesale industry

METRO Companion App

Retailers have embraced digitalization to enhance the customer experience for many years. Examples of the growing digital transformation market include self-checkouts, omnichannel marketing, and electronic shelf labels. Customer apps are also ...

Creative criminal meets intelligent security system

Interview with Ralph Siegfried, Business Development Manager at Axis Communications GmbH

Stores come in different sizes, have different settings and vary in product selection. That’s also why they need a customized loss prevention and security solution. What are some options for retailers and what key elements do they need to ...

Europe to dominate open banking implementation

Instant messaging users to reach 4.3 billion in 2020, as new payment services emerge

A new study from Juniper Research found that the number of instant messaging users will reach 4.3 billion in 2020, rising from 3.9 billion in 2019. This is a growth of 9 percent year-on-year, largely driven by an increased need for remote ...