While the world is still getting accustomed to spotting wearable devices on fellow humans, IoT enabled applications have ushered in a new era of the Internet of Products. The Internet of Things is commonly associated with smart home control devices, wearables like the FitBit, vehicles and other device equipped objects that connect to the internet […]
SmartLabel™ is one of the pioneering movements under the consumer transparency umbrella of initiatives. The GMA and FDA led SmartLabel allows brands and consumers alike to enrich their product experience by electronically delivering deeper product information through QR codes placed on the product packaging. The GMA also predicts that 80% of the packaged groceries will […]
Product recalls owing to faulty batches of products, defective parts, contaminated batches and other defects hurt just about every manufacturing sector and cause often massive losses. Not only does the recall process cost companies big bucks, it impacts the brand credibility amongst consumers. According to the Grocery Manufacturers Association in the US, the financial impact […]
Automation has replaced the human effort of executing business processes. The latest report published by private sector think-tank McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) which assessed the effects of automation in various socioeconomic environments, suggests that 30% of the Earth will be automated by 2030. With AI and VR systems taking over nearly all industry sectors in recent times, […]
The Store of the Future is Here: AmazonGo
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No lines, No Checkouts, No Registers – Welcome to Amazon Go. Seattle, US: Amazon’s vision which incepted almost four years back has been steadily coming to life. The retail giant opened their cashier-free store in Seattle, on Monday. After a year-long testing phase, the store is now finally open to customers. Amazon has successfully weaved […]
As the retail industry keeps evolving, retailers and organizations continue innovating technology-enabled processes for refining product operations. Whether a business is just starting out or has been established for a while and has multiple SKUs, supplier, vendors and customer under its belt, product information management plays a critical role in the end to end retail. […]
Walmart empowers customers to Scan & Go
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Walmart helps customers save time and money with its mobile app – Scan & Go Walmart is making it easier for customers to save time with its fast, simple and easy to use mobile app – ‘Scan & Go’. The retail giant is expanding a test of its popular mobile express Scan & Go app […]
The face of digital retail looks promising as many e-commerce giants are challenging the status-quo of traditional retail. Technology leaders are obsessed with developing tools and software aimed at driving sales. According to a webinar by Forrester Research, digital influences ½ of the retail market, especially in the United States. This does not imply that […]
Remembering the iconic Sci-fi thriller, the Matrix, which put forth the idea of ‘simulated reality’, let’s recall the famous conversation when Neo met Morpheus for the first time and Morpheus asks, “What Is Real? How Do You Define Real? “If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you taste and […]
Newport Beach, Calif. (August 2017) – Pharmavite LLC, one of the leading U.S. manufacturers of high-quality vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements, and consumer retail software innovator Qliktag Software Inc. announced today a partnership to incorporate SmartLabelTM across Pharmavite’s line of Nature Made® brand products. Pharmavite is among a growing list of companies to adopt […]
Taking cues from the iBeacon success at the ‘Tribeca Film festival’ and ‘Olympics 2013’, the glamorous Cannes Lion 2014 festival of creativity took advantage of the hottest technology trend of the year by integrating iBeacon support in its official iPhone app. This festival is the ‘Mecca’ for all creative marketers and advertisement professionals, making it […]
There is a lot of buzz around the Internet of Things these days. For those who are not familiar with “Internet of Things”, it is essentially a system of interconnected devices (things) with unique identifiers that can communicate with each other over the internet. However, when most people refer to the Internet of Things, the […]