NORTH CANTON, Ohio, 2015-12-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has donated $5,600 to The Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial. The donation was a result of a charitable feature integrated into Diebold’s tradeshow booth at the recent 2015 ASIS International Seminar & Exhibits. For each person that visited the booth, Diebold pledged…
Technology
DULUTH, Ga., 2015-12-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Deseret First Credit Union has a new high-tech branch in Provo, Utah. The Provo Campus branch at 695 E. 800 North serves local residents and especially students, staff, and faculty at nearby Brigham Young University. The branch is one of the first of its kind in Utah with innovative…
Soon the owners of electric or hybrid cars can charge their vehicles while shopping at a K-store. The first electric vehicle charging points will be opened by the end of this year in Turku, the Greater Helsinki area and Lahti. Charging will be activated using a contactless K-Plussa card and it is offered free to…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-12-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — Need help choosing between two TVs? Wondering whether the latest smartwatch is compatible with your smartphone? Want to check the status of a recent order?
Now you can get help on all of that and more with BlueAssist, a new live-chat feature within the Best Buy mobile app. With the…
NTT Communications delivers technology and support against tight deadlines
London, UK, and Tokyo, Japan, 2015-12-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (NYSE: NTT), announced today a new agreement with global retailer Cath Kidston to provide private network, data center, cloud and support services…
Employees to be taken over
Paderborn, GERMANY, 2015-12-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Paderborn-based Autmaring GmbH will take over the Toolmaking unit, which has been part of Wincor Nixdorf’s production operations in Paderborn. The two companies signed an agreement to that effect on November 26, 2015. Under it, Autmaring GmbH will soon continue running…
NCR Mobile Consumer Engagement platform enables Krispy Kreme to connect their guests with special location-based invitations, offers and rewards
DULUTH, Ga., 2015-12-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is nearly complete with its nationwide rollout of its Krispy Kreme Rewards mobile app. Earlier this year, Krispy Kreme worked with NCR Corporation, the…
The firm heads the list of brands which have adapted their content to the new platform
Barcelona, SPAIN, 2015-11-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — The future of television is changing and MANGO is already part of it. The fashion firm launches the MANGO app for Apple TV. From today, users of this new platform will be able to…
Outsourcing to Interoute’s secure network and colocation data centre reduces costs and saves time for Mister Minit in-house IT team
Brussels, BELGIUM, 2015-11-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Minit Group, a European leader in the field of fast repair services including shoes, watches and smartphones, has chosen to house the main part of its IT-infrastructure…
Intershop Commerce Management 7.6, part of the Commerce Suite, addresses the growing similarities between the buying behavior of B2C and B2B customers
New features provide more agility and flexibility for an exceptionally dynamic retail world
Optimized back-end functions for increased efficiency and reliability
Jena, Germany, 2015-11-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today Intershop presents Intershop Commerce…
Interactive, Photo-Realistic 3D Visualization Capabilities to Engage Consumers in a Personalized Product and Purchase Experience
VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, 2015-11-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the launch of “My Retail Theatre,” its new…
One of Mexico’s largest financial institutions to expand its ATM network with NCR deposit technology
DULUTH, Ga., 2015-11-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, today announced that it has been chosen as the intelligent deposit ATM provider of Banamex, one of Mexico’s largest financial institutions. Since last year, NCR…
ciValue helps high-frequency retailers to personalize the shopping experience of their customers
Israeli startup offers cloud-based big-data platform
Bonn, Germany, 2015-11-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — hub:raum, Deutsche Telekom’s incubator, invests in its twelfths startup: the Israeli company ciValue.
