Ecommerce transforming retail faster than expected
Ecommerce looks set to transform the retail landscape faster than expected, according to Edge by Ascential’s annual future retail development report, which sees consumer power and preferences driving innovation [...]
Luckin enters unstaffed coffee retail market
Chinese coffee shop chain Luckin Coffee is entering the unstaffed retail market with the launch of its Luckin Coffee Express smart unmanned coffee machine and Luckin Pop Mini smart [...]
Checkpoint speeds omnichannel orders with RFID
New Jersey retail technology company Checkpoint Systems has updated its Halo IoT software platform with omnichannel and task management functionality. Halo now supports in-store fulfilment of omnichannel orders, that [...]
Sprint integrates Wirecard to create internet of payments
Wirecard’s unified commerce technology is being integrated into Sprint’s Curiosity IoT platform to deliver the internet of payments, initially targeting the retail sector. US telco Sprint and German financial [...]
Start-up automates Walmart supercentre
A Massachusetts start-up is helping Walmart automate a supercentre in New Hampshire with Alphabot, which uses autonomous carts to retrieve ambient, refrigerated and frozen grocery items ordered online. Start-up [...]
AWS and ZeroLight streamline car-shopping experience
Amazon Web Services (AWS) joined forces with Cadillac and ZeroLight at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate a streamlined vehicle-shopping concept featuring the Cadillac XT6. [...]
Symphony to show how AI can boost profits at Big Show
Retailers are achieving 2% or more revenue and profit growth using AI-enabled, role-specific technology that spans the retail value chain, according to Symphony RetailAI, which will present its findings [...]
Quanergy lidar helps shopping malls analyse foot traffic
Shopping malls can analyse foot traffic and customer entry and exit data using solid-state lidar technology from Quanergy Systems, a provider of lidar sensors and smart perception products. The [...]
Caroll picks GTT to network European stores
Women’s clothing brand Caroll has selected Virginia-based GTT to operate its wide area network in Europe. GTT is connecting Caroll’s French headquarters with its 173 stores in nine countries [...]
Mad Mobile transfers PoS to Apple devices
Any legacy point-of-sale (PoS) system can be run on Apple devices using technology from Florida-based mobile PoS and self-checkout specialist Mad Mobile. Targeting retail and restaurants, the Concierge for [...]
Huawei opens unstaffed store in China
Huawei started the year with the opening of its first unstaffed smart store. The robot operated store opened on January 1 in Wuhan, China. The store has a cylindrical [...]
Retail has never been more exciting, says Microsoft VP
There has never been a more exciting time to be at the intersection of retail and technology, according to Shelley Bransten, Microsoft’s vice president for worldwide retail and the [...]
