Zebra Technologies news and trends

Zebra Debuts Multi-Industry Mobile Payment Tool
Mobile Payments // September 19, 2023

Zebra Technologies has debuted a mobile payment solution for several different industries. The tool is designed for the retail, hospitality, entertainment, field mobility and logistics sectors. It runs on standard Google Mobile Services and the latest Android operating system, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 19)...

Zebra Technologies Invests in Returns Tech Company Optoro
Retail // December 22, 2021

Retail and logistics technology platform Optoro, Inc. on Wednesday (Dec. 22) closed a $25 million strategic funding round led by enterprise solution platform Zebra Technologies Corporation. Other investors in Optoro’s more recent effort included circular solutions-focused investor Volta Circle, as well as previous investors including...

Today In Retail: Ikea Dipping its Toe in US Secondhand Market; ‘Micro-Influencers’ More Trusted than...
Retail // August 30, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Ikea is testing a furniture resale program in Pennsylvania, while retail platform Leap sets its sights on helping open over 200 retail storefronts by the end of 2022. Also, Zebra Technologies is adding to its retail software portfolio, and brands...

Zebra Technologies Acquires antuit.ai
Retail // August 30, 2021

Front-line business firm Zebra Technologies on Monday (Aug. 30) said it will acquire antuit.ai, a retail and consumer packaged goods-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Antuit.ai uses AI and machine-learning algorithms “to ensure its customers have the right product in the right place, at the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Changing The Stripes Of Omnichannel Inventory Management

January 10, 2017
No retailer wants inventory to be a sunk cost. But between the promise and the purchase lies the shadow (with apologies to T.S. Eliot) — making sure that customers and salespeople can find the actual products where and when people want them. Avoiding frustration is the key to a happy customer, and Zebra Tech’s Zebra SmartSense for Retail can help smooth the process, Ravi Kanniganti, director of vertical market strategy at Zebra Tech, told Karen Webster.

Quick Reads
Zebra Technologies Announces GenAI Partnership With Google

April 04, 2024
Zebra Technologies announced a partnership with Google Cloud, Android and Qualcomm. The collaboration involves using generative artificial intelligence to improve employee productivity, with capabilities that will be previewed next week at the 2024 Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, according to a Thursday (April 4) press release. “The aim of this approach is to reduce the cognitive load on front-line […]

Zebra Debuts Multi-Industry Mobile Payment Tool

September 19, 2023
Zebra Technologies has debuted a mobile payment solution for several different industries. The tool is designed for the retail, hospitality, entertainment, field mobility and logistics sectors. It runs on standard...

Zebra Technologies Invests in Returns Tech Company Optoro

December 22, 2021
Retail and logistics technology platform Optoro, Inc. on Wednesday (Dec. 22) closed a $25 million strategic funding round led by enterprise solution platform Zebra Technologies Corporation. Other investors in Optoro’s...

Zebra Concludes Fetch Robotics Acquisition

August 10, 2021
Front line business firm Zebra Technologies announced Tuesday (Aug. 10) it has completed its acquisition of the cloud-driven autonomous mobile robot (AMR) startup Fetch Robotics. Fetch’s AMRs have several functions,...