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Lagardère Travel Retail renews 3 RELAY stores and will add tech2go and Sunglass Hut concepts at Christchurch Airport

Tasmania, Australia, 2017-May-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — The travel retailer has been successful in extending the partnership with Christchurch Airport through the renewal of 3 RELAY stores, as well as the addition of 2 of their well-recognised concepts, tech2go and Sunglass Hut. By offering new, exciting and innovative brands across the multi user terminal, Lagardère Travel…

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Germany’s largest savings bank extends IT outsourcing partnership with Diebold Nixdorf

HAMBURG, Germany, 2017-Apr-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa), Germany's largest savings bank, has extended its successful IT outsourcing partnership with Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a global leader in driving connected commerce, for an additional seven years. This renewal builds on the 2005 agreement between the two companies in which Haspa outsourced a significant…

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NCR’s manufacturing facility in Budapest delivers its 350,000th ATM in a record period of time

The facility continues to support NCR’s vision of introducing innovations to serve the global financial, retail and hospitality industry BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2017-Apr-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today (April 26, 2017) announced that its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Budapest has achieved the unique distinction of manufacturing its…

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honeybee™ and PwC partnership will see organisations create a more consistent and improved customer experience

London, UK, 2017-Apr-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — honeybee™, a pioneering digital platform, has today (April 25, 2017) announced a strategic alliance with PwC to transform the way people buy and sell. The combination of honeybee™ and PwC expertise and technology will help organisations create a more consistent and improved customer experience across all their…

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Webhelp to introduce honeybee™ solution into contact centres through new partnership

London, UK, 2017-Apr-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — honeybee™, a pioneer set to transform the way people buy and sell, has today (April 25, 2017) announced a partnership with Webhelp, one of the world’s leading customer experience and business process outsourcers. The collaboration will see Webhelp introducing the honeybee™ solution into contact centres across the globe,…

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Medici Ventures takes an observer’s seat in bitcoin startup Ripio’s board of directors meetings

Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary announces participation in Ripio’s Series A financing SALT LAKE CITY, 2017-Apr-29 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Medici Ventures, a global leader in advancing blockchain technology, has added bitcoin consumer financial service platform Ripio to its portfolio of strategic blockchain-focused investments through participation in Ripio’s Series A financing. In addition to Medici Ventures’ equity…

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Majid Al Futtaim expands its leisure and entertainment offerings with the opening of Orbi Dubai on 7th May in City Centre Mirdif

Majid Al Futtaim expands its leisure and entertainment offerings with the opening of Orbi Dubai on 7th May in City Centre Mirdif   Dubai, UAE, 2017-Apr-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, today (Apil26, 2017) announced that Orbi Dubai, a…

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Product launch: Clara the World’s only smart bracelet made with Swarovski crystals

Product launch: Clara the World’s only smart bracelet made with Swarovski crystals North Vancouver, BC, CANADA, 2017-Apr-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Special price Crystal Aurora AB 10 limited offer by May 10   The latest smart watches packed with sensors are great for gadget freaks … but what about the rest of us? A local inventor…

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Apple opens its newest store in the Middle East, Apple Dubai Mall

The 186-foot storefront at Apple Dubai Mall offers breathtaking views of the Burj Khalifa and overlooks the stunning Dubai Fountain. DUBAI, UAE, 2017-Apr-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple today premiered its newest store in the Middle East, Apple Dubai Mall, with a 186-foot curved storefront and balcony overlooking Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Fountain. Envisioned as…

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GameChanger digital scorekeeping app for baseball and softball teams reaches 10 million games scored

NEW YORK, 2017-Apr-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — GameChanger, the leading digital scorekeeping app for amateur baseball and softball teams, today announced it has officially reached 10 million games scored since launching in 2009. For context, there are 2,430 baseball games in one MLB regular season, so it would take more than 4,115 Major League Baseball…

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BIXOLON unveils its next generation 4-inch mobile printer

BIXOLON unveils its next generation 4-inch mobile printer   Seongnam-si, Korea, 2017-Apr-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (April 24, 2017) BIXOLON Co., Ltd., a leading global mobile, label and POS printer manufacturer, unveiled its SPP-R410 – the next generation 4-inch mobile printer, a move that strengthens the company’s position as the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile printers.…

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Digital subscription providers can now reach millions of Amazon customers with Subscribe with Amazon

Subscribe with Amazon makes it easy for subscription businesses to integrate and sell on Amazon SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today (Apr. 24, 2017) announced a self-service subscriptions marketplace that allows digital subscription providers to reach millions of Amazon customers. Subscribe with Amazon is a new way for subscription businesses to sell on…

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GameStop: Office Space: Idle Profits mobile game launches free on iOS and Android

GameStop: Office Space: Idle Profits mobile game launches free on iOS and Android New mobile game now available free on iOS and Android SAN FRANCISCO, 2017-Apr-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — FoxNext Games and Kongregate, a leading publisher of mobile, PC, and web games, today launched Office Space: Idle Profits for free on iOS & Android devices to save you…

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Diebold Nixdorf to release 2017 Q1 financial results on Thursday, May 4

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, 2017-Apr-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) will release 2017 first quarter financial results Thursday, May 4 before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange.  Andy W. Mattes, president and chief executive officer, and Christopher A. Chapman, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the results during…

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NCR 1Q2017: We are off to a strong start in 2017 with results that exceeded expectations

DULUTH, Ga., 2017-Apr-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) reported financial results today for the three months ended March 31, 2017. First quarter highlights include: Revenue of $1.48 billion, up 2% as reported and up 9% excluding FX and the IPS divestiture Software revenue up 8%, software license growth of 29% and cloud…

