SageNet acquires digital signage firm Convergent
SageNet, a Tulsa-based managed network services and cyber-security provider, has acquired digital signage firm Convergent. Convergent, a subsidiary of Ballantyne Strong, is based in Alpharetta, Georgia, with offices in [...]
UST applies AI to frictionless shopping
Californian digital transformation company UST has launched its Walk-In, Walk-Out frictionless shopping technology. The firm believes the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the in-store retail experience and consumer buying patterns [...]
NewStore enables omnichannel for 5 Star Nutrition
Wellness brand 5 Star Nutrition is enabling omnichannel customer and associate experiences using technology from Massachusetts-based NewStore. The NewStore omnichannel platform will run its growing retail footprint across the [...]
ViaTouch and MM Hayes let hospital workers shop safely
California-based ViaTouch Media and New York firm MM Hayes have combined technologies to provide safe, contactless shopping for healthcare and hospital workers. ViaTouch is integrating the MM Hayes Quickcharge [...]
MetroClick smart cooler puts digital media on shelves
New York-based MetroClick has launched an interactive smart cooler that brings digital media to store shelves. Smart coolers can boost sales, improve interaction with customers, enhance in-store experience and [...]
Boozt adopts live video shopping at Stockholm Fashion Week
Nordic fashion and lifestyle ecommerce company Boozt is using live video shopping technology from Swedish mobile live streaming partner Bambuser at this week’s Stockholm Fashion Week (SFW). Boozt is [...]
Scotch & Soda picks Nedap RFID to boost accuracy
Fashion brand Scotch & Soda has selected fellow Dutch company Nedap’s RFID technology for its 162 stores in Europe and North America. Scotch & Soda will deploy Nedap’s !D [...]
Microsoft previews retail cloud platform
At this month’s virtual NRF show, Microsoft introduced a private preview of Microsoft Cloud for Retail. “If 2020 taught us anything, it was that no business is resilient to [...]
How Walmart is using IoT to improve food quality
As part of its digital transformation, Walmart is using IoT at a scale unmatched across retail to improve food quality, lower energy consumption and keep costs low for its [...]
Google equips online retailers with AI and ML
Google Cloud has introduced a software suite to equip online retailers with AI and ML technologies for delivering a smarter and more customised shopping experience. Product Discovery for Retail [...]
Tooq picks NetFoundry to secure retail analytics
Canadian firm Tooq has selected NetFoundry’s edge and IoT platform for secure and simple provisioning, management and networking of its retail analytics offering. By embedding North Carolina-based NetFoundry’s programmable [...]
Sensormatic launches intelligent platform for retail
Johnson Controls’ Swiss retail arm Sensormatic has launched Sensormatic IQ, an intelligent operating platform for retail. The open, secure and agile platform integrates the full Sensormatic portfolio, retailer and [...]
