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Apps have many applications in retail - whether they support customers during shopping and checkout or help retailers with in-store organization and communication. We report on the complete range of solutions.

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SPAR grocery store embraces new technologies

The store has implemented Delfi Technologies' cloud solution and mobile app to manage the store's electronic price tags

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Checkout-free service at Giant Eagle’s GetGo Café+Market store

Retrofitting an existing store

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Digitalization in the german wholesale industry

METRO Companion App

#customer satisfaction #customer relationship management

WhatsApp Business: A direct line to customers

About the installation, functions and advantages of the app

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WirvonHier – Virtual strolling through retailers from the neighborhood

How an app brings local retailers and customers together contactless

Booth of VR-Payment at the EuroShop 2020

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For retailers: VR Payment China Solution

Payment specialist opens the Chinese market to retailers with a comprehensive solution for Alipay and WeChat

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Checkpoint: Commitment to the shopping experience

Technologies for satisfied customers

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Digital tool helps MENY in the fight against food waste

Printing discount labels directly from the app

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7-Eleven pilots cashierless store concept

First cashierless store opens at company headquarters

06.02.2020 #online trading #e-commerce

Next Level Point of Sale: The transformation of the buyer-seller dialogue

VR Payment at the EuroShop 2020

Tempora mutantur – and rather quickly. While the focus of interest in this sector has primarily been on online trade in recent years, analogue trade is currently moving back into the foreground. Competition among distribution channels is ...

01.02.2020 #app #software as a service (SaaS)

Versatile access control solutions for retailers and chain stores

SALTO Systems at EuroShop 2020 in Düsseldorf

SALTO presents its versatile electronic access control solutions at EuroShop in Düsseldorf (hall 6, booth E17). The focus will be on the cloud access control SALTO KS Keys as a Service, which enables all types of wholesalers and retailers, ...

27.01.2020 #e-commerce #logistic solutions

Well-connected equals optimized delivery

Seven Senders – Europe’s delivery platform

Logistics startup Seven Senders connects merchants and European delivery experts. The company’s concept: A digital platform for optimized delivery. In this interview, founder and managing director Dr. Johannes Plehn talks about the different ...

01.01.2020 #mobile payment #app

CCVStore – Home of your Apps

How Android is revolutionising the way we pay for things

Using a smartphone to pay will sooner or later be a part of everyday life; smartphones are already firmly anchored in the private and working lives of generations X, Y and Z.As consumers rely more and more on smartphones and their countless uses in ...

18.12.2019 #POS systems #POS software

A strong team for the POS

Founding of neoalto GmbH

POS TUNING, the specialist for the optimized presentation of products at the point of sale, announces the spin-off of the digital services division. The GmbH (LLC), founded in September as neoalto, has already made a name for itself on the market ...

09.12.2019 #customer satisfaction #brick and mortar retail

Digital and local

Hannover startup creates fashion search engine for downtown stores

In early 2020, the BLVD startup will pilot an app of the same name into the market. The app aims to create a pleasant shopping experience in city centers by avoiding unnecessary routes and tedious searches. During the EHI Technology Days 2019, ...

17.10.2019 #e-commerce #app

Demand for incentive-based gift cards

PMR-study shows a rise of the global gift cards market for the period from 2014 to 2019

A study reveals that, the global gift cards market was valued at approximately 264 billion US-Dollar in 2014, and is estimated to generate a value of approximately 1,211 billion US-Dollar by the end of 2019. The gift cards market is projected to ...

01.10.2019 #mobile payment #epos systems

When customers become cashiers

Treading a fine line between traditional and visionary, between checkouts and codes

For years, we have done this in online stores: we fill our shopping cart, click to pay and are excited about our purchase. Thanks to the snabble app - now available at the Knauber Hobbymarkt in Bonn and at IKEA in Frankfurt – consumers can ...

30.09.2019 #mobile payment #self-checkout systems

The iXtenso editors tested self-scanning ...

... with an app of the Hobbymarkt Knauber in Bonn, Germany

Snabble has developed a payment app that allows customers to scan their purchases in retail stores and pay online. I wondered: How does it work?The app is in use in the Bonn DIY and hobby market Knauber, among other places. Let’s make a move ...

12.09.2019 #customer satisfaction #mobile payment

Install the app, accept payments at a flat rate

A payment solution designed for the German market

There are many payment apps, but most only accept debit or credit cards. The problem for Germans: they prefer the Girocard.VR Payment GmbH has the solution with its VR-pay:Me app, taking into account the habits of German customers. An interview with ...

30.08.2019 #mobile payment #brick and mortar retail

Strategic partnership in Brazil for new checkout-free stores

Zippin and Lojas Americanas: national roll-out underway

Zippin announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Brazil's largest retailer, Lojas Americanas S.A., to deploy its checkout-free technology in stores across the country. Though its innovation vertical, "IF – ...

26.08.2019 #mobile payment #app

App creates personalised shopping experience

The Swiss trading company Valora is opening its first cashless convenience store

The goods are chosen, scanned and paid for using the avec smartphone app. Mobile computer vision specialists Scandit’s scan engine is a key component of the customer-facing app. The future of shopping - whether online or offline - is ...

