Retail Technology

When we think of autonomous vehicles, we usually think about fast, cheap personal transport. But Volkswagen wants the self-driving revolution to make shops and services just as mobile as it makes people, and has presented some mockups of how that might work at Hannover.

At CES 2018, Robomart has unveiled its eponymous driverless, electric, mobile market that not only delivers groceries on demand, but allows customers to select their own fresh produce without preordering, while costing only a fraction of conventional delivery services to run..

Wheelys, the company that introduced the 24-hour, app-controlled, unmanned convenience store, has now added mobility to the concept. Designed to travel autonomously to various locations, the Moby concept aims to bring retail shopping via smart technology directly to the customer.

Iconeme is debuting its VMBeacon technology in selected stores in the UK. The technology is installed in mannequins and visual displays. Customers who download the Iconeme app can then receive information about clothes, promotions, save looks they create and share them on social media.

Nissan is previewing the new 2013 Pathfinder using the motion-based interface of Microsoft Kinect.

Despite the company name, Micro Industries® new release screen is anything but small. The high-definition (1080p) Touch&Go Messenger 65 is geared for retail customers to create interactive in-store messaging on a super-sized 65” screen.

Tangent's new industrial strength touch screen, all-in-one PCs feature dust-free, water-proof front bezels, VESA wall-mount brackets, low energy-consumption and 15, 17 or 19 inch LCD displays with NEMA 3/IP55 dust and water proofing.

July 26, 2007 Pay-at-the-pump petrol is a great convenience for drivers, but it sucks profit away from the retailer, who makes the majority of his profit from c

May 8, 2007 Retail tracking solutions provider Paxar has been thinking slightly outside the square in coming up with its consumer-facing item-level RFID solu

June 22, 2006 This is a rendering of a concept device that may or may not be a killer app. SmartShopper is an automated grocery shopping list device that will

January 14, 2006 The world’s first convenience store opened in 1927 serving customers 16 hours a day (from 7am to 11pm), eventually evolving into the 7-Elev

November 29, 2005 If you’re looking for a new centrepiece for your new entertaining area, the new 360 degree LED display from Dynascan offers exactly that – qu