Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co. has been a wholesale coffee roasting merchant in Richmond, Virginia, for years, but has recently started to include direct-to-consumer sales. The operation...
Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing intelligent shopping carts that are billed as a way to improve the in-store experience. Canadian food retailer Sobeys, for instance, is bringing...
Great news for innovative retailers. Less so for cashiers. The self-checkout system market is expected to increase from its current value of $2 billion to more...
Standard Cognition, which is an autonomous self-pay startup valued at $535 million, has set its sights on competing with rival Amazon Go, a cashierless enterprise...
Grocery group Casino Guichard Perrachon, along with its rival Carrefour, have been experimenting with keeping select stores open even after their employees go home. The...
With the constant power demands of phone calls, picture taking and apps, consumers may find it challenging to keep their cell phones charged. Like many...
With this week’s Nordstrom Local debut in New York City and Starbucks’ plans for pick-up only cafes, it’s a new age for inventory-free retail. The...
The latest Automated Retail Tracker examines the latest ways supermarkets and other retailers are implementing technologies to provide self-service options and high-speed services. Kiosk-based shopping...
For many entrepreneurs, their experiences tend to guide them toward a particular area. The Sock Spot CEO Ben Williams, for instance, worked for a manufacturer...