It’s becoming more and more important to really understand how consumers are paying for things, especially in the retail sector, so that businesses can ensure they remain up to date with how their customers wish to pay. For that reason, we recently commissioned a survey looking into consumer payments trends to give us some indication…
At the recent RBTE show (Retail Business Technology Expo) in London I saw the Socket Mobile Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) Bluetooth barcode scanners for the first time. I couldn’t help but think, when I first held the device, that it looked and felt like Apple® had designed it. It came as no surprise to learn…
Apple Pay is dominating contactless payments in the US, taking two thirds of the share. For every $3 spent on all purchases using contactless payments, Apple Pay accounts for $2 across the three biggest US card networks – American Express, MasterCard and Visa. Apple Pay supports credit and debit cards from the three payment networks,…
Digital walls are being recognised as an effective way to provide an enhanced shopping experience. Be they interactive, informative or just great to look at, these innovative walls are appearing and attracting much attention in the likes of stores, restaurants and hotels. On an interactive note, Microsoft Stores in the US, have given shoppers a…
According to a recent survey by Cisco – ‘customers want a convenient, contextually relevant shopping experience’. In the fifth annual Cisco® Consulting Services retail survey 1,240 retail consumers in the U.S. and U.K. gave their preferences for Internet of Everything (IoE) enabled retail experiences. Cisco has now highlighted the key points that retailers are encouraged…