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Listen: Amazon is Bringing A Clothing Shopping Experience to Your Home
One of the major drawbacks to shopping for clothes online is the uncertainty of whether or not what you buy will fit once it arrives at your home. Amazon Prime Wardrobe is an attempt at lowering that stress for Prime Members. Amazon has created a service that allows members to pack a box with…
Finding The Perfect Retail Space
Sean Heath from MarketScale recently spoke with Joy Fan, the Chief Creative Officer for Storefront, and she offered her unique insight into her journey at Storefront, how pop-ups are disrupting retail, and the industry in general. S: Could you please tell me a little bit about your journey your history and how you wound up…
Listen: Improving Communication, Improving the Shopping Experience with Adam Silverman of Theatro
On today’s podcast, we hear from Adam Silverman, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Theatro. We discussed the ways Theatro brings the e-commerce environment to the brick-and-mortar arena, the ease of training employees to do what they naturally already know, the future of voice-activated communication systems, and how the shopping experience can matter as…
Miami Unveils the “American Dream” Plan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Soon, Miami, Florida will have a new tourist attraction, “The American Dream”. A 6 million square foot mall and entertainment hub to be exact. The plan includes dozens of restaurants, 1,200 retail stores, an indoor ice rink, an artificial ski slope, “submarine” rides, and a water park with a giant indoor pool. The $4 billion…
Listen: Costco Partners with Del Ray to Combat Avocado Spoilage
One of the consistent challenges for grocery stores is the perishable nature of fruits and vegetables. Costco has partnered with Del Ray Avocado Company to provide avocados with an innovative self-defense ability. The primary factor in produce waste is the natural deterioration caused by water loss. Apeel Sciences has developed a solution to help…
SiOnyx Helps farmers keep their crop with Aurora Night Vision Camera
Feral hogs cost farmers and ranchers millions of dollars in damages each year. SiOnyx Aurora day/night camera joins the hunt in Athens Texas.
A Firsthand Account of How Social Media is Revolutionizing Retail
Traditional brick-and-mortar retail establishments are beginning to be lose foot traffic with the surge of everyday social media sites. Apps like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are becoming more than just places to wish friends a happy birthday or catch up with old relatives—more social media companies are using their platforms to promote ecommerce retailers. On…
AI and Automation Are Coming to Retail. How Are Stores Adjusting?
The Store of the Future Looks Bright and Automated: Explore What’s Driving the Trend The retail experience is evolving. The store of the future may look much different than what shoppers normally encounter. All of this will be made possible with automation and artificial intelligence (AI). With almost every retailer in the country feeling the…
Amazon’s Impact on Whole Foods is Becoming Evident
Austin-based Whole Foods has recently rolled out Amazon Prime savings in their western, mid-western, and southern locations, as well as in all of their Whole Foods Market 365 stores. This move offers Amazon Prime members an extra 10% off at checkout via the Whole Foods app, their Amazon sign in, or the shopper’s mobile number….
RECon 2018 and the Retailtainment Movement
RECon was held May 20-23 in Las Vegas, and this year’s show was a huge success! PLAYTIME is excited to have been among the Global Retail Real Estate Convention’s 37,000 professional guests in attendance. During this ultimate gathering for retail real estate pros from all over the globe, industry leaders shared strategies and brought to…
Kate Spade’s Impact Found in Brick-and-Mortar Experience
The enduring legacy of Kate Spade is much more than her name on millions of bags carried around the world. While her designs were full of bold prints, her business model was unique, too. Spade blazed the trail for women entrepreneurs that came after her by being a hands-on designer and owner, which was novel…
The Future of the IoT Employee
The whole world is practically connected. By 2020 there will be 6 billion smartphones in the world and nearly 31 billion connected IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Most people on this earth will have a smartphone by then. We’re in an era of explosive growth in connectivity that’s creating massive productivity gains for many industries….
Tidel Provides Secure Cash Automation for Walk to Bank Customers
At Tidel, we recognize that there are a number of retail franchise owners who elect to not utilize the services of third party cash-in-transit providers to transport their deposits to their bank. This could be due to that fact that their store is in very close proximity to their local bank branch, where the owner…
Leveraging IoT Data to Revolutionize Product Development
Internet of Things (IoT) devices were conceived for connectivity—offering users a convenient way to manage everything across one network. It allows for true interoperability. While that was the initial focus of IoT development, there is also an additional benefit, data. Big data opens up new opportunities for businesses to understand how consumer IoT devices are…
CBRE Report Explores the Global Terrain of Retail Trends
How global is the business of retail? CBRE just released a report with this title, and it offers some important and surprising insight into global retail trends in 2017. Now in its 11th annual edition, the report examined 47 countries and 123 global cities with a focus on markets that international retailers entered for the…
Study Shows Augmented Reality Gaining Foothold in Retail
Augmented Reality (AR) has taken technology and the droves of young people using it to exciting new places. One of the first big examples of the consumer power AR can have was the Pokemon Go craze of 2016. The interactive cell phone app attracted consumers by transforming the world around us into a virtual Pokemon…
Listen: Study Finds AR More Useful in Operations Than Sales For Retailers
New research shows that the future of online retail is about augmented reality. According to ABI Research, AR is a useful tool for online shoppers who are unable to interact with the products they want to purchase. Retailers like Target are already adopting augmented reality into their online shopping experience. Target Beauty Studio is…
Listen: Study Finds AR More Useful in Operations Than Sales For Retailers
New research shows that the future of online retail is about augmented reality. According to ABI Research, AR is a useful tool for online shoppers who are unable to interact with the products they want to purchase. Retailers like Target are already adopting augmented reality into their online shopping experience. Target Beauty Studio is…
How Significant will Augmented Reality’s Impact on Retail Be?
The successful introduction of augmented reality (AR) to brick-and-mortar stores will be very tricky, according to a study by ABI Research. With customers used to the same conventional retail experience, how can AR be implemented seamlessly? If anything, it seems AR is more likely to simply disrupt customers’ shopping experience than to truly add value…
How Significant will Augmented Reality’s Impact on Retail Be?
The successful introduction of augmented reality (AR) to brick-and-mortar stores will be very tricky, according to a study by ABI Research. With customers used to the same conventional retail experience, how can AR be implemented seamlessly? If anything, it seems AR is more likely to simply disrupt customers’ shopping experience than to truly add value…
Watch: Click and Collect Industry Trend
KPS Global executives discuss the latest trend in the grocery market – Click and Collect where consumers order groceries online or through an app and pick-up in store.
The Rise Of The Voice-Enabled Associate
Speech technology helps retailers deliver a connected and productive workforce. The retail apocalypse has been hotly debated within the halls of retailers and at the desks of industry analysts. For many years, the industry blamed Amazon for stealing all of its sales. However, in just the past year, retailers have begun to take ownership of…
What is Not Having a Smart Safe Costing You?
Retailers who deal with cash deal with costs. By leveraging antiquated, manual methods of cash management, costs associated with cash handling can add up quickly. In a store environment, the primary responsibility of managing the store’s cash usually falls on the store manager. Store managers are primarily responsible for scheduling and directing day-to-day operations, managing…
How Are Businesses Using Coupons in a Digital Age?
While the traditional coupons you find in your newspaper or in the mail are in decline, that hardly means that the use of coupons has seen a downturn. Retailers have found providing coupons online to be the best way of reaching their customers, and even of rewarding regular customers. With the internet, it is easier…
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