Jan 15 2018

NRF 2018: 4 New Technologies with Cool Potential for Retailers

We make the rounds at the NRF 2018: Retail's Big Show in New York City to share mini demos of technology innovations unveiled at the retail conference. While these four tools each take a unique approach to integrating transformative digital applications into retail operations, collectively they aim to improve customer satisfaction as well as provide additional purchase and behavioral data to the business. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence comes into play more than once.

Watch and read more stories from NRF 2018 here.  

Participants

    Dusty Lutz, VP & General Manager for Store Transformation Solutions, NCR 

    Ian Hutchinson, Lead for Connected Spaces, Samsung

    Matt Tourney, Solution Architect Team Lead for IoT, CDW 

Video Highlights

  • NCR showcases two new AI-based scanning innovations 20 years after it rolled out its first self-checkout kiosks.
  • Samsung displays tech-infused pop-up shops that deliver data retailers can use to make informed brick-and-mortar strategies in a compressed time frame.
  • CDW — partnering with Cisco Meraki and Apple — debuts MenuPad, an ordering solution that can integrate with point-of-sale systems to improve customer service.