Security

The Cloud in Retail: Transforming the Use of Video in Stores

One of the most significant trends over the past several years has been the adoption of cloud-based services, spearheaded mainly by an…

Keeping Stores Safe Amid the Autonomous Retail Revolution

Autonomous retail technology is on the rise, with innovations like Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology already leapfrogging past yesterday’s self-checkout solutions. This…

NRF Ad Campaign Supports ‘Essential’ Infrastructure Legislation as Association Protests Vaccine Mandate

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is publicly backing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill currently being debated in Congress with a new ad…

Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

As it did with many other aspects of retail, COVID-19 gave a major boost to touchless technology applications — and enthusiasm for…

Reports: PayPal in Talks to Acquire Pinterest for $45 Billion

[Editors’ Note: Since the posting of this story, PayPal has denied the many rumors about a purchase of PayPal, saying in a…

How Retailers Can Build ‘Forgivability’ to Survive a Cyberattack

Ecommerce fraud exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic as online shopping gave cybercriminals more targets. The average volume of successful monthly fraud attacks…

Neiman Marcus Responds to Breach of 4.6 Million Customers’ Data

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) said it recently learned personal information from as many as 4.6 million online customers had been obtained by…

Could Data Privacy Be Retail’s New Competitive Differentiator?

Some say that in the new era of retail, data is gold. For others, data is oil. Whatever valuable commodity data represents,…

How Security Cameras Can Be Adapted to Create Checkout-Free Store Experiences

Visit a major retail store recently? Chances are you noticed some changes at the checkout line. There were probably more self-checkout choices…

4 Tips to Help Retailers Meet PCI DSS Compliance

Over the last year, retailers have endured a range of unprecedented challenges. From supply chain and labor force disruptions to strict social…

Top Risks For Retail Businesses In 2021 (And in The Next Decade)

The retail industry is widely accepted as one of the leading economic indicators. industry. When the economy is growing, consumers flock to…

7 Hurricane Preparedness Tips Retailers Should Know

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, 2021, and experts are predicting an active season in North America. The Colorado State University Tropical…