Cancer Research UK is taking advantage of technology in order to raise funds digitally through its shop windows. Using a new ‘contactless giving’ technology, the charity can now accept donations from the public as they pass by its stores and interactive windows. £2 can be donated to the charity just by tapping a contactless debit…
RFID, 3D and omni-channel – the three technology key words that were on retail minds after the National Retail Federation Big Show, that took place in New York just recently. RFID tags in products are being used behind the scenes to track stock and improve inventory accuracy by both Macy’s the US department store and…
La Tasca, the Spanish tapas bar and restaurant, is launching a loyalty mobile application in efforts to up guest experience and meet with expectation. Initially the new app will offer exclusive offers to customers in the same way that the previous traditional loyalty card would. However, in time the app will also allow guests to…
US fashion retailer, Neiman Marcus, is using a digital mirror to give shoppers the ultimate fitting room experience at its store in Walnut Creek, California. The MemoryMirror from MemoMi, is actually a 70” digital screen with recording capability. It records the customer as they try on each outfit and plays back the footage to allow…
Payment terminals/kiosks, digital signage, tablets, and traditional and mobile point-of-sale (PoS) hardware and software are the key purchases that retailers will be making in 2015. According to RIS News, Store systems study 2015 that looks at retail technology spend trends, retailers plans to increase store IT are down on last year’s figures, but still on…