Over three quarters (76%) of consumers are ready for the next era of retail where stores become showrooms, designed around the customer experience rather than just sales outlets, according to new survey by enterprise solutions specialist HSO.
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RSSThe rise of Scan and Go technology and how it works
Oct 10, 2017
By Julian Wallis, Sales Director in the Payments Group at Rambus.
Testplant survey reveals critical business 'App Gap'
Oct 10, 2017
Research demonstrating the acute pressure that businesses are under to deliver apps in the IoT and digital era, has just been released by digital automation intelligence specialist, Testplant.
Five steps retailers are taking for analytics-driven success
Oct 03, 2017
By Katarina Hansson, Director Retail Industry, Teradata International.
As a retailer, the clock is ticking if you are yet to adopt advanced analytics – and it's not a case of 'if' but 'when' in terms of doing so.
New Sainsbury's mobile app could reduce in-store friction, says Qmatic
Oct 03, 2017
The trial of Sainsbury's checkout-less technology, which enables customers to pay for goods on their mobile phone in the retailer's Euston store, shows the prominent role that mobile technology will play in the reduction of friction in the retail environment.
Retailtainment: a new in-store approach beckons
Sep 27, 2017
By Ian Tomlinson, President, Cybertill.
2017 has been a year of riveting and relevant retail marketing. During a period where shopping has altered significantly over the last decade, the retail climate has been experiencing an unprecedented shift in the way consumers are choosing to shop.
76 percent of European consumers will ditch businesses that don’t meet their customer experience expectations, Quadient research shows
Sep 27, 2017
European consumers feel they have more power over businesses, and are increasingly willing to use it, research from Quadient – formerly GMC Software – has revealed.
Retailers have up to six months to develop AR apps or risk losing customers
Sep 26, 2017
Nearly three in four consumers (69%) now expect retailers to launch an augmented reality app within the next six months, according to new research.
Following the launch of iPhone 8 and iOS 11, and Apple's new AR platform - ARKit - developers can now build high-quality AR experiences for iPhone and iPad users. And Google is also set to do the same for android developers with the launch of ARCore.
Why retailers should look to the cloud to power their Wi-Fi
Sep 26, 2017
By Serge Denizyaran at Systal Technology Solutions.
Which aspect of retailing has a direct impact on staff productivity, cooperation and collaboration between stores, customer experience and future product development and marketing?
RFID is on the rise – and DENSO joins in: Experts for mobile data capture at the 'RFID & Wireless iOT tomorrow 2017'
Sep 20, 2017
Companies are willing to invest in the digital transformation of their business. This was recently shown in the results of the 'Digital Change Study' done by business software provider IFS.
