Morrisons Self-Checkout’s history and future

Like it or loathe it, the Supermarkets “Self-Checkout” kiosks are one of the flagships of the digital revolution in our shops. Lets look at it quickly and see where its going.

A quick history lesson

Google Glass: A Sensor-ific list of all its sensors

Google Glass’s simplistic design belies the power and thought that has gone into it. Despite its small size, its packed full of sensors which provide new ways to interact with the user that have never been possible before. Here is a…

Chilli Hot NFC/ QR App Bill Payments at Wahaca

Wahaca has rolled out mobile bill payments via an App in the past few months. I finally had a chance to road test it. Its delicious.

Say DOOH La la — Digital Out of Home Advertising is awesome

We are riding the wave of the digital revolution and already most industries are seeing major repercussions. The advertising industry has done a staggering job at not only embracing digital and surfing the medium to the…

Customers go online, in stores using massive touchscreen kiosks.(MTKs)

In the fight to stay competitive brands are using every possible weapon at their disposal. A relatively recent weapon of choice is the impressive large scale touch screen kiosks that let customers go online…

The Godzilla threat of Showrooming and how to battle it

So far I have talked about new digital tools that are able to help the retailer to engage with customers. The problem is that Digital in retail means that there are a bucket load of new threats.. including Showrooming.