Ascent 360 and Lightspeed unlock PoS data
Colorado-based Ascent 360 is available in the Lightspeed app store to help retailers leverage the power of PoS and ecommerce data. The data-driven marketing platform provides actionable insights on [...]
Faherty turns to NewStore for digital transformation
US clothing chain Faherty is digitally transforming its 25 shops using omnichannel technology from Massachusetts-based NewStore. With the company’s combined cloud-based PoS and order management as its retail foundation, [...]
Oveit brings live-stream shopping to USA
Texas-based Oveit has launched live-stream shopping in the USA. Due to the pandemic, retailers need to adapt the way they do business; they need to deliver more interactive, engaging [...]
Robots imitate shoppers to improve supermarket fridges
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), Aerofoil Energy and Inovo Robotics are working together on an R&D programme that uses robots to improve the energy efficiency of supermarket fridges. Based at [...]
Yardi helps Via Outlets in European expansion
Via Outlets, an owner-operator of premium fashion outlets, has chosen California-based Yardi’s cloud technology to support growth across Europe. Via Outlets offers a mix of premium international and local [...]
Retailers embrace RFID in new ways, says report
Retailers are finding new ways to use RFID to boost their bottom line, according to a report by the UK’s University of Leicester and the ECR Retail Loss Group [...]
AG Neovo touch screen works through glass and with gloves
Taiwanese firm AG Neovo has introduced an 81cm retail display that shoppers can interact with through glass or when wearing gloves. The TX-3202 touch-screen display has a durable, interactive [...]
Blues Wireless joins IMC
Blues Wireless the creator of Notecard, a way to add wireless connectivity to any product, has joined the IoT M2M Council (IMC), the largest community of qualified IoT users. [...]
Amazon installs just-walk-out at full-size store
Last week, Amazon deployed its just-walk-out technology for the first time in a new full-size Amazon Fresh grocery store. Now customers can save time shopping for groceries by skipping [...]
GK Software turns to IBM Cloud for retail innovations
German firm GK Software is helping drive retail innovations using hybrid cloud technology from IBM and Red Hat. The companies aim to help retailers innovate and adapt quickly to [...]
Toys R Us opts for Danavation smart labels
The Toys R Us store in Thornhill, Ontario, has installed smart labels from Canadian IoT firm Danavation Technologies. Danavation provides micro e-paper displays, and has announced an initial installation [...]
Alibaba to deploy 1000 delivery robots
Retail giant Alibaba plans to deploy 1000 robots across Chinese university campuses and local communities over the next year as it steps up efforts to deliver packages faster and [...]
