Apple Pay dominates US contactless payments: Apple Pay dominates US contactless payments

10 years ago Amanda

Apple Pay is dominating contactless payments in the US, taking two thirds of the share. For every…
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10 years agoApple Pay dominates US contactless payments
Handy Bluetooth Scanner by SocketMobile: Handy Bluetooth Scanner by SocketMo…

10 years ago admin

At the recent RBTE show (Retail Business Technology Expo) in London I saw the Socket Mobile Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Bluetooth barcode scanners for the first time. I couldn’t help but think, when I…
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10 years agoHandy Bluetooth Scanner by SocketMo…
Revamp your space with a digital 'feature' wall: Revamp your space with a digital ‘feature’ wall

10 years ago Amanda

Digital walls are being recognised as an effective way to provide an enhanced shopping experience. B…
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10 years agoRevamp your space with a digital ‘feature’ wall
What do consumers want from the Internet of Everything?: What do consumers want from the Internet of Everyt…

10 years ago Amanda

According to a recent survey by Cisco – ‘customers want a convenient, contextually relevant shopping…
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10 years agoWhat do consumers want from the Internet of Everyt…
Cash Still King With Millenials: Cash Still King With Millenials

9 years ago admin

It’s becoming more and more important to really understand how consumers are paying for things, especially in the retail sector, so that businesses can ensure they remain up to date with how their cus…
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9 years agoCash Still King With Millenials

Have Beacons grabbed your customers’ attention, yet?

With the rise of mobile technology, comes the re-introduction of location-based marketing aka Beacons. This topical technology, a tool that can pin point where a customer is and talk to them about relevant information, has certainly got both brands and vendors hot under the collar.

A flurry of Beacon-based ideas are now being tested, such as apps that interact with the Beacon, check-in technology used with loyalty points, or multi-brand loyalty schemes. Each has the ability to grab a customer’s

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Interactive changing rooms – coming soon

A connected changing room concept is to be launched by Microsoft and Accenture.

Currently live in the US, the fitting rooms which detect the products a customer tries on, are soon to hit British retailers.

Brendan Mislin, senior manager at Accenture, told Retail Week that the technology is currently being used exclusively by US department store Kohl’s, and they are keen to get started in the UK. “We’re in talks with some nice, big UK retailers. I can’t name any names yet, and I don’t have

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Is mobile gluing omni-channel together?

Sales by smart phone and tablet were up 138% in 2013, accounting for about 30% of total online retail sales. As a result expectations for mobile technology are high as both consumers and retailers alike adopt it as a practical shopping tool.

It plays a particularly relevant role within omni-channel retailing that engages the consumer through convenience and loyalty to achieve an enhanced shopping experience. A few technological issues are currently preventing mobile from achieving its full potential

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Mind the omni-channel commerce gap

Retailers have spoken up about the barriers that are preventing them from becoming an integrated omni-channel company.

According to new Research from Accenture and hybris, while providing a seamless shopping experience across all channels and touch points is a top priority for retailers – organisational, operational and technology challenges are getting in the way.

The study, ‘Customer Desires Vs. Retailer Capabilities: Minding the Omni-Channel Commerce Gap’, conducted by Forrester Consulting

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