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CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent Report: companies ready to locate in markets with largest concentrations of high-quality talent

San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle standout for quality, while best-value markets include Toronto, Vancouver, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Detroit Los Angeles, 2017-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Strong demand for skills such as software development, hardware engineering and information security, coupled with a tight labor supply, is driving companies to locate in markets with the largest…

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Amazon Web Services announced the availability of G3 instances

Next generation of high-performance graphics acceleration instances offers the most CPU and memory in the cloud for 3D rendering and virtual reality applications SEATTLE, 2017-Jul-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Jul. 14, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the availability of G3 instances, the next generation of GPU-powered Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon…

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Swiss banks to pilot universal, vendor-neutral software developed by NCR Corporation as part of ATMfutura project

Duluth, MN / Zurich, Switzerland , 2017-Jul-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of SIX Group’s recently announced ATMfutura project, this summer Swiss banks will begin piloting universal, vendor-neutral software developed by NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) to improve usability, reduce costs and enable faster updates. ATMfutura is a unique and innovative project in Europe designed to provide Swiss banks with…

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First Data Corporation to release its 2Q 2017 financial results on Monday, August 7, 2017

NEW YORK, 2017-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC) will release its second quarter 2017 financial results before the market opens on Monday, August 7, 2017. The release will be available at investor.firstdata.com. The company will host a conference call and webcast to review these results on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 8…

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Rakuten Card starts live operations of completely rebuilt core system; first adopter of Oracle Cloud in the Japanese financial industry

The first adopter of Oracle Cloud at Customer in the Japanese financial industry provides a credit card transaction environment with long-term stability to its members and affiliated stores https://www.rakuten-card.co.jp/ Tokyo, 2017-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rakuten Card Co., Ltd. and Oracle Corporation Japan today (July 10, 2017) announced the start of live operations…

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First Data acquisition of CardConnect now complete

NEW YORK, 2017-Jul-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions, and CardConnect Corp., a payment processing and technology solutions provider, today (06 Jul 2017) announced the successful completion of First Data’s tender offer to purchase the outstanding shares of CardConnect common stock for $15.00 per…

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X-Surveillances introduces the new DS300, PTT-Handheld Body Camera

The Hague, Netherlands, 2017-Jul-07 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Body Cameras will be an indispensable device to encourage and enforce better practices by police forces in addition to increasing accountability for all who use them. They will also add protection and ensure candid interactions with the members of public. The consequences are all too familiar in those…

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ScanSource to acquire leading distributor of payment devices and services POS Portal

Greenville, SC - Worldwide Headquarters, 2017-Jul-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading global provider of technology products and solutions, today ( June 29, 2017) announced a definitive agreement to acquire POS Portal, a leading distributor of payment devices and services primarily to the SMB market segment. POS Portal brings 17 years of…

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Intershop named as Company of the Year 2017 by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

Intershop Commerce Suite praised for supporting multiple brands, countries, and touchpoints Intershop highlighted as best-in-class vendor with leadership in strategy, business, and growth performance excellence Jena, Germany, 2017-Jul-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Intershop Communications AG has been recognized as Company of the Year 2017 in the global digital commerce platforms market by global market…

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Zalando and BESTSELLER UNITED enter into joint venture agreement for shared ownership of FashionTrade.com

Zalando and BESTSELLER UNITED enter into joint venture agreement for shared ownership of FashionTrade.com Zalando and BESTSELLER UNITED have entered into a joint venture agreement for the shared ownership of the B2B online fashion wholesale marketplace FashionTrade.com. BRANDE, Denmark, 2017-Jul-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — FashionTrade.com is at the forefront of digitising fashion wholesale using digital innovation and…

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Amazon Studios: Comrade Detective to premiere August 4 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video

Romanian-filmed live action half hour action series features an all-star cast of unique voice over performances including Channing Tatum andJoseph Gordon-Levitt in the series’ leading roles SEATTLE, 2017-Jun-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Studios (NASDAQ: AMZN) today (June 29, 2017) announced Comrade Detective, a new half-hour live action series that will premiere August 4 exclusively on…

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Visa invests in one of Europe’s fastest growing online payments companies Klarna

Future collaboration will enhance payment experiences for consumers in Europe NEW YORK and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 2017-Jun-30 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Today (06/27/2017), Visa (NYSE:V) and Klarna announced they have reached an agreement for Visa to invest in Klarna, and intend to develop a future strategic partnership. Klarna is one of Europe's fastest growing online payments companies, serving 60 million consumers and…

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M-BUDGET MOBILE: DIE VORTEILE DES ABOS ALS PREPAID

M-BUDGET MOBILE: DIE VORTEILE DES ABOS ALS PREPAID ZURICH, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Telefonieren, surfen und simsen in einem Paket: Die neuen Value Packs von M-Budget Mobile bieten alles, was Smartphone- und Tablet-Nutzer brauchen – bei voller Kostenkontrolle. Die M-Budget Mobile-Familie ergänzt ihr bestehendes Prepaid Angebot um drei Wertpakete: Value Pack small: für Wenignutzer, 30…

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First Data strengthens position as a market leader in global eCommerce with the introduction of Local Payments Solution

New online payments solution offers greater flexibility and reach for businesses around the world Strengthens First Data’s position as a market leader in global eCommerce  NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — The rise of global commerce is creating an increasingly borderless economy, and businesses need to provide the payment method their customers prefer,…

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CBRE recognized with Realcomm’s Digie award for its smart building solutions innovations

CBRE Recognized for “Best Use of Automation” for Second Consecutive Year Los Angeles, 2017-Jun-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE has earned Realcomm’s Digie award for its smart building solutions innovations.  This marks the second consecutive year that CBRE has been recognized by Realcomm, a worldwide research and event company focused on real estate technology, for…

