All In-store technology articles – Page 33
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AnalysisVideo: Student develops vein biometrics system allowing payment by hand
A Swedish student has developed a system that, by recognising vein structures, allows shoppers to pay using their hands.
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NewsAnswer our retailer survey to win tickets to the BT Retail Week Technology Awards
How far have you come in using data to drive loyalty? Complete our quick survey for a chance to win two free tickets to the BT Retail Week Technology Awards.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What can retail boards do in 2014 to increase profit margin?
Part of the challenge for retail boards is that digitally-enabled customers are interacting with their businesses in ways that drive up operational complexity. What do retailers need to do to reverse this trend?
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OpinionComment: Retail data – big or small, it’s what you do with it that matters
It doesn’t matter whether its big or small, we must make the best of any data.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can stores think beyond their own shop windows?
Retailers in premium shopping centres have to compete with 200 to 300 stores in close proximity, all vying for the same footfall.
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AnalysisHeadset shopping: What do retailers need to know
As technology advances more retailers are trying wearable technology, such as Google Glass. Retail Week takes a look at headset shopping.
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OpinionComment: In-store tech must offer shoppers benefits they can’t get on a phone
Planet Retail global research director Rob Gregory warns that jumping on the in-store technology bandwagon needs careful consideration.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Six major themes from the event
Some of retail’s biggest names spoke at Retail Week Live about the issues facing the industry, with the key themes ranging from international growth to retail reinvention.
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AnalysisEastleigh shopping centre rolls out beacon technology
A south coast shopping centre has become first in the UK to use beacon technology, which enables retailers to contact shoppers via their mobile phones.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Tech firms in talks to launch interactive fitting rooms in UK
Microsoft and Accenture are in talks with British retailers to launch their connected changing rooms concept ‘as soon as possible’.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Weve be a game changer in the mobile loyalty market?
Barely a month seems to pass without another launch in the mobile payment and loyalty markets, but it’s not something retailers have taken to yet with any level of enthusiasm.
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OpinionComment: Technology drives ever-increasing pace of change
With 30,000 people in attendance, the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual conference in New York is one of the biggest events in the retail calendar.
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NewsShop Direct tests augmented reality to boost furniture sales
Etail group Shop Direct tests augmented reality technology to boost furniture sales
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AnalysisAnalysis: Technological transformation at NRF’s Big Show
Disruptive technologies are driving seismic change and nowhere is this more apparent than at the NRF’s Big Show conference.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Geofencing tipped as hot trend for 2014
Geofencing is poised to be a major mobile trend of 2014 as retailers use location-based technology to deliver highly targeted advertising and promotions.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the hybrid retail store
As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.
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GalleryIn pictures: Warehouse flagship opens on Oxford Street
Fashion retailer Warehouse welcomes first customers to digital store on London’s Oxford Street.
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Analysis
Twitter debate: The effect of omnichannel on retail
Retail Week, in partnership with eBay, ran a twitter debate to discuss how retailers can exploit the full potential of omnichannel retailing.
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OpinionComment: If you have in-store screens, at least turn them on
Using digital screens as major features in a store presupposes that they work. If they don’t, they need to be fixed – quickly.
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GalleryIn pictures: Euroshop gives retailers a vision of the future of stores
Euroshop in Dusseldorf is in full swing and currently thousands of visitors are walking the many massive halls of the Messe in search of the next big thing.