Tag: Retail
Morrisons uses artificial intelligence to stock its stores and drive sales
UK supermarket Morrisons is using artificial intelligence from predictive applications company Blue Yonder to replenish stock in its stores.
In a bid to drive efficiency...
Retailers, it’s time to smash your traditional e-commerce platform
IoB Insiders Retail consultant Nick Lansley tells retailers that it's time to smash up traditional e-commerce platforms in favor of loosely coupled micro-services.
The story...
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...
Comcast completes Icontrol deal, outlines roadmap
Comcast Cable Communications, the cable television division of global media and telecoms company Comcast, has acquired smart home platform provider Icontrol Networks' Converge IoT...
The mainstream connected home remains distant dream, says Gartner
The connected home is still the realm of early adopters only, according to new research from industry analysts at Gartner.
In a survey of 10,000 online...
Seven out of ten retailers plan IoT investments, says Zebra
Zebra Technologies has released its 2017 Retail Vision Study, looking at IoT investment in the world of retail.
Seven out of ten retail decision-makers are...
Sophos unveils Android Things and Windows 10 IoT device management capabilities
Security software and hardware company Sophos has added a feature to its latest mobility management product Mobile 7 that will enable organizations to manage...
IoT teddy bears leak more than 2 million recordings between parents...
Internet-connected teddy bears manufactured by toy maker Spiral Toys have leaked the email addresses and password details of more than 800,000 customers online.
The leak,...
IoB Insiders: What jobs do we want IoT to do?
IoB Insiders Tom Rebbeck, an analyst with Analysys Mason, tests current consumer Internet of Things (IoT) technologies against the theory of 'jobs to be done', to highlight...
Amazon Prime Air exploring drone delivery by parachute
Global e-commerce company Amazon has been granted a patent that will allow it to deliver packages into consumer's homes via parachute, according to CNN.
The...
Bamboo Technology launches M2M network for customers
Managed services company Bamboo Technology, based in Cheltenham, has just launched a machine-to-machine (M2M) network for its customers after a successful trial phase.
The company's M2M...
Retail: IoT technologies with a romantic twist
Struggling for ideas this Valentine’s Day? All sorts of IoT devices are being connected to the Internet and, from the cheesy to the corporate,...