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Advancing Retail And Education With Digital Technology 

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In payment methods, Circle K announced a cashierless checkout pilot as convenience stores advance retail innovations. And in education, Google and Apple are facilitating students’ return to class with the help of technology. All this, Today in Data.

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Apple Loses A Key Retail Innovator

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It often seems that technology makes retail innovation. It can be easy to forget that people are behind those innovations. For those who haven’t heard, Ive, the chief design officer for Apple, is leaving the company. Apple will be a client, the company has confirmed. That brings us to Jony Ive.

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Why Health And Beauty Retailers Are Driving Digital Innovation

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Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. About the same share — or 60.9

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Apple Enables Augmented Reality Sales For Merchants

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Apple is updating its augmented reality (AR) Quick Look feature to enable merchants to sell its products in-app for an instant AR experience, according to reports on Thursday (Feb. The retailer provides the 3D model and Apple uses ARKit – handling everything from scaling to lighting – to display it as it should look.

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European Union Hits Apple With A One-Two Antitrust Punch

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Tuesday (June 16) is marking a bit of a one-two punch on the Continent for Apple. The European Union announced that it is opening not one but two antitrust investigations into the tech giant, focusing on the company’s App Store and Apple Pay. “It It also reserves the ‘tap and go’ functionality of iPhones to Apple Pay.

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How QSRs Are Driving Retail Innovation Via Emerging Tech

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Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Self-service kiosks have been gaining popularity, and cutting-edge technology like biometrics is starting to be integrated. Contactless Payments.

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Is It Time For Apple To Allow Others Access To The iPhone NFC Chip?

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You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Almost half, 45 percent, have shifted digital to shop for retail products, and one in five to shop for groceries and order food from restaurants.

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