The National Retail Federation's Big Show helps the industry take stock of a new year, fresh off the typically grueling holiday quarter. This year, the event also provided an opportunity to check

Facial recognition is being used in Shanghai to help catch individuals suspected of abusing pharmaceuticals.South China Morning Post reports that Shanghai is testing facial recognition terminals in ph

On Jan.17th, We had a fascinating conversation with Mr.Philippe GERWILL ,who is the Chairman of the Board at GeniusBiz Automation, Executive Advisor at IMA and A.Brain Group and Industry Advisor for H

Inventory management — let's call it inventory mismanagement — has emerged as an Achilles heel for department stores. Those retailers, along with others selling third-party apparel, were

Google will now allow anyone with an iPhone (iOS 10+) to use their mobile device as a security key for authenticating themselves when logging into their Google Account. This brings iPhones in line wit

By day two of the National Retail Federation's Big Show, it was not only clear that retailers of all stripes have a newfound appreciation for the value of their physical stores, but also that many

Visa announced it will acquire Plaid—a startup that connects payment apps like Venmo and Square Cash to users' bank accounts to transfer funds—for $5.3 billion. That marks a doubling of Plaid’s va

Elon Musk kicked off a Tuesday presentation at Tesla’s Shanghai plant by tearing off his blazer and dancing enthusiastically to a song by his girlfriend, pop star Grimes. The eccentric CEO and founder