A volley of accusatory news releases and letters to Congress between groups representing major retailers and credit unions has erupted, with each side accusing the other not doing enough to defend against cyber attacks and other payment card data threats. It started with a letter...
Although Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said his coffee company has already found the recipe to capture a loyal base of mobile customers, he said the launch of Starbucks’ mobile order and pay app in December will be the single-most important technology innovation introduced by the...
E-tailer QVC announced Thursday (Oct. 30) that it will let shoppers use the TouchID fingerprint recognition capabilities on recent iPhone models to authenticate purchases in-app instead of passwords or PINs. For customers using iOS 8-enabled iPhone 5S, 6 and 6+ phones, the fingerprint scan will...
In the fight against payment card fraud, law enforcement has always argued that retail must work together with police. But one top police official this week grew frustrated with a large retail chain when a woman purchased a stack of iPads in-store and completed the...
CurrentC made a lot of headlines this week, but not because they meant to. The PR backlash as a result of the decision on the part of CVS and Rite Aid to disable NFC, and therefore Apple Pay, caused the mainstream media and social media...
The in-store analytics space has consolidated a bit, with Brickstream purchasing Nomi in an all-equity no-cash deal. Nomi co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Wesley Barrow said the entire Nomi team will be staying with the combined firm post-acquisition, reported TechCrunch. The resultant operation will 110...
Taco Bell and Outback Steakhouse are shifting their businesses to deal with the new smartphone reality. Taco Bell on Tuesday (Oct. 28), for example, rolled out its version of the mobile app to allow customers to order ahead and place a food order for pickup....
Surveys are predicting more shoppers in the malls this holiday season and a 4.1 percent rise in holiday spending. That’s the good news. The bad news is that, once again, such surveys don’t predict margin and if those shoppers gravitate only to the lowest margined...
High-end fashion retailer Neiman Marcus is rolling out a new feature in its mobile app that won’t just let customers search for products they like, but lets them buy the products seconds after they see an item on the street, according to Internet Retailer. The...
