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RFID + social media = marketing machine (video)
The "like" kiosks deployed last month at RFID Journal Live in Orlando Fla., showed that combining RFID and Social Media allows users to interact at the time of an event. "The success of using RFID …
May 30, 2011
How to “Like” a Kiosk
Marketers are constantly looking for information what people actually do at trade events. Not what they do after show hours, that information should stay between the attendee and his or her concierge …
April 21, 2011 - Tim Dreyer
Check out this Checkout: RFID-enabled kiosks deliver more than just a cool factor
Now more than ever, retailers are focusing on the customer experience at the point-of-sale in order to provide the best service possible to increasingly demanding consumers. Savvy retailers are …
March 28, 2011 - Tim Dreyer
Retail RFID Almanac 2011 published
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Retail Customer Experience has published its "Retail RFID Almanac 2011." The almanac's topice include an overview of inventory visibility, a look at how the technology has …
December 9, 2010
Why hasn't RFID adoption taken off in retail?
This commentary is provided by Sue Hutchinson, director, portfolio management for the non-profit organization GS1 US, which administers the U.P.C. standard and develops worldwide standards for …
December 9, 2010
At first blush, Isis looks appealing to retailers
The announcement last week by three major telecom carriers that they have created a joint venture to promote payment via mobile phone may have attracted an important ally. The National Retail …
November 21, 2010 - Burney Simpson
New Android phone could replace your wallet: Google CEO
The soon-to-be-released Google Android Gingerbread mobile phone will include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, allowing for mobile payments with the phone, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said this …
November 18, 2010
Telcos launch 'Isis' mobile payments system
Three of the largest American telecom carriers made official today their plan to launch a national mobile payments network. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless announced their "Isis" joint …
November 15, 2010 - Burney Simpson
U.S. Bank, Visa to begin mobile-payment pilot
U.S. Bank and Visa Inc. soon will begin testing mobile payments in more than a dozen states that have stores which accept contactless payments. The pilot is one of several tests in the United States …
November 15, 2010 - Frederick Lowe
Carriers to announce mobile payments venture
Major telecom firms Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA have joined with Discover Financial Services and Barclays Plc and are preparing to announce a joint plan to offer mobile payments …
November 15, 2010