Smart Retail

Advantech celebrates forty years building an intelligent planet

On the occasion of Advantech’s 40th anniversary, Steve Rogerson talks with co-founder KC Liu about how the company has changed. Back in 1983, you may not have noticed that [...]

Every internet of things she does is magic

Steve Rogerson talks with a man who is trying to put some magic into IoT and smart homes. How cool would it be to wave a magic wand to [...]

One sensor or two: How IoT is helping coffee shops

Steve Rogerson speaks with Sam Roberts from MPro5 about how the IoT is transforming coffee shops. We all know the theory – you walk into a supermarket, stroll round [...]

Just how smart is smart shopping?

Steve Rogerson tries out smart shopping at his local Sainsbury’s supermarket Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has been pestering me for ages to try its SmartShop shopping app. Because I write [...]

When is a shop not a shop?

Last week, I had an unusual retail experience; I went into a shop that doesn’t sell anything. This was a proper bricks-and-mortar shop run by Samsung in a revitalised [...]