By Nick Martin, SVP, Trace One.
Today's consumers are more mindful and savvy than ever, with dietary and allergy awareness playing a much larger part in people's lives. The recent example of nuts being found in place of spices in a number of food products prompted a continent-wide recall and added further damage to consumer trust following recent food scares like the horsemeat crisis.
General Retail Technology News
Retail IT and technology news articles comprising case studies, product information, opinion articles, reports, new contract wins and product launches. The site hosts information from trade associations, government departments, research analysts and the vendor community. These articles are about specific industry IT solutions and topics relating to how improvements and efficiency gains can be made by the use of information technology in-store and in the retail supply chain. All topics are covered in these articles which include Mobile Computing, RFID, Automatic Identification/Datacapture (AIDC), Printing & Labelling, EPoS systems, Kiosk Technology, Surveillance & Security, Internet Retailing, Retail Supply Chain Management, Digital Signage, through to current news,informed opinion articles and key events on the retail calendar.
Transparency is key to winning the savvy shopper
Mar 25, 2015
Global agreement to optimise shopping centres through Big Data and shopper location analytics
Mar 25, 2015
The International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC) has signed a global sponsorship agreement with shopper location analytics company Path Intelligence.
Daktronics selected by El Corte Ingles for largest video display In Spain
Mar 25, 2015
El Corte Ingles selected Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota, to provide the largest video display in Spain – and one of the largest video displays in all of Europe – measuring 194 square metres and wrapping around the building façade, at their Callao location in Madrid.
Tyco Retail Solutions joins forces with Kurt Salmon and Mobispoke
Mar 25, 2015
Tyco Retail Solutions, the global provider of integrated retail performance and security solutions, has partnered with management consulting firm Kurt Salmon and digital partner Mobispoke.
Next generation one-stop shopping
Mar 25, 2015
POOOX (Point of Online Offline Exchange) is the new dimension of omni-channel shopping uniting the in-store world with online commerce.
Crossmatch fingerprint readers help retailer prevent data breaches at Point-of-Sale
Mar 25, 2015
Crossmatch, provider of biometric identity management solutions, has announced that its U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Readers are enabling premium clothing accessory retailer Goorin Bros. to achieve PCI compliance for Point-of-Sale (POS) login.
Voxware introduces Cloud-based predictive modelling analytics platform
Mar 25, 2015
Voxware has announced the introduction of Intellestra, a Cloud-based predictive modelling and supply chain analytics platform, at ProMat 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.
Datahug Sales Closer turns CRM systems into a predictive guidance tool for salespeople
Mar 25, 2015
Datahug has announced the Datahug Sales Closer, a virtual sales assistant integrated into CRM systems that gives salespeople the proven path to close a deal.
Retail finance specialist sees 123% increase in demand for credit from retailers
Mar 25, 2015
Retail finance specialist Pay4Later, which has a panel of lenders that retailers' can use to offer customers credit, reveals the amount of money lent through its platform between December 2014 and February 2015 was 123% higher than the same period 12 months earlier.
AMC Theatres enhances customer experience with all-in-one polytouch kiosks
Mar 25, 2015
Second-largest cinema chain deploys new Omni-channel strategy to accelerate their business. Customers benefit from new features, quick check-out process and an improved service concept.