ciValue, founded in April 2014, offers a cloud-based big-data platform to support retailers in modernizing their customer…
Companies have entered into a business combination agreement in which Diebold will launch a voluntary public tender offer for all of Wincor Nixdorf’s outstanding shares
Brings together leading global innovators in banking and retail technologies in rapidly transforming industries
Combined company will deliver fully integrated and transformative solutions in value-added services, branch automation and omnichannel…
NCR Interactive Teller enables Fubon to deliver a smart branch strategy to bank with live tellers in a smaller footprint
HONG KONG, 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, today announced that Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“Fubon Bank”) has become the first bank in Greater China to…
NCR: Digital Insight to bring FICO® Score Open Access program to its financial institution customers
FICO® Score access helps educate consumers about their financial health
DULUTH, Ga., 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Digital Insight, an NCR company and leader in digital banking solutions, has partnered with FICO to bring the FICO® Score Open Access program to its financial institution customers. The program enables the financial institution to share with their customers the…
Amazon also offers new expansions on open-door script submission policy, making it easier than ever for writers to break into Hollywood
SEATTLE, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:AMZN) — Amazon today announced Amazon Storywriter, a free, cloud-based screenwriting software for writers of all levels to create movie and TV screenplays in standard format, offering an alternative…
Amazon Wind Farm US Central in Ohio is Amazon’s fourth major renewable energy project in 2015 and is Expected to Generate More Than 320,000 MWh of Energy Annually
SEATTLE, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:AMZN) — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that it has contracted with EDP Renewables to construct and…
New programs offer guests new, convenient ways to enjoy Dunkin’ Donuts’ signature all-day menu of coffees, donuts, sandwiches and more
CANTON, MA, 2015-11-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts, recognized for keeping America running by serving its entire menu all day long, today announced two programs that will make it even easier and more convenient for people to…
Arlington , VA, 2015-11-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement after nine state attorneys general sent a letter to the CEOs of America's largest banks and card networks urging the adoption of chip and PIN technology in the United States. In the letter, state AGs rebut a number of…
Get instant views of the top bought holiday items across North America.
San Jose, California, 2015-11-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — With the busy holiday shopping season upon us, eBay’s detailed troves of data are already providing unique insights on this season’s consumer trends. From trending toys to the hottest electronics and fashion choices, you…
METRO Start-up Study 2015 investigates the demand for digital tools and services in the hotel and food service industries
Young adults in particular want more digital services, like the option to reserve tables and pay via smartphone in restaurants and cafés
Business owners’ use of digital tools is so far largely limited to image-building and…
Seoul, Korea, 2015-11-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Coffee Korea today launched the new Starbucks® app on the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch. Through the pre-loaded Starbucks® app, customers in Korea can track their My Starbucks Rewards™ status and pay for Starbucks purchases directly from the wearable device. This marks the company’s first Starbucks® app on a…
Letter Calls PIN ‘Gold Standard’ for Card Security
WASHINGTON, 2015-11-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today welcomed a letter sent by nine attorneys general to the nation’s top credit card companies and banks calling for the use of personal identification numbers rather than signatures to approve purchases made with new chip-based credit cards.
“This…
MOORESVILLE, N.C. , 2015-11-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Lowe’s announced the next generation of its Iris smart home solution, built with Microsoft Azure’s cloud technology. This latest version of Iris enhances Lowe’s smart home offering with new functionality and faster performance and includes updated software and hardware that make Iris simpler, more intuitive and…
DULUTH, Ga., 2015-11-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced that Richard T. (Mick) McGuire III, Founder and Managing Partner, Marcato Capital Management, has resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors. McGuire has served on the Board since November 2014.
“Mick has been a good director who has provided the Board a valuable shareholder…
Agreement establishes First Data as preferred payments technology provider for NCR in grocery, petroleum and convenience store industries
NCR becomes First Data’s preferred ATM and services provider, including enterprise license for NCR CxBanking software
DULUTH, Ga. and NEW YORK, 2015-11-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions,…
Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — After having launched mobile payments via the SEQR application in all physical brand stores and online stores, the Colruyt Group is extending this option to applications offered by KBC/CBC and Bancontact/Mister Cash. This alternative is rolled out from today and will be available in 400 Colruyt, OKay,…
Popular new games in Amazon Underground include Monument Valley, Nemo’s Reef and Dumb Ways to Die 2—all games in Amazon Underground are free (including in-app items)
Developers experiencing significant success since Amazon Underground launch—Halfbrick Studios doubles revenue and downloads of their popular games; Rovio triples revenue
SEATTLE, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today…
Preliminary results for fiscal 2014/2015 (Sept. 30)
PADERBORN, GERMANY, 2015-11-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf AG ended fiscal 2014/2015 slightly better than anticipated in the revised outlook issued at the end of the first half. Net sales totaled €2,427 million, down 2% on the prior-year figure (2013/2014: €2,469 million). Operating profit before restructuring…