McDonald’s Wows with their new digital ordering Kiosk

McDonalds have been really quiet for a while on the innovation front, but they have finally shown their colours in Australia when it comes to rolling out unique in-store technology in the form of their new “Gourmet Burger” order Touch…

Measuring the fridge using Google Universal Analytics

One of the largest hurdles that come with using technology in store is that it is very hard to measure. What tools are there to help? First up is Google’s ‘Universal Analytics’ which allows you to measure anything in store. ( even the…

Tesco trialling Digital Mobile Wallet for in store payment

Tesco seem to be getting ready to show their hand when it comes to creating a mobile digital wallet/loyalty combination.

Just to start off with a quick disclosure: I used to work on the Tesco mobile…

When is a kiosk a must-have in-store ?

Following on from some of my previous posts, I was asked a really startling question that made me think hard. (Thanks Chris!) Why does anyone actually need a kiosk?… Isn’t it just technology for technologies sake?
My opinion is that kiosks are amazingly powerful…

PayPal’s Beacon shines the way for instore payments

After a few days of Apple tech, I thought it would be good to show that there are other potential solutions using Beacon Technology. Hands down, my favourite of the moment has to be PayPal’s solution for how Beacons are going to change our…

How HP’s digital Kiosk is better than beer

I have had a few people commenting or emailing me over the last few weeks saying that in-store technology is not effective for engaging customers. They are wrong. Here’s my answer.

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Mobile Networks: Phone Numbers are the next big in-store payment tool

O2, Vodafone, and EE have all got together along with Carrier billing provider Boku, to allow you to to pay for your packet of crisps at your local store using nothing more than your mobile phone number.

Rise of Street Digital: London’s iconic telephone boxes power up

There was a new colour on London’s Highstreets yesterday. Some of London’s iconic red telephone boxes have now gone green.

The best video summaries of the Apple Pay launch

Now that the dust has settled on Apple’s launch of its stellar payment service in the US of A. Here are the best video summaries of what it does and how to use it.

For our USA readers ( and gosh there are a lot of you-thanks!), you will be…