Category: Others

April 9, 2021

eBay is hosting a series of in-person product authentication events for collectors across the country to promote its new online Authenticity Guarantee program, which rolled out in October 2020. Sneaker, watch and trading card collectors can have items authenticated in […]

April 8, 2021

Communication and payments platform Podium has released Podium Card Readers, POS-connected devices designed to provide more ways for local businesses to collect and manage their payments. Card Readers can enable frictionless payments via text and in-store, allowing local businesses to […]

April 5, 2021

The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has partnered with the MoDOT Highway Safety and Traffic Division to launch a free app to aid retail employees in verifying the authenticity of IDs. The mobile app works by simply scanning the […]

April 1, 2021

Kantar has launched RichMix eAssort, an assortment optimization tool designed to use transferable demand curves to measure the incremental impact of changing the items and facings in a retailer’s mix as a means to maximize growth. The software uses machine […]

March 26, 2021

The fundamental shift in retail toward blended digital commerce has created several hurdles for retailers still clinging to traditional blueprints. At a time when brand interactions bridge both digital and physical shopping, it is increasingly important for retailers to leverage […]

March 24, 2021

YouTube is testing an automated product detection system which will provide viewers with a shoppable list of items alongside videos. As part of its ongoing experiments to encourage shopping on its platform, YouTube has announced in one of its blogs […]

March 23, 2021

Imagr, a New Zealand based tech startup, has vowed to take on Amazon Fresh and break into the UK grocery market after opening its first European office in Amsterdam. The Amazon Fresh rival has already agreed deals with two European […]

March 18, 2021

H&M has launched a new personal styling app for men, using machine learning to offer users unique curated suggestions from its entire catalogue. ‘Sorted by H&M’ is now available to download on iOS devices only, using both human stylists and […]

February 22, 2021

New “hygienic interface” technology could drastically increase the number of safe interactions customers can have with self-service checkouts before they need cleaning. Design agency Special Projects has developed an algorithm designed to significantly change the way customers interact with self-checkouts, […]

February 16, 2021

It’s been a tough few years for retailers. Over 7,500 retail stores were expected to close in 2020, while dozens of large chain retailers have filed for bankruptcy in response to COVID-19. Consumer behavior has also shifted — people are […]