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Criteo released its global commerce review for Q1 of 2018. The report, which analyzed browsing and purchasing data from over 5,000 retailers in more than 80 countries, indicated that today's shoppers are making on-the-go purchases, and are ...
As millennials reach their late 20s and 30s, many are reaching their next step in life: parenthood. And findings from the spring edition of the National Retail Federation’s quarterly Consumer View report released today provide insight into how ...
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 ...
Shoppers hoping to bag a bargain in the post-Christmas sales are much less likely to go through with their purchases if they are using phones and tablets to buy goods online. This is because consumers often worry they are not seeing the full ...
7‑Eleven is testing on-demand ordering for delivery or in-store pickup at select Dallas stores with its new 7‑ElevenNOW smartphone app. Currently being tested in 10 downtown and uptown stores, 7‑ElevenNOW is expected to roll out to other U.S. ...
Online shopping has put tremendous pressure on brick-and-mortar retailers, causing large numbers of locations to go out of business. But lest anyone think retail is shrinking, the opposite is actually true. As of July 2017, retail sales were up ...
New study explores consumer shopping preferences in today’s connected society and provides insight into how brands can best meet consumer needs. The retail industry is constantly undergoing change, altering the roles of retailers, brands ...
The retail industry has shifted quickly to mobile, bringing the private label credit card market right along with it, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the new report Private Label Credit Cards in the U.S., 10th Edition. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
Starbucks is taking the next step toward evolving the digital customer experience by launching voice ordering capabilities within the Starbucks mobile iOS app and the popular Amazon Alexa platform. These features are an extension of Starbucks ...
Amid a seismic shift in how U.S. consumers shop, retailers are vying for time on their customers’ screens across all their devices — before, during and after a purchase. That is according to "The State of Retailing Online 2017: Key ...
Sitecore has released the second half of a global study conducted in conjunction with Vanson Bourne, surveying 450 brand marketers in 11 countries about their attitudes and strategy for the consumer mobile experience. The research shows that ...
ABI Research forecasts the BLE beacon market to more than double in 2016. Given its steady growth, the market remains on track to break 400 million shipments by 2021. "We will continue to see steady rather than spectacular growth this ...
True Religion Apparel has partnered with Aptos and Formula 3 Group to enhance and extend the functionality of its Apple Watch "Band" app to redefine the practice of clienteling and next-generation in-store customer ...
Starmount has entered into a strategic partnership with Aurus to deliver a new service that will allow retail customers using Starmount solutions to implement an omnichannel payment solution to process both in-store and ecommerce ...
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores has partnered with Unata, the award-winning leader in 1-to-1 Omni-Commerce solutions, to launch an improved web and mobile eCommerce platform, E-Cart. The new system will replace Raley’s current ...
Convenient and often personalised, ecommerce and mobile retail are not just eroding share of channel from the store.
Many brands are failing to let content from their apps show up in Google’s organic search results according to new research from Searchmetrics, the leader in search and content performance. These firms are potentially missing out on valuable app traffic, engagement and conversions.
Unicoop’s mobile shopper implementation receives a retail technology award at EuroCIS for its seamless self-service shopping experience across in-store, online and mobile channels.
The retail environment is constantly changing with every new style, product and season. While change is often retailer and consumer-driven, technology is shaping eight of the top 10 trends expected to have the greatest impact on retail sales in 2016 in a market brief1 released today by Synchrony Financial.
More than 1-in-5 consumers purchased or browsed for products online via a mobile device when holiday shopping for themselves or others, according to global information company The NPD Group. “Online shopping continues to grow in ...
Mobile POS will continue to gain traction in retail due to its dual usage in customer-facing and operational employee applications.
The UK is becoming a nation of smartphone shoppers, with more consumers from the UK opting to hit the January sales on mobile devices than those from other regions around the world.
62 percent of US consumers will have researched Christmas gifts online by looking on Amazon this holiday shopping season, with 44% performing searches on Google according to a new study. Mobile phones are expected to play a big role, with around ...
Mobile payment continues to pique the interest of the retail community. The types of mobile payment currently being offered to retailers along with approaching trends of the future will be presented at EuroCIS, The Leading Retail Trade Fair taking ...
In the study "Rethinking Retail: The Tablet Revolution", sponsored by Panasonic, over half of research respondents were already using some tablets. Retail and wholesale organisations forecast adoption to reach 10% by the end of this ...
Tablets will be used more and more, not just to advise customers at the POS but also as mobile POSs. Exhibitors are set to present suitable solutions at EuroCIS 2016. Retail chains are giving intensive consideration to the use of mobile POSs in ...
A supermarket moves with the times: Sainsbury's is now testing new ways to respond to the changing demands of today's customers at six locations in the United Kingdom. The most important new features are an extensive adaptation of the ...
With the 2015 Black Friday and holiday season rapidly approaching, BestBlackFriday.com, a deal tracking website focused on analyzing holiday sales, has released its annual survey report made up of 1,140 participants who plan on shopping ...
RetailNext Inc. has acquired Pikato, a Chicago-based company whose cloud-based software transforms retail mobile marketing channels into personal, one-to-one interactions between retailers and shoppers. The acquisition immediately ...
Multichannel is the order of the day – no retailer can still afford not to connect all his sales channels. This usually means a technological challenge in the first place because many different systems must work together. But there are also ...
To understand what services customers expect today, retailers should know exactly what touchpoints their customers use to get in touch. Only then can they align their sales approach, advertising and services accordingly. Robert Wucher, Digital ...
At airports there is s chance for retailers to do really good business. But airports need the right retail concept – not only for passengers but also for customers from throughout the region. From online offers to special services and a ...
Shopkick, the shopping companion app that makes in-store shopping more rewarding, personal and enjoyable, has blown past 15 million users worldwide, doubling its user base in one year. Shopkick’s passionate users also spent almost two ...
News that successful omni-channel retailer Argos has generated £1bn of m-commerce revenue in a year, should act as stark warning for other retail brands that fail to realise the power of mobile. That’s the message from experienced ...
Star Micronics announced that more independent software vendors (ISVs) have incorporated mPOP, a all-in-one mobile point of purchase solution, into their retail and hospitality software. Combining a 58mm Bluetooth thermal printer with a cash ...
ROPO - not yet more text-speak - but a new acronym (Research Online, Purchase Offline) created to explain the seismic shift in shopping behaviour of the 'mobile first' generation. This growing phenomenon means retailers are kitting out the ...
Tesco.com is the most visible British supermarket website in mobile phone searches on Google UK (Google.co.uk) performing three times better than nearest rival, Asda.com according to a new study. The research by search and content optimisation ...
It is a truism that continue to be confirmed in studies: German consumers love paying with cash. Based on recent assessments by the EHI Retail Institute, nearly 80 percent of transactions in German retail is still handled with cash. According to ...
At the National Restaurant Association trade show, Yiftee launched its No Hassle Gift Cards, empowering merchants of all sizes to sell gift cards online. Website links take buyers to customized ecommerce pages where they can purchase gift cards, ...
