Retail shopping will change more in the next 10 years than it has in the last 1000 years. Here are five technologies that will change the way you shop.
Retail 2020
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IDTechEx forecasts rise of RFID phones
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IDTechEx forecasts that, while the yearly number of mobile phones sold rises from one to two billion in the...
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Are RFID tags leading to a surveillance culture?
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Radio frequency identification chips are already widely used in supermarkets and shops for the purpose of stock control, but...
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24/7 vending systems
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Are 24/7 vending systems a type of smartstore? We think yes. It could be that smartstores in the future...
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Microsoft Smart Stores
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Microsoft Cloud for Retail is a cloud-based solution that helps retailers to digitally transform their operations and customer experiences....
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World’s first smart virtual store
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Homeplus, the nation’s second largest discount chain, announced yesterday that it will open what it calls a “fourth generation...
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(NFC) to generate $75bn worth of payments
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By 2013 one in five mobile phones will ship with a near field communication (NFC) RFID chip for relatively...
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E-shopping from anywhere?
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With advances in RFID and smart technologies, stores will become smart stores and customers will be smart shoppers. At...
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Not so smart facial recognition machine
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The Japanese want to ensure that their young citizens cannot purchase cigarettes from cigarette vending machines have come up...
Archives
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Microsoft Smart Stores March 9, 2023
Microsoft Cloud for Retail is a cloud-based solution that helps retailers to digitally transform the...
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Smart Stores that are already trading February 10, 2022
For years now we have been talking about smart stores where nearly every part of the shopping experi...
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Smart Stores – Rebooting retail through in-store automation August 23, 2020
Customers these days expect the efficiency and convenience of an online experience when they visit a...
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Amazon launches ‘Smart Stores’ in India July 23, 2020
Amazon’s latest initiative into retail is called “Smart Stores”. Part of Amazon Pa...
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How We’ll Buy Things in 2030 February 22, 2020
Smart Stores and Personalized Experiences How do you buy your stuff? Do you get in your car, or type...