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AWS allows Amazon Redshift customers run SQL queries against exabytes of data in Amazon S3 with Amazon Redshift Spectrum

New capability allows Amazon Redshift customers to run analytic queries quickly and inexpensively against exabytes of data in Amazon S3 SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Apr. 19, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced Amazon Redshift Spectrum, a new feature that allows Amazon Redshift customers to run SQL…

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Amazon Lex now available to all customers

Amazon Lex, the technology that powers Amazon Alexa, enables any developer to build rich, conversational user experiences for web, mobile, and connected device apps American Heart Association, Capital One, Freshdesk, Hubspot, Liberty Mutual, NASA, Ohio Health, and Vonage among customers using Amazon Lex SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Web Services, Inc.…

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Amazon Web Services becomes preferred cloud infrastructure provider for HERE Technologies

Leading global provider of maps and location services continues to expand use of AWS to power its new Open Location Platform services SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Apr. 19, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that HERE Technologies (HERE), a leading global provider of maps and location services,…

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Dunkin’ Brands Group migrates its mobile applications, e-commerce websites, and corporate IT infrastructure applications to AWS

Dunkin’ Brands has migrated mobile applications, e-commerce websites, and corporate IT infrastructure to AWS SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Apr. 19, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has selected AWS as its cloud…

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AWS introduces new fully managed in-memory cache that can reduce Amazon DynamoDB response times from milliseconds to microseconds

New, fully managed in-memory cache can reduce Amazon DynamoDB response times from milliseconds to microseconds Preview starts today SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Apr. 19, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX), a fully managed, highly available, in-memory cache that can reduce Amazon…

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Subway® launches sandwich ordering bot for Facebook

Guests can order with bot for Messenger to more than 26,500 restaurants in the U.S San Jose, CA & Milford, CT, 2017-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Subway® restaurants launched a bot for Facebook Messenger today that allows guests to order sandwiches and salads from more than 26,500 Subway® restaurants in the U.S. The first-of-its-kind sandwich ordering…

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Amazon helps developers build and launch far-field voice-initiated products with availability of Amazon Alexa 7-Mic Far-Field Development Kit

New reference design offers far-field speech processing to hardware manufacturers, making it simple, fast, and cost-effective to create new devices with Amazon Alexa SEATTLE, 2017-Apr-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (Apr. 13, 2017) announced that for the first time it is making the high-performance far-field microphone array and voice processing technology found in Amazon Echo…

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Albert Heijn test slimme koelkastmagneet

Albert Heijn test slimme koelkastmagneet   Eerste proef met Hiku in Nederland van start Zaandam, Netherlands, 2017-Apr-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Albert Heijn gaat als eerste in Nederland een test doen met Hiku. Hiku is een slimme koelkastmagneet die iedereen in het gezin kan gebruiken om producten op het boodschappenlijstje te zetten. Door boodschappen in te…

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2017 (R)Tech Asset Protection: Innovation Award winners announced

Emerging Technologies Honored At Retail Asset Protection Conference Arlington , VA, 2017-Apr-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a ceremony at the Retail Asset Protection Conference in New Orleans yesterday( 4/12/2017), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) honored Digital Safety USA as first place winner of the 2017 (R)Tech Asset Protection: Innovation Awards. The Awards showcase…

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World’s largest ticket marketplace StubHub launches new social suite of tool

World’s largest ticket marketplace StubHub launches new social suite of tool   New Facebook and iMessage integrations, as well as a Facebook Messenger Chatbot, help fans better connect over live experiences. San Jose, California, 2017-Apr-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, today (Apr 12, 2017) announced the launch of its new social suite of…

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ScanSource acquires Kingcom’s channel business to sell communication solutions through the Verizon Partner Program

Greenville, SC, 2017-Apr-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading global provider of technology products and solutions, today ( April 10, 2017) announced that it has acquired Kingcom’s  channel business assets and associated support organization to sell communication solutions through the Verizon Partner Program (VPP). The acquisition was completed through ScanSource’s…

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eBay and Flipkart to jointly pursue eCommerce opportunities in the Indian market

eBay and Flipkart to jointly pursue eCommerce opportunities in the Indian market   Accelerating and maximizing the opportunity in India in partnership with Flipkart. San Jose, CA and Bangalore, India, 2017-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), a global commerce leader, and Flipkart, a leading eCommerce company in India, have agreed to jointly pursue eCommerce…

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LVMH extends application deadline for the LVMH Innovation Award until April 17

LVMH extends application deadline for the LVMH Innovation Award until April 17   Paris, 2017-Apr-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — LVMH has extended the application deadline for the LVMH Innovation Award until April 17. The 32 startups selected will be invited to join the LVMH Lab during the Viva Technology Show in Paris from June 15-17, 2017. They will…

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Diebold Nixdorf becomes the first ATM manufacturer ready to support the Microsoft® Windows 10 operating system

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, 2017-Apr-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a global leader in driving connected commerce, today (April 6, 2017) announced it is the first automated teller machine (ATM) manufacturer ready to support the Microsoft® Windows 10 operating system. The move to the latest operating system and application platform is an…

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New leadership team at ScanSource Communications and Imago ScanSource

Greenville, South Carolina, 2017-Apr-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — ScanSource Communications and Imago ScanSource today (April 05, 2017) announced its new leadership team in the next stage of the integration of the two businesses. In support of that, the business unit will now operate under the name ScanSource Imago. The dedicated sales leadership team is in…

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