Mobile Devices

Tech Wrap Up: Samsung, Anyline, Aldi Lean on Tech; RangeMe and Zebra Technologies Unveil Shopper Insights
Several companies including Samsung, Anyline, and Aldi are transforming the retail space, making significant tech investments to improve processes across workforce management and the supply chain. Learn more.
Walmart Connect Dives Further Into Social Commerce, Launches TikTok and Snapchat Partnerships
Walmart Connect is expanding its capabilities, forming partnerships with various social channels and tech companies to allow advertisers to better utilize social media, entertainment, t-commerce, and live streaming via new ad formats. See which brands are already leveraging these tools.

Workforce Management
How UNTUCKit Un-Tangled Scheduling
Michael Saldaña, the retail operations and communications manager for UNTUCKit, says the company was able to get by with manual scheduling and timekeeping at the beginning. As their footprint began to expand, however, complications arose. Learn more.
In Store Experience
Driving Revenue By Reconnecting Mobile and In-person Shopping Experiences
Retail apps are the window to reconnecting with customers in-store and forging stronger connections than ever – supporting customers’ new habits and heightened expectations for personalization, post-pandemic. Learn more.
In Store Experience
Best Buy Embraces Digital Experiences With New Small-Format Store
The company is encouraging consumers to do everything from shop and get tech advice digitally while in the store. Learn more.
Customer Experience
Panera Introduces No Seating, Rapid Pickup Restaurant Model
The new bakery-cafe model will feature a dual drive-thru with a dedicated rapid pick-up lane and other digitally powered elements. Get more details.
Big Data
Thriving Through the Retail Boomerang With Mobile Data
Retailers are looking closely at how to capture consumers with personalized and relevant marketing to drive them into their stores and capitalize on wallet share. Get the details.
Mobile Apps
Whose Checkout Is It Anyway? Walmart and BJs Tech Dispute Arises
Retail giant Walmart recently submitted a lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc., in the Middle District of Florida, on behalf of its patent-holding subsidiaries, Sam’s West, Inc., and Walmart Apollo, LLC.
Omnichannel
Walmart Dresses Up Fitting Room Experience With Virtual Tech
Following its acquisition of Zeekit — a virtual fitting room platform — Walmart is now implementing its Choose My Model experience across its Walmart app and Walmart.com.
Store Systems
Retailers Can Soon Accept Contactless Payments Through iPhones
Learn how Apple will enable retailers of all sizes to accept Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets through their iPhone.
Research and Reports
The Future State of BOPIS and Curbside Pickup
Discover how your peers are leveraging the flexible fulfillment options to position themselves for future success and benchmark your current in-store capabilities and investment roadmap against the industry’s best.
RIS Talks
Lowe’s CIO Seemantini Godbole On Its Tech Secret Sauce
Godbole shares what it’s been like to not only command Lowe's tech advancements during the pandemic, but also how the company is engaging consumers and navigating today’s supply chain challenges through the use of in-house technology.
Point of Sale
Forget Lazy Days: Retailers Must Move Quickly To Meet a Demanding Summer
While much of the country has been locked down during the past year, all signs indicate that demand is not poised to resume with a whimper, but a bang, as stir-crazy vacationers make up for lost time.
Workforce Management
Digitally Transforming the Frontline to Reimagine the Store Experience
As leading retailers continue to expand their services and focus on delivering competitive differentiating experiences to grow their share of the market, digital transformation at the frontline will determine enterprises’ success in today’s evolving market.