Electronic-point-of-sale (EPoS) systems are increasingly recognised for the advantages they bring to running a business and today many businesses wouldn’t do without one. Features such as stock control, data building, and reporting are becoming highly desirable among retailers and hospitality owners in particular that are looking to meet with consumer expectation of convenient, faster and…
Hotel operator, Accor, is using digital technology to manage its customers’ experience throughout their stay. One thousand Accor hotels worldwide are being equipped with a new, innovative digital service that personalises and simplifies their stay using online, mobile and in house electronic-point-of sale and booking technology. The new system takes out much of the usual…
Till systems and mobile devices are now working together to personalise and enhance the purchasing experience. Coffee specialist Harris+Hoole has launched a new mobile app that processes the whole of a customer’s order by interacting with the in shop till and the barista operating it. Customers using the app load pre-paid cash amounts onto their…
Mobile, mobile, mobile, whether it’s for commerce, browsing, personalised offers or pre-ordering, it can all be managed by a mobile technology these days. Take Birds Eye the food brand, for example, it has stepped across to the restaurant sector recently via a pop-up eatery and it has put mobile technology at its core. As part…
Shoe retailer Clark is trialing an iPad based foot-measuring tool in its children’s department in store. The complete device consists of a digi-tape and footplate that are used to measure a child’s foot; the iPad then receives the data via an app that creates a customised shoe guide. The new technology, that replaces the older…