Walmart Rolls Out Walmart Pay July 7, 2016 Walmart has made the mobile payment app Walmart Pay available in more than 4,600 Walmart stores nationwide. Read More
Consumers Say In-Store Facial Recognition is 'Creepy' June 23, 2016 According to a survey of shopper's habits, consumers are creeped out when retailers use technologies like facial recognition to identify them. Read More
Shoplifters and Dishonest Employees Has Increased in 9 of the Past 10 Years June 22, 2016 More than 1.2 million shoplifters and dishonest employees were apprehended in 2015 by just 25 large retailers. Read More
How Counterfeits Impact Sales of Genuine Products June 15, 2016 A survey by MarkMonitor reveals the impact that online counterfeiting is having on the sales of genuine brand. Read More
Retail Inventory Shrink Increased to $45.2 Billion in 2015 June 13, 2016 Retailers’ inventory shrink averaged 1.38 percent of retail sales, or $45.2 billion in 2015, up by $1.2 billion from 2014. Read More
Visa Introduces NFC-Enabled Payment Ring June 4, 2016 Visa Inc. introduced the first payment wearable ring backed by a Visa account for use at the Rio 2016 Olympic games. Read More
Study Finds Retail Fraud Incidence Rising June 2, 2016 Both the volume of and monetary losses caused by fraudulent transactions have sharply increased in the past year.Read More
Filling in the Gaps: How ALERRT Training Helps Crisis Response Times for Employees and First Responders June 1, 2016 After the shooting at Columbine High School, The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University was created to instruct police officers in active-shooter response.Read More
Majority of Retailers Still Not EMV Ready June 1, 2016 Payments security is a core area of concern for retailers, according to new research from ACI Worldwide.Read More
U.K. Retailer Launches Interactive Smart Home Department June 1, 2016 Department store John Lewis has opened a 1,000-square foot space in its flagship Oxford Street location dedicated to products for connected homes.Read More