mobile technology

Build-A-Bear Enhances Shopper Journey by Delivering Relevant Customer Data to Associates’ iPads

Build-A-Bear Workshop has deployed a new cloud-native, mobile-first POS and customer engagement solution in 450 stores across the U.S., Canada and the…

Office Depot Improves In-Store Task Completion Rate by 42% with Cloud Technology

Office Depot’s task completion rate has reached 90% across its network of 1,500 stores and 13,000 associates since implementing Zebra’s Workcloud software…

Your Brand Needs a Pop-up — Here’s how to Make it a Success

Pop-up storefronts are a trendy strategy for retail brands, but they’re far from a new concept. Fish markets, holiday fireworks stands and…

Insights From #NRF17: 74% Of Retailers Expect Sales To Increase In 2017

NRF 2017 brought together thousands of retail executives into one (very big) room. With so many industry insiders under one roof, TD…

Home Depot Mobile App Leverages Augmented Reality For In-Store Product Search

With tablets decreasing in size, smartphones getting larger and consumer comfort levels with both continuing to rise, mobile-enhanced shopping is becoming more…

In Largest Ever Tech Deal, Dell Buys EMC For $67 Billion

At a time when other technology companies such as HP and eBay are making themselves smaller by spinning off divisions, Dell and…

Former Google Shopping Exec Launches Mobile Tech Startup

Nitin Mangtani, a former Group Product Manager at Google Shopping, has founded mobile technology platform PredictSpring. Recently, the startup raised $2 million…

14 Retailers Win Store Operations Superstar Awards

Store operators are faced with numerous challenges, from employee hiring to product merchandising. Successful store operations strategies improve the customer experience and…

At The Crossroads Of Nature and Nurture, You’ll Find The Thriving Online Marketer

I am sure that you have been a party to animated debates about Nature vs. Nurture in the context of psychology. But,…

NRF BIG Show Recap: Editors’ Perspectives, Session Recaps

Following is an overview of the NRF BIG Show 2013, featuring editorial perspectives from Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief of Retail TouchPoints and Alicia…

A Decade Of Retail

Recently, Retail TouchPoints had the opportunity to speak with Brad Fick from Direct Source, and find out his viewpoints on how technology…

Retailers Update In-Store Technology To Offer Real-Time Customer Engagement

Consumer demand for instant access to product information is driving developments around in-store technology. Ben & Jerry’s, 4food, The Home Depot and…

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