New facilities in the Middle East, Europe, Australia and Japan will provide comprehensive cloud service offerings, enabling business innovation globally
Hangzhou, China, 2016-Nov-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today (November 21, 2016) announced the opening of four new data centers by the end of 2016 in the Middle East…
Technology
Amazon Appstore announces first-ever esports tournament dedicated to casual mobile game competition
16 of the World’s Most Popular Gaming Celebrities Set to Compete for Their Share of $100,000 USD in Las Vegas on December 2nd
Event to be Streamed Live via Twitch and Televised Nationwide on CBS Sports Network
SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-23 — /EPR Retail…
DICK’S Team Sports HQ technology platform now available to 3.4 million Little League® participants, volunteers and families through affiliated leagues and districts
PITTSBURGH, 2016-Nov-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) announced today (November 17, 2016) an agreement in principle with its DICK’S Team Sports HQ all-in-one youth sports services digital platform and Little…
MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2016-Nov-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) customers in select markets can now shop a unique store-within-a-store concept to explore connected devices to better manage their homes. The “SmartSpot powered by b8ta” retail experience, an innovative collaboration with software-powered retailer b8ta, demystifies and simplifies the purchasing process for customers.
SmartSpot helps…
Amazon Web Services kicks off five new solar projects across the Commonwealth of Virginia for a grand total of six solar farms in the state and 10 renewable energy projects globally
By supporting 260MW of solar generation capacity in Virginia, Amazon becomes the largest corporate backer of solar projects east of the Mississippi River…
Apple to host Hour of Code workshops in celebration of Computer Science Education Week from December 5 through 11
Swift Playgrounds Adds Hour of Code Challenge and New Lessons
Cupertino, California, 2016-Nov-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple today (NOVEMBER 17, 2016) opened registration for Hour of Code workshops at all 487 Apple retail stores worldwide, from December…
Starbucks® Mobile App debuts in Indonesia
Customers can conveniently pay for purchases, earn Stars and find nearby stores
The Starbucks mobile payment experience builds on a rapidly-expanding portfolio of digital innovations across the China and Asia Pacific region
JAKARTA, 2016-Nov-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Indonesia today (November 18, 2016) announced the expansion of…
NCR achieves 99 percent availability and provides real-time health information via the NCR Pulse Banking app
Augsburg, 2016-Nov-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leader in omni-channel solutions, will take over the complete operations of the ATM network of Sparkasse Jena in July 2017. This is an expansion of the existing managed services…
ORLANDO, FL, USA, 2016-Nov-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — uBreakiFix has officially sold more than 500 units across the United States and Canada, confirming its status as one of the largest and fastest-growing tech repair brands on the market. More than half of the 500 stores sold are already in operation, and the brand expects…
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, 2016-Nov-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Recognising that customers want more rewards and an easy way to find store data, DESPAR Partner in Sicily, Ergon, has launched the DESPAR Sicilia App which not only features useful information about their local SPAR Supermarket but also promotional offers.
Ergon operates DESPAR, INTERSPAR and EUROSPAR stores;…
Very fast, easy-to-use, cloud-powered business analytics service for one-tenth the cost of traditional BI solutions
Infor, MLB Advanced Media, and Edmunds.com among the more than 1,500 preview customers using Amazon QuickSight
SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today (Nov. 15, 2016) announced that Amazon QuickSight…
Leading Cloud retail management platform and ecommerce platform providers join forces to enable brands and retailers to offer a seamless omni-channel experience to their customers across the retail enterprise.
