Tag: Retail
When does a camera become an IoT sensor?
When the Internet of Things rears its head in a retail context it’s usually about tracking sensors and RFID tags in the supply chain, but...
How you can really finance your company’s IoT deployment
BNP Paribas’ Tristin Watkins looks at how your company can finance an IoT deployment.
The Internet of Things (IoT) may hold great promise for businesses,...
Selfridges opens Smartech IoT zone in London store
Selfridges is to open up a department in its flagship Oxford Street store devoted to IoT devices for the home.
Dubbed Smartech, Selfridges has got...
This study suggests some enterprises are flying blind with IoT
Businesses are increasingly adopting Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, even if some don’t yet truly understand the benefits they can bring to their company.
That’s one...
Whitepaper: What is the future of IoT in retail?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is taking retail to a different age, where retailers have closer relationships with customers and more insight on their stock, their stores...
Dixons prepares to enter smart home market
UK retailer Dixons Carphone is moving to become a service-based business, and looks set to enter the nascent smart home market in the near future.
In an...
IoT skills gap drives growing demand for freelancers
The Internet of Things (IoT) skills gap is resulting in a big drive for freelancers, according to freelance website Upwork.
The firm, which claims to...
Researchers think we’ll soon be confiding in AI chatbots
New research from Adobe and Goldsmiths University of London has looked at the future of customer experience, with some surprising findings on machine-learning, IoT, Artificial Intelligence...
Robot shopping carts make Walmart debut
US shopping giant Walmart is working on a robot shopping cart that will follow people round in store.
At present there isn’t much news from...
The future of retail is all about connected commerce
Amaze’s Matt Clarke says IoT is about to connect retail stores, both online and in-store.
The average lifespan of a company is now just 15...
How Dandy Lab leveraged IoT for smarter retail stores
London start-up Dandy Lab's bricks-and-mortar store represented a vision of the future, where retailers use the power of IoT and data analytics for more personalised shopping....
Why voice is key to the future of the smart home
SharpEnd’s Cameron Worth looks at how voice activation will be the driving force as the Internet of Things (IoT) makes its way into the...