Point-Of-Sale (POS)

How FTD Uses UX Analysis to Weed Out Friction Points in the Shopper Journey

When FTD was founded in 1910, it represented the absolute cutting edge in technology (the “T” in the name stood for the…

‘A Reckoning for the Advertising Industry’: The Death of Third-Party Tracking Opens New Opportunities for Retailers

A new era of advertising is taking shape. Driven by growing consumer concern over how their personal data is being collected and…

Stripe Secures $600M in New Funding, Boosts Value to $95B

Online payment processing company Stripe has raised $600 million in Series H funding, nearly tripling its valuation in under a year to…

Lightspeed POS Continues Global Expansion with Acquisition of Vend

Lightspeed POS, a provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, will acquire cloud-based retail management software company Vend for approximately $350 million. Lightspeed…

Despite COVID, Spanish Retailer Rolls Out RFID Across 125 Stores in One Month

Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in RFID Journal. Spanish fashion retailer Encuentro Moda is deploying a radio frequency…

Crocs Deploys Customer and Merchandise Solutions Chainwide

At its 350+ stores in 11 countries, Crocs has implemented customer engagement and merchandise management solutions for POS, merchandising, audit and operations…

How Retail Businesses Can Use Customer Data to Enhance Targeted Marketing

As soon as COVID-19 and the ensuing stay-at-home orders first hit the U.S. in March 2020, consumer buying behavior began shifting. As…

Walking the Line: How a Post-Pandemic Retail Hybrid Might Make the Best of Both Worlds

Even the best business plans expect some bumps along the road: financial insecurity among consumers, supply chain complications, a shortage of labor…

Digital Signage Solution Provider Raydiant Secures $13M in Fresh Funding

Digital signage and experience platform provider Raydiant has closed a $13 million Series A funding round co-led by 8VC and Atomic. Joining…

How 1,000-Store Russian Electronics Retailer Amped Up Online Sales 141%

While it’s hardly noteworthy that a retailer increased online sales during some of the worst months of COVID, M.Video-Eldorado Group, a 1,039-store…

Chartwells Debuts Checkout-Free C-Store at University of Houston

The convenience store experience just got more convenient at Chartwells, a division of Compass Group that operates thousands of stores on college…

Nspire Helps Retailers Offer Contactless Checkout and Product Comparisons

Nspire, a merchandising solutions provider, offers tools that can help retailers implement contactless checkout. The solution aims to reduce the need for…