26.08.2019 #mobile payment #app

Pay cash? Via code!

Shop online, pay the bill offline

Barzahlen.de relies on good old cash. The concept of the Berlin start-up: shop online, pay in cash at the store. Swimming against the trend of fast online shopping and mobile payment is paying off, says Weina Wang, Head of Retail. In an interview, ...

04.07.2019 #customer satisfaction #mobile payment

Frictionless checkout across all channels to build loyalty

H&M and Klarna elevate the shopping experience for US consumers

H&M and Klarna announced that they have expanded their current partnership agreement to also include the US market, in the development of an unrivalled payments and shopping experience across touchpoints. Together, H&M and Klarna are aiming ...

03.06.2019 #personnel management #app

Internal communication via app at Modehaus Ramelow

Mobile chat works as a bulletin board

What's new at Modehaus Ramelow? The fashion retailer’s employees can check PIA - and share information to their heart’s content. PIA is an app for "private information exchange".More and more internal communication ...

16.05.2019 #epos systems #cashpoints

Goodbye paper receipts: All documents stored in one app

What happens when the Receipt Provision Ordinance takes effect? We digitize!

They create a lot of work and endless waste: tons of paper receipts from cash registers end up with customers or the waste bin every day. In early 2020, all consumers must be given a purchase receipt in Germany. That’s what the law mandates. ...

29.04.2019 #customer satisfaction #app

Implementing new ideas: Design thinking in the retail world

Focus on customer expectations

It may be uncomfortable at times – but a change in perspective can help businesses to implement new ideas and successfully complete ongoing processes. Design thinking is a customer-centric approach that can help in this endeavor.“What do ...

09.04.2019 #security #customer relationship management

Blockchain: Protecting the retail sector from counterfeit products

Fake products reduce consumer confidence in a brand

What if something would allow manufacturers, retailers and customers to verify at any time that a product on the shelf is authentic?Counterfeit products often look deceptively like the real deal, but the quality is inferior to the original goods and ...

30.01.2019 #data warehouse management #software management

SES-imagotag VUSION Pulse Software

Improve Profitability and Reduce Waste

For 25 years, SES-imagotag has been the trusted partner of retailers for digital technology in stores. SES-imagotag, the worldwide leader in smart digital labels and pricing automation, develops a comprehensive IoT and digital platform that delivers ...

21.01.2019 #online trading #e-commerce

Visual search: a picture says more than a thousand words

The new product search using images

Showing a photo of a product is often easier than describing it in words. This also applies to e-commerce. That's why customers can now simply upload and find a picture of a desired product online. ...

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21.01.2019 #app #labels

Retailer app identifies counterfeit products and strengthens customer relationships

Secure barcodes on paper labels offer retailers and customers many benefits

Counterfeit goods prompt harmful financial losses due to a loss of sales and profits, decreased tax revenues and by threatening jobs – and this doesn’t just impact retailers and manufacturers. According to EUIPO (The European Union ...

29.10.2018 #mobile payment #payment systems

RFID tags with features for the cashierless store

Customers can unlock products on their own thanks to smart tags

China and the U.S. already feature cashierless stores but things are coming along in Europe, too. Several startup companies want to eliminate long checkout lines and advertise better retail security tags. We took a closer look at these ...

06.09.2018 #digitization #app

Consumer adoption of retailer mobile apps doubles

67 percent of consumers use a retailer app on their phone

As mobile shopping continues to grow, consumers are downloading retailer’s mobile apps at double the rate of years past and conducting more in-app purchases, according to new findings from Synchrony. As the mobile channel becomes ...

23.08.2018 #mobile payment #self-checkout systems

App-based self-checkout

Edeka offers mobile self-scanning with snabble

Snabble introduces its technology to the stores of Edeka Rhein-Ruhr. Customers will be able to scan items with their smartphone while shopping and pay at payment-terminals at the exit. First store launched will be Edeka Paschmann in ...

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28.02.2018 #digital signage #payment systems

From payment device to interaction interface between retailer and customer

EuroCIS 2018: Verifone relies on its own App-Marketplace

At EuroCIS 2018, Verifone is presenting the extended Engage series, which takes up current retail trends such as digital signage and beacons. Markus Hövekamp presents the highlight of the product family - the portable terminal V400m. ...

27.02.2018 #mobile shopping #digitization

Mobile solutions for retail: flexible, functional and efficient

Let's get mobile: Flexible, handy solutions for all areas of the retail sector are presented to EuroCIS’ visitors. The motto: all information at the right time and in the right place.

Retailers benefit from mobile technologies that are becoming more and more handy and intuitive to use. In this way, information can be used profitably, from the warehouse to the store to the customer's smartphone. EuroCIS shows the full ...

06.02.2018 #customer satisfaction #app

Virtus – a step up with footwear innovation

Born out of one of Canada's best-respected shoemakers, the decade-long venture of Virtus atelier makes a new move

Since its beginning, proudly Canada-originated Virtus has been dedicated to winning customer’s hearts and heels with high-end quality comfortable service, preventative health and safety created by pioneering 3D scanning technology which did ...

