Retailers have long fought to grab shoppers’ attention within their first steps inside a supermarket. But new research finds distracted customers could play into retailers’ favour.

The future of retail payment is in our hands - or so Fujitsu would argue, thanks to their new biometric payment technology that could replace cash, credit and even facial recognition technology at the checkout.

Asda has revealed plans to step up the use of digital signage, video walls and directional sound in its George clothing departments in the second half of the year.

Whole Foods, GameStop, Barnes & Noble and many other major retailers will now accept a range of cryptocurrencies in their physical stores.

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a competition to find the most “innovative and technical” retail concept to cater to its time pressed shoppers. London’s transport network, which has more than 2000 commercial units across London servicing over 31 million passenger journeys every day, is offer...

Ebay is set to open a new “concept store” in the UK, marking the latest ecommerce giant to make a concerted push into physical retail. The pop-up store, based in Wolverhampton, will offer 40 small local companies the chance to showcase their products for a month, aiming to show that “physical...

Amazon has opened its 12th Go grocery store in New York City, marking the first store from the retailer which will accept physical cash. This is a significant new direction for Amazon Go, which has been hailed by many as the next step in physical retail, doing away with cashiers and, until now, cash...

Hugo Boss has announced a partnership with multi-channel technology specialist One Iota as it seeks to further integrate interactive digital systems into its stores. The luxury fashion retailer officially entered into a partnership with the company, after installing its digital products at two of it...

Athleisure brand Fabletics, which was founded by actress Kate Hudson, has opened a new high-tech store in New York integrating its new system OmniShop. The brand, which plans to open 12 new bricks-and-mortar stores this year, has built its own point-of-sale (POS) system OmniShop, which allows the br...

Some of the UK’s biggest retailers including Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been accused of filming shoppers without their knowledge of permission, potentially breaching data protection laws. The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is examining the claims made by The Daily Mail regarding retail behav...