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Tesco now offers one hour grocery delivery service via Tesco Now app

Tesco now offers one hour grocery delivery service via Tesco Now app CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Jun-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — From 26 June customers will be available to order, via the new Tesco Now app, up to 20 items from a range of 1000 products. The range will include everyday products, such as fresh fruit and vegetables,…

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BELGIUM: Colruyt Group’s energy specialist Eoly to power Flanders’ first public charging station network

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Eoly, Colruyt Group's energy specialist, was chosen to supply green power to the first public charging station network in Flanders. By order of the Flemish Government, charging station operator Allego is installing 2,500 charging stations by 2020, 650 of which later this year. As a 100 %…

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METRO GROUP invests in mobile payment and customer engagement platform Yoyo Wallet

Düsseldorf, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — METRO GROUP invests in the London-based start-up Yoyo Wallet, a fast growing mobile payment and customer engagement platform operating in the European market. Founded in 2013, Yoyo provides a combination of fast and simple-to-use mobile payment, ordering, and personalised loyalty and reward programs, all backed by an analytics…

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Office Depot enters exclusive licensing agreement with Centriq Technology to develop unique business application

BOCA RATON, Fla. & SAN FRANCISCO, 2017-Jun-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading provider of office products, services, and solutions, announced it is entering into an exclusive licensing agreement with Centriq Technology, Inc., to develop a unique business application utilizing their award-winning asset management platform. “This exclusive agreement with Centriq is…

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iD Mobile launches new campaign ‘#WeGotThis’ with and starring BAFTA award-winning actor Asim Chaudhry

iD Mobile launches new campaign ‘#WeGotThis’ with and starring BAFTA award-winning actor Asim Chaudhry Bafta-winning actor stars in mobile network’s new tongue-in-cheek campaign LONDON, 2017-Jun-22 — /EPR Retail News/ —iD Mobile is spreading happiness today with the launch of its new campaign ‘#WeGotThis’, created with and starring BAFTA award-winning actor Asim Chaudhry. Chaudhry brings his trademark deadpan humour to…

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Discount Drug Stores announced new initiatives and technological advancements at its 10th national conference

Discount Drug Stores announced new initiatives and technological advancements at its 10th national conference   Rowville VIC, Australia, 2017-Jun-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amid the picturesque waters of Noumea, New Caledonia, Discount Drug Stores announced a host of new initiatives and technological advancements at its 10th national conference that took place May 27 – 31. Douglas…

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DICK’S Sporting Goods opens new DICK’S Team Sports HQ office in San Diego

PITTSBURGH, 2017-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) announced today the opening of a new DICK’S Team Sports HQ  office in San Diego to serve as a west coast technology and innovation center.  The new tech center supports DICK’S digital transformation efforts and will provide cloud based administrative infrastructure, management solutions, analytics…

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Global Wireless Health and Fitness Device Market Size, Status, Revenue, Growth Rate and Forecast (2017-2022)

Pune, India, 2017-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Global Wireless Health and Fitness Device Market:   Geographically, this report is segmented into several key Regions, with production, consumption, revenue (million USD), market share and growth rate of Wireless Health and Fitness Device in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast), covering North America Europe China …

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Credit Libanais to transform its contact centre infrastructure with NCR’s innovative technologies

Credit Libanais to transform its contact centre infrastructure with NCR’s innovative technologies   NCR solutions will help Credit Libanais offer customers an exceptional contact centre experience and scale to offer new omni-channel banking services BEIRUT, Lebanon, 2017-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today (June 20, 2017) announced that Credit…

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Food Marketing Institute supports Shoptalk’s new program for the grocery and consumer packaged goods industries

NEW YORK, NY and ARLINGTON, VA, 2017-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shoptalk, the organizer of the world’s most important events for retail and ecommerce innovation, announced today the launch of Grocerytalk, a new program for the grocery and consumer packaged goods industries to take place during Shoptalk on March 18-21, 2018, at the Venetian in…

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2017 NACS Insight European Convenience Retail Technology Award presented to Valora

LONDON, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Valora has won the 2017 European Convenience Retail Technology Award, sponsored by Verifone, a world leader in payments technology and commerce solutions. The award was presented during the NACS Insight Convenience Summit–Europe in London on June 14 at this year’s International Convenience Retailer Awards gala. The award recognizes Valora, with…

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Panera Bread now an industry-leading restaurant e-tailer; surpassed $1 Billion in digital sales

Digital Investments Enable a Personalized and Enhanced Guest Experience ST. LOUIS, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Digital sales at Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) – those made via mobile, web, or kiosk – have surpassed $1 Billion on an annualized basis and could double in 2019. Since the inception of its Panera 2.0 program in 2014,…

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New METRO Accelerator powered by TechStars Calls on Start-ups To Work on Tech Solutions for Retail

Startups from seven countries will scale up their new digital applications for retail and wholesale The teams will collaborate with more than 100 mentors from METRO, Real and their partner Techstars for three months in Berlin and receive up to €120,000 in funding each Several hundred applications from 24 nations received for the…

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Lafayette Plug and Play and Carrefour France Unite Their Expertise To Strengthen Open Innovation in Retail

Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Lafayette Plug and Play innovation platform - an accelerator dedicated to retail and fashion created by the partnership between the Galeries Lafayette Group and Plug and Play Tech Center - and Carrefour France - the French largest food retailer - announce the signature of a new…

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NCR leads the world in self-checkout according to research by RBR

DULUTH, Ga., 2017-Jun-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) leads the world in self-checkout (SCO), according to research published by strategic research and consulting firm RBR. According to RBR, NCR has been the overall market leader since 2003 and maintains its dominant position within the SCO market with 73 percent global shipment…

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