
Internet of Things

Retailers may be enthusiastic about the Internet of Things (IoT), but are they actually implementing the technology and can they use it to out-innovate Amazon.com? To further investigate this topic, Software AG partnered with Retail Systems Research (RSR) in an IoT retail study to uncover the exact challenges retailers face when it comes to IoT…
Coined in 1999 by Procter & Gamble employee Kevin Ashton, the phrase “Internet of Things” (IoT) describes the growing interconnectivity of technology and everyday experiences. Consumers are now interacting with everything from appliances to grocery store shelf tags via mobile devices and wireless signals. Both e-commerce retailers and brick-and-mortar stores are beginning to take advantage…
Innovation has exploded in the retail space, with the rise of connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) driving major transformations in the way people live and work. With wide scale industry development and demand, the connected retail market is projected to be worth $53.75 billion by 2022. The huge potential for IoT in…
The grocery market is just too massive for innovators and entrepreneurs to ignore. Based on research from Nielsen TDLinx and Progressive Grocer, the U.S. accounted for nearly $650 billion in grocery sales in 2015. Keep in mind that there are no more valuable e-commerce carts than those devoted to grocery. Unlike every other category, this…
The consumer Internet of Things (cIoT) is here. But what exactly is it? It’s hard to believe, but a world in which purchasing will become seamless from thousands of new touchpoints is just around the corner. We're seeing the thin end of the wedge with FitBit, Apple Watch, Amazon Alexa, Nest and Google Home. In…
Rebecca Minkoff is a millennial-owned brand focused on attracting millennial customers. Uri Minkoff, co-founder and CEO of Rebecca Minkoff, spoke about his plans to “future proof” the company during the session “Future-proof: Building a Fashion Brand for the Millennial Consumer” at Shoptalk yesterday. Minkoff gave four key ways he sees this happening within the Rebecca…
Whether it’s fraud prevention or facial recognition, retailers have never before faced such a proliferation of technology. Today, retailers must be experts around geo-location, mobile apps, mobile wallets, authentication and a slew of other technology-related tools, not to mention have strategies in place to utilize them correctly. To sort out all of the technology options…