tekservePOS News
February 02, 2012
NCR Corporation and VendorNet® Inc., a provider of cross-channel fulfillment technology, recently announced that they have entered into a strategic agreement that will see NCR integrate VendorNet’s cross-channel StoreNet® In-Store Pickup fulfillment technology into its NCR Advanced Store point-of-sale (POS) software.
Recent research conducted by The NPD Group for NCR Corporation found that 64 percent of shoppers surveyed stated that the ability to buy, take delivery or return a product across all channels (stores, online and mobile) is extremely or very important.
January 30, 2012
Signature Labs, Inc. ("Signature") is expected to make retail personal again by delivering VIP treatment to shoppers, both in and out of store. The Signature mobile app serves as a personal shopping assistant, delivering a curated shopping experience to customers' mobile devices with up-to-date product information. For retailers, Signature hopes to give sales associates the ability to build deeper relationships with customers by having access to customer information and product catalogues at their fingertips.
January 26, 2012
Mobile shopping assistant, ShopSavvy, just announced the introduction of "SavvyListings," which will allow shoppers to now sell products directly from their smartphones with a simple scan. SavvyListings is expected to connect sellers with ShopSavvy's community of more than 20 million mobile buyers.
SavvyListings is a free service that is expected to make listing and selling items privately easier than ever before. Users can scan the barcode of the item they are looking to sell, provide price and condition information, and submit their product for sale. Interested buyers will then be able to see the product listed alongside new products through the ShopSavvy app and contact the seller directly for purchase and delivery arrangements.
SavvyListings does not require sellers to include images, descriptions, categories or shipping costs in their listing, but simply connects them to the buyers looking for the best deal. Shipping and delivery are left to the discretion of the seller and can be arranged at point of sale.
SavvyListings is included in the ShopSavvy mobile app, which is available across every major mobile platform including iOS, Android, Windows 7 and Symbian.
January 23, 2012
Intermec, Inc. today announced it will offer two new enhancements to the industry leading 70 Series product family - a new 1 GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 3715 processor and a Wide Area Flexible Network radio based on Qualcomm Incorporated’s Gobi™ 3G connectivity technology.
The new 1 GHz industrial grade superscalar multi-engine processor is expected to provide customers running data-hungry applications with the fastest, most responsive platform available. In addition, the 70 Series now comes equipped with a Flexible Network™ radio that will provide on-the-fly, Wide Area Network selection capability. Based on Qualcomm’s Gobi 3000 embedded module, the Flexible Network radio enables fast data communications on both CDMA and UMTS wireless networks.
Available as an option for three of the four 70 Series models – the CN70, CN70e and CK70 – organizations with global deployments are now able to procure and support one wireless device that works on multiple networks while reducing their investments in device spare pools. Complemented with Intermec’s unique software technologies, the 70 Series will deliver automatic and seamless “in route” switching between carrier networks providing customers with the flexibility to choose the network with the best geographic coverage and lowest cost.
January 18, 2012
MaxPoint Interactive, the company that helps retailers and brands drive local in-store traffic with its innovative Digital Zip™ technology, today publishes its 101 New Rules for Retail based on a survey of NRF 101st Annual Convention & Expo attendees.
Celebrating the show’s theme, “Retail’s New Rules,” MaxPoint hit the show floor to learn attendees’ “new rules” for retail in 2012. In honor of the show’s 101st year, MaxPoint surveyed 101 retailers, technology vendors and consultants and found four common themes:
“But one attendee summed it up best when he commented that ‘there is no rule’ because he doesn’t want to restrict himself to what he can do this year. His comment captures the innovative nature of this show perfectly,” commented MaxPoint’s Vice President of Marketing Lynn Vitello.