02.02.2018 #software applications #scales

Welcome to Retail 4.0

Bizerba at the EuroCIS 2018

According to the motto “Building Bridges – from online to offline”, Bizerba will present hardware and software solutions for the modern retail business at this year’s EuroCIS (Düsseldorf, Germany, 27 Feb. - 1 March, Hall ...

23.01.2018 #mobile payment #brick and mortar retail

Fairway Market with new mobile app partner

The New York’s iconic grocery store has selected FutureProof Retail, provider of line free checkout, to power Fairway’s next-generation mobile app

Today, Fairway Market, New York’s iconic grocery store, announced that it has selected FutureProof Retail, provider of line free checkout, to power Fairway’s next-generation mobile app. The new app builds on FutureProof’s line ...

15.01.2018 #mobile payment #app

Smart POS - the new payment generation speaks Android!

How do retailer prepare their Point-of-Sale for digitalization?

CCV’s POS smart solution is the answer! A solution that not only includes the payment application in the terminal, but also enables other applications such as loyalty or additional applications. These are provided via the certified, CCV-owned ...

19.10.2017 #online trading #app

Carrefour launches My Carrefour data intelligence platform in Brazil

The new program translates the company’s omni-channel strategy in the country

Carrefour launches in Brazil the My Carrefour omni-channel data intelligence platform which concentrates the company’s retail services in a single democratic, free and national benefits program, composed of offers, coupons and other ...

24.07.2017 #app #marketing

More relevance for retail customers thanks to location-based marketing

Only those apps that offer personalized added benefits are the key to lasting success

Until recently the “mobile“ subject matter only had one specific focus, namely “apps”. Having said that, the current Adobe Digital Insights Report shows that worldwide app usage remains stagnant. In the U.S., usage has ...

10.07.2017 #online trading #e-commerce

UK smartphone shopping to overtake tablet spend by 2018

Spend via smartphones will outperform spend via tablets, accounting for 51.5 percent of the UK mobile and tablet market in 2018, says research

According to the company’s latest report, sales of tablet devices are declining as consumers choose to spend more time on smartphones. Consequently, spend via these devices is set to grow 112 percent in the next five years. Key sectors aiding ...

30.06.2017 #mobile payment #mobile shopping

Research for retailers on transforming omni-channel strategies

Global consumer survey research quantifies new patterns of shopper behavior

The consumer retail report, "Shopper-First Retailing: What Consumers Are Telling us About the Future of Shopping," reveals new insights gleaned from shopping behavioral patterns. Launched in tandem with the research is a Retail study by ...

24.05.2017 #marketing research #event

Travel retail technology: Enticing passengers to buy

Whether in airports, railway stations or on cruises – the duty free and travel retail industry is facing an enormous change.

New technologies will become one of the main tools to attract customers on their journeys to visit retail areas. We talked to Erik Juul-Mortensen, president of the TFWA (Tax Free World Association) about the possibilities that Digital Signage and ...

09.05.2017 #mobile shopping #app

Increase consumer loyalty through mobile self-scanning

Scansation helps retailers create personalized offers for anonymous consumers

Good chances for brick-and-mortar retailers to create personalized offers for their anonymous consumers. Since May 2017 a mobile self-scanning system named "Scansation" is available. Special highlight: retailers only need ...

01.05.2017 #online trading #app

Poshmark launches the Posh Dressing Room

In-app styling experience matching shoppers with millions of stylists

Poshmark, a social marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell and share their style with others, launches the Posh Dressing Room, a one-on-one styling experience between a buyer and a Seller Stylist that brings the essence of shopping in a ...

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17.02.2017 #lighting systems #smartphone

Osram shines a light on retail spaces and brings together customers and retailers for a new shopping experience

At this year’s EuroShop trade fair, Osram will be showcasing its most recent developments for product presentations in retail outlets

In brick-and-mortar stores, lighting is crucial for presenting products and is therefore a key factor in the customer’s overall shopping experience. However, in addition to its lighting prowess, Osram can also contribute digital expertise, ...

21.12.2016 #app

First-of-its-kind partnership with campaign for local holiday shopping

West coast lifestyle app Validated and Portland bike share program Biketown announce first-of-its-kind partnership that lets shops and restaurants validate bike share costs

To kick off the partnership, Biketown and Validated are launching #GetValidated when you fill your Biketown basket: a co-marketing campaign to encourage people to do two things this season: shop local and explore freely. "When it comes to ...

08.12.2016 #app #digital infotainment

Bonsai App launches with Alec Monopoly at Dundas Square

Men's Retail App Shop Bonsai celebrates its launch with a four day extravaganza at Dundas Square

Shop Bonsai will be taking over Dundas Square to commemorate the Toronto-based startup's nation-wide launch. Shop Bonsai is Canada's first mobile retail marketplace curated for the millennial male. Launching with ...

30.09.2016 #data warehouse management #app

Mobile App for merchandise management

Superdata offers a mobile merchandise management system

DEWAS is designed as a closed loop, modular merchandise management system for use in a wide range of retail business structures. With over 7000 installations in more than 80 retail enterprises, DEWAS is one of the leading and most widespread ...

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