Thundercomm brings smart vending to CES
Thundercomm, a joint venture between Qualcomm and Chinese firm ThunderSoft, announced a smart vending machine at this month’s CES in Las Vegas. The machine uses dynamic vision technology to [...]
E-Pop raises $2m to connect shoppers and retailers
New York-based fintech start-up E-Pop has surpassed $2m in a seed funding round. It has developed a two-sided platform connecting consumers and retail merchants via a smart digital receipt. [...]
Microsoft IoT reduces food waste in Denmark
Danish companies Salling and Danfoss are collaborating with Microsoft to reduce food loss and energy usage in retail refrigeration. Up to a tenth of all greenhouse gas emissions are [...]
AI helps retailers keep Unilever ice cream in stock
UK consumer goods giant Unilever is using smart technology to help its ice cream retailers replenish stock around the clock. This helps ensure bestsellers are always in their freezers [...]
CES News: Authena blockchain fights counterfeiting
Swiss company Authena hopes to save companies billions in counterfeiting and product fakes with IoT sensor-based blockchain technology using the tap of a smartphone. The provider of NFT ownership [...]
Couger provides Rachel to 5000 Family Marts in Japan
Tokyo start-up Couger is to provide its virtual shopping assistant Rachel to 5000 Family Mart convenience stores in Japan this year. Rachel is operated by Couger’s humanoid AI platform [...]
Olivetti and Nexi sign digital payment MoU
Italian companies Olivetti and Nexi are collaborating to develop payment options for the retail sectors. IoT and office computer specialist Olivetti, a subsidiary of Italian mobile operator TIM, has [...]
Xoolit develops intelligent shopping assistant
Texas company Xoolit has developed an intelligent shopping assistant. The Xoolit mobile app acts as a one-stop shop to find deals and credit card discounts. With Xoolit, users can [...]
Addverb and Velociti automate c-store distribution
Indian firm Addverb and South Carolina-based Velociti are working together to bring futuristic automation to convenience stores for picking, packing and batching orders. Automation provider Addverb has announced the [...]
Sequans powers FlorLink SmartHub for retail
Rhode Island-based FlorLink has introduced its SmartHub for retail enterprises connected by the Sequans Monarch 2 cellular IoT module. Sequans and FlorLink collaborated on the SmartHub retail offering, which [...]
Amazon helps Community Groceries go checkout-free
Community Groceries in Kansas City is giving shoppers a unique grocery store experience powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One. Community Groceries, located at 18th and [...]
MySize demonstrates smart mirror at Paris fashion event
Israeli company MySize partnered with French Menswear Federation Promas during a two-day fashion event in Paris, France, last week to demo and present its FirstLook smart mirror. The interactive, [...]
