Andy Laudato, SVP and CIO at Pier 1, believes that “retail hasn’t changed in thousands of years until 1994 with Amazon.com,” he told Computer Weekly. With sites like Pinterest, Laudato says that customers are now arranging products on ‘boards’ versus in-stores. “There are limitless ways...
Developed and emerging markets are heading down two different paths when it comes to consumer use of mPOS devices, according to ROAM’s CEO Ken Paull. In a recent podcast interview with Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster, Paull elaborated on these findings and what’s next...
North American Bancard’s mobile point-of-sale solution PayAnywhere announced PayAnywhere Storefront, a touchscreen tablet with built-in credit card reader. “This is a huge step forward for the SMB market, as it enables independent businesses to better analyze activity and adapt their overall business and marketing strategies...
Global Payments is refocusing its efforts on beefing up its direct sales channel as a result of ISOs abandoning it for other options. Could its recent PayPros acquisition help sure up this new and now critically important distribution channel?
e-Commeerce startup PayStand announced that it has raised $1 million in seed funding opened up its service to any entrepreneur looking to sell his or her goods from a PC or mobile browser. “Our goal is to drive adoption of no cost and low cost...
New Toys ‘R’ Us Strategy Looks To Wow Parents, Not Kids News, Retail What’s Hot, Toys ‘R’ Us turnaround strategy, TRU Transformation Toy store Toys ‘R’ Us, which lost $1 billion last year, reportedly is going through changes, focusing its turnaround strategy less on impressing...
Sure, security is on everyone’s mind these days, as no one wants to be the next poster child for data breaches. But other fundamental issues and market changes also are affecting the industry as well, and it’s important not to focus on one issue to...
Direct sales innovator Thatcher Technology Group has chosen ROAM’s mobile commerce platform as the basis for its new mPos product for direct selling. The partnership will allow Thatcher’s client base to easily and securely accept credit or debit purchases. The access to ROAM’s capabilities will...
Fast-growing New Zealand start-up Vend has raised $25 million in investment funding and is eyeing international expansion. Vend offers consumers an HTML POS that promises to work on any platform or device, whether or not they are connected to the internet. “2014 is going to...
