Walmart shoppers try on makeup virtually
Walmart customers can try on makeup virtually before buying thanks to technology from Taiwanese company Perfect. Perfect is an artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) beauty and fashion [...]
Retail co-ops select SymphonyAI technology
UK retail chains Southern Co-op and Scottish Midland Co-operative (Scotmid) have selected AI-based intelligent retail assortment, shelf and floor planning technology from California-based SymphonyAI. SymphonyAI specialises in predictive and [...]
Klarna AI lets shoppers snap and buy
Swedish payment and shopping technology company Klarna is tapping artificial intelligence (AI) so people can take a picture of something and instantly find where to buy it. The AI-powered [...]
Holograms transform Goods Express at CLT
Retailer and restaurateur Paradies Lagardère is using holograms to transform the experience at its store at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina. Canadian firm ARHT Media develops, [...]
PervasID helps retailers track goods in real time
UK RFID specialist PervasID has unveiled TrackMaster, a near-real time tracking system that lets retailers accurately find goods in stores using existing tags. This is to replace time-consuming, labour-intensive [...]
Virtual shopping centre breaks physical barriers
A virtual reality shopping centre in Vietnam is offering what it claims is an experience in a digital space that is better than real life. Not only does VrMall [...]
Smart signs transform convenience store behaviour
Digital smart screens impact shoppers’ behaviour in convenience stores, according to a survey by Chicago-based Cooler Screens, a provider of retail media technology. A recent poll sampling nearly 1000 [...]
Microsoft develops GenAI for Domino’s
Microsoft is working with Domino’s Pizza to employ generative AI to simplify pizza ordering and store operations. The companies are using the Microsoft Cloud and Azure OpenAI Service to [...]
Shift4, Amazon Checkout-Free Shopping
Payments tech specialist Shift4 has integrated its VenueNext solution with Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to streamline shopping for sports fans. Chicago Bulls basketball stadium United Center in Chicago [...]
VSBLTY partners ME retailer LuLu
Retail analytics firm VSBLTY Groupe is deploying its ‘Store as a Medium‘ technology in Lulu Group retail outlets. The company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi is one of the largest [...]
Zoku releases omni-commerce platform
Zoku has released an omni-commerce platform for retail businesses. The new Advanced Omni-Commerce platform is powered by Oracle NetSuite and Shopify, and is designed to provide a unified commerce [...]
Jackson Hole adopts UST Vision Checkout
Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming has deployed UST’s Vision Checkout. Customers at the airport’s sole food vendor, Jedediah’s, will be provided with frictionless and touchless purchase and payments. The [...]
