Tag: Retail IoT
Why Alibaba’s ‘New Retail’ revolution is all about AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being implemented as a part of Alibaba’s New Retail strategy, blending the online and offline worlds to create seamless...
Retail: Walmart aims for majority stake in India’s Flipkart
US retail giant Walmart is reportedly closing in on purchasing a majority stake in Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce brand and its most valuable startup.
The predicted...
New Walmart patents signal a push towards Retail 2.0
US retail giant Walmart's vision of the future has been revealed by a number of recent patents. These suggest that its ambition is now...
Retail IoT: AI firm trials autonomous smartphone checkouts
American artificial intelligence (AI) firm AVA Retail has successfully completed the first trial of its autonomous checkout system.
The SmoothShop system allows customers to scan...
AtYourGate: Mobile app shopping takes off at airports
NEWSBYTE: Travellers, flight crews, and personnel at San Diego International Airport (SAN), will be able to use a new mobile app to order food...
Retail IoT: Co-op adopts smartphone checkout tech in stores
Shoppers at Co-op supermarkets will soon be able to checkout their own purchases via their smartphones, in a bid to avoid time-consuming queues.
A new...
Retail IoT deployment to take off in 2018, says JDA/PwC report
Widespread deployment of IoT technology in the retail sector will not happen until next year, according to leading retail and supply chain software vendor, JDA.
Software...