Toshiba news and trends

Toshiba Debuts ‘Mission Control’ for Retail Intelligence
Retail // April 19, 2023

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has opened a new center to provider retailers with enhanced intelligence. The company on Wednesday (April 19) announced the launch of its Global Services Command Center at its headquarters in Durham, North Carolina. “The ‘mission control’ site for the company’s Proactive...

Amazon Invests in Online Grocery as Supermarkets Boost In-Store Tech
Retail // February 23, 2023

This week in grocery, Amazon backs an online grocery startup, Giant leverages video and self-checkout evolves. In Amazon’s ongoing efforts to grow its share of perishables, the company has invested in a direct-to-consumer (D2C) company in India, FreshToHome, which sells meat and fish online to delivery to consumers’...

Consumers’ Call for Convenience Could Spark Self-Service Checkout Expansion
Retail // February 15, 2023

Non-grocer retailers can seize a renewed opportunity to satisfy customer demand by exploring self-checkout as new tech options come to market. Since at least 2018, consumers have been clamoring for self-service technology when it comes to the retail in-store checkout experience. At the time, PYMNTS’...

Warehouse Club PriceSmart Deploying Toshiba’s Commerce Platform in Latin America
Retail // January 16, 2023

PriceSmart is deploying Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions’ Elera Commerce Platform in its stores throughout Latin America. The operator of membership warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean aims to use Toshiba’s cloud-enabled technology to transform its customer experience, the companies said in a Monday...

Interviews & Exclusives
Lower Prices Win Greater Loyalty From Today’s Fickle Consumer

July 17, 2023
Maybe it’s hard for parents to pick favorites, but for consumers it’s easy. Or at least that has always been the assumption. But today’s consumer is an increasingly empowered and expectant one, whose loyalty is constantly being redefined and evolved based on the experiential features merchants provide them. PYMNTS research in “Decoding Consumer Affinity: The […]

80% of Shoppers Prefer to Buy Groceries, Pharmaceutical Products in Physical Stores

January 25, 2022
About eight out of 10 shoppers prefer to purchase grocery products and pharmaceutical products in physical stores, according to “Decoding Consumer Affinity,” a PYMNTS and Toshiba collaboration based on a survey of...

Report: Thirty-Five Percent of Consumers Will Switch Grocers, Pharmacies for Better Digital Features

January 18, 2022
Consumers’ preferences for how they shop have radically changed since the pandemic caused them to reevaluate how they interact with their favorite grocers and pharmacies. PYMNTS’ research reveals that eight...

80% of Modern Shoppers Prefer Self-Service Kiosks for Faster Checkout

October 22, 2021
As much as the pandemic and societal circumstances have brought about an array of changes in the way we shop and transact, consumers themselves are also playing a driving role...

Quick Reads
Toshiba Debuts ‘Mission Control’ for Retail Intelligence

April 19, 2023
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has opened a new center to provider retailers with enhanced intelligence. The company on Wednesday (April 19) announced the launch of its Global Services Command Center at its headquarters in Durham, North Carolina. “The ‘mission control’ site for the company’s Proactive Availability Services enables retailers to activate intelligence about their retail […]

Warehouse Club PriceSmart Deploying Toshiba’s Commerce Platform in Latin America

January 16, 2023
PriceSmart is deploying Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions’ Elera Commerce Platform in its stores throughout Latin America. The operator of membership warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean aims to...

PopID and Toshiba Partner on Facial Recognition POS Systems

January 13, 2023
PopID and Toshiba have partnered to add biometrics to point-of-sale (POS) and self-checkout systems. With the new collaboration, PopID’s biometric solution PopPay will be integrated into Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions’...

Toshiba Agrees to Sale Following Activist Pressure

April 21, 2022
Toshiba has put itself up for sale, bowing to pressure from shareholders, including those who want to take the company private, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (April 21)....