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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

Retail TouchPoints

Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. At the top of the list is computer vision — a field of artificial intelligence that enables computers to interpret digital images or video.

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Facial Recognition: Will Consumers Welcome the Technology?

Wiser

These questions—and many more—are at the heart of the debate surrounding facial recognition. Security and Loss Prevention. Many police departments and government agencies use facial recognition to support their security efforts, including at sporting events, political rallies, and public facilities.

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

VMS

But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern. Mid-year, Walmart announced that its profits were sinking – an attempt at transparency aimed at calming investors and soothing shoppers. Happy New Year.

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Retail x Fintech: The Importance of Security in Retail’s Adoption of BOPIS and Payment Installment Plans

Retail TouchPoints

Even before the pandemic completely upended the world economy, how consumers shopped had been changing — and mobile devices were at the forefront of that change. With this service, consumers have the option to order the item and pay for it in installments or at a later date altogether. Secure Foundations.