Boston, MA, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Springboard Retail, the leading cloud POS and retail management platform helping retailers drive sales and margins, and BigCommerce, the premier…
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank to also integrate Emirates ID reader into the new ATMs
ABU DHABI, UAE, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, announced today (November 14, 2016) that Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank(ADIB), the country’s leading financial institution, will transform its 20 ATMs with NCR’s voice-guided technology, assisting…
Rich service features combined with an attractive design create an innovative customer experience
Augsburg, 2016-Nov-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in omni-channel technologies, has added new, innovative account service systems to its portfolio with the NCR SelfServ 19 Print and NCR SelfServ 19 Select. The terminals were designed with a…
Apple Pay kicks off support for charitable donations
Cupertino, California, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple Pay is making it easier and more secure to donate to your favorite nonprofit organizations with just a touch. Apple Pay support for charitable donations kicks off today with nonprofits ranging from global organizations such as UNICEF to startups like…
Twelve university teams from across the globe will compete to build a socialbot on Alexa that converses coherently and engagingly on popular topics for 20 minutes
SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Nov. 14, 2016), Amazon announced the sponsorship of 12 teams to participate in the Alexa Prize, an annual university competition dedicated to accelerating…
The second season is scheduled to premiere in 2017 exclusively on Prime Video in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Japan
Created by Emmy Award nominated comedian Tig Notaro and Diablo Cody, the first season received rave reviews including Rolling Stone calling it “a brilliant series” and Entertainment Weekly dubbing the show a “must…
Macy’s launches The Santa Project, a nationwide movement to fill Internet with positive affirmations of belief
Macy’s aims to curtail Internet cynicism by filling it with optimistic expressions of belief this holiday season
NEW YORK, 2016-Nov-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of its annual Believe campaign, Macy’s today (Nov. 14, 2016) launches The Santa Project, a…
Agreement re-establishes competitive presence in China with leading IT services provider
NORTH CANTON, Ohio and PADERBORN, Germany, 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf AG today (Nov. 11, 2016) announced it recently finalized a previously announced joint venture agreement with the Aisino Corporation in China. This agreement allows the newly combined Diebold Nixdorf to develop,…
Re-establishes competitive presence in key market with leading IT company
NORTH CANTON, Ohio and PADERBORN, Germany, 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold, Incorporated today (11 November 2016) announced it has finalized its previously announced joint venture agreement with the Inspur Group. This agreement allows the newly combined Diebold Nixdorf to better provide a complete range…
t0 will demonstrate blockchain-based securities trading platform at Singapore’s Global FinTech Hackcelerator
Overstock.com CEO Patrick M. Byrne to present the t0 software
SINGAPORE, 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick M. Byrne will present the blockchain-based asset trading platform developed by the company’s financial technology subsidiary, t0.com, Inc. The software…
Cloud-based Solution Seamlessly Integrates and is Backward Compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 10
SAN DIEGO, Calif., 2016-Nov-14 — /EPR Retail News/ —ImageWare Systems, Inc. (ImageWare) (OTCQB: IWSY), a leader in mobile and cloud-based, multi-modal biometric identity management solutions, today introduced GoVerifyID® Enterprise Suite, an innovative, multi-modal, multi-factor biometric authentication solution for the enterprise market. An…
Best Buy In-Home Advisor and Geek Squad in home improvement show Designing Spaces episode
Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Nov-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — When Lifetime Network needed an authority in smart home technology, who did they call? Best Buy of course.
And we responded enthusiastically. Our In-Home Advisor and Geek Squad services were profiled today (November 10, 2016 ) in…
One in 10 UK homes will own VR devices by Christmas
45% of Brits have now experienced VR, but 10% still admit to some form of “VR faux-pas”
VR gaming the most popular activity (51%), followed by travel experiences (21%)
Free VR headset with Pay Monthly contracts1 only from Carphone Warehouse
London,…
eBay and BigCommerce announce new integration solution for merchants
Jointly-developed integration enables BigCommerce merchants to seamlessly list and manage inventory on the eBay marketplace.
San Jose, California, 2016-Nov-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Nov 10, 2016), eBay and BigCommerce announced the availability of a new integration that enables merchants to seamlessly list and sell products on…
Company Offers 10% Savings, Free Premier Membership to U.S. Military
Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Nov-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Newegg, the leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America, today (November 10, 2016) announced special savings to show its gratitude for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. From now until November 19, all active duty military, reservists, veterans and…
Jena, Germany, 2016-Nov-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pursuit of the digitalization agenda is enabling B2B organizations to transform their business models, expand outside their traditional markets and enable operational innovation. These are some of the findings from a new research report, “Taking the fast track into the digital future of B2B commerce” from Intershop,…
Innovation leader demonstrates connected commerce applications in Düsseldorf
North Canton, Ohio, USA, and Paderborn, Germany, 2016-Nov-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pushing the boundaries of the traditional shopping experience, international communications agency Mavis and retail consultancy Tailorit have opened a new experience store, exp37, in Düsseldorf. Exp37 is an innovative, no-line retail concept furnished as a…
Investment coincides with SettleMint’s release of a blockchain voting application
SALT LAKE CITY, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Medici Ventures, Inc., a blockchain-oriented subsidiary of Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK), announced today (Nov. 07, 2016) it will add Belgium-based SettleMint to its portfolio of investment companies. A fintech firm specializing in developing software leveraging distributed ledger technology, SettleMint…
Last summer's recruitment of 50 digital talents continues as Kesko now recruits nearly 20 new digital experts.
HELSINKI, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kesko is employing different digital business experts in new jobs. New talent is sought for web, marketing and business analytics, targeted marketing, programmatic buying, Plussa concept development and customer service as well…