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How digital payments can help businesses lead in customer experience

Inside Retail

The acceptance of cash has started to trend upwards again, but payment technology is helping businesses to deliver consistently better experiences, so what does the future hold? And how can businesses be ready for evolving payment technologies? Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online.

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From “most downloaded” to underdog: Deal gives Wish a lifeline but no guarantees

Inside Retail

As Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, noted, “Wish has been acquired for a fraction of its original valuation which shows that this is a company in deep trouble, not one that is on the front foot. Why did Wish agree to the buyout? Wish was founded in 2010 and rose to prominence over the next decade.

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Inside Westfield Century City’s Infrastructure Supporting Experiential Retail

Retail TouchPoints

As Senior General Manager of WCC, Louis Schillace has witnessed this evolution firsthand. While Schillace oversees operations, retail relations and marketing, he also has spent the four -plus years working closely with Sean Salvador, Westfield’s Senior Manager of Events Business Development.

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Why Your Retail Business Needs Credit Report Services

Retail Minded

In fact, during the first half of 2017, several significant retailers were forced to go out of business due to poor planning owing to economic inflation. Fortunately, various services can help keep your retail establishment afloat in stormy financial waters. What Are Credit Report Services? . Improve Customer Service .

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Huboo Expands Product Lineup After Year of Unprecedented Growth

365 Retail

Global fulfilment platform Huboo has expanded its product range by investing in a raft of new services following a significant year of financial, client and commercial growth. It also allows all shipping data to be tracked in one place, while providing proactive updates and notifications for merchants and their customers.

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What is Artificial Intelligence, and How Does it Impact Your Point-of-Sale?

Star Miconics

Before AI began to appear in retail technology, large-scale monitoring of employees, inventories, transactions, customer purchase histories, or sales was next to impossible due to limited data management and analysis capabilities. These reports provide managers and owners with information that uncovers deeper insights.

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Save Mart names Sampson executive chairman

Mass Relators

The appointment was announced a week after Save Mart was acquired by a Los Angeles-based private investment group, Kingswood Capital Management LP. As a result, he was recognized as Mass Market Retailer ’s Merchant of the Year in 2017 and received the Retail TouchPoints’ 2018 Innovator Award. . — Former Albertsons Cos.