{"id":5665,"date":"2015-11-17T14:41:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T14:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/?p=5665"},"modified":"2015-11-17T14:41:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T14:41:51","slug":"industry-updates-retail-and-foodservice-technology-november-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2015\/11\/industry-updates-retail-and-foodservice-technology-november-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Updates: Retail and Foodservice Technology \u2013 November 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Apparel\/Department <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gap Inc. <\/strong>is using software-defined routers from <strong>Vipeta Inc<\/strong>. that will allow Gap to route its traffic over the Internet with encrypted connections to ensure security.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Drug Stores<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Walgreens <\/strong>is expanding the Apple Pay functionality it provides to customers. Enhancements include seamless integration with members\u2019 Balance Rewards cards as well as loyalty point redemption.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Discount\/GM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gordmans Stores, Inc.<\/strong> is using <strong>Oracle\u2019s<\/strong> Xstore POS to increase the speed of the checkout process, reduce manual entry for coupons, and provide access to real-time inventory levels across both the store and distribution center network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pier I Imports <\/strong>has partnered with a provider of real-time omnichannel personalization to enhance its customer experience. <strong>Certona<\/strong> plans to bring a \u201chyper-personalized omnichannel experience\u201d to Pier I shoppers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sleepy\u2019s, The Mattress Professionals <\/strong>will integrate <strong>Ingenico Group<\/strong> smart terminals to securely accept EMV credit and debit cards and NFC\/contactless mobile payments inside all company stores by the end of 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Grocery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Westside Market<\/strong> is getting into the grocery delivery game with <strong>Instacart<\/strong>. The services will allow delivery to customers in the Upper West Side neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Home Center<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ace Hardware Corp<\/strong>. has endorsed Epicor as the POS provider for its network of over 4,800 hardware cooperative locations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Z Gallerie <\/strong>will integrate a full suite of Aptos retail solutions into its omnichannel retail operations. The solutions will help enable Z Gallerie to determine customer needs, wants, and purchasing behavior while also expanding digital e-commerce capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparel\/Department Gap Inc. is using software-defined routers from Vipeta Inc. that will allow Gap to route its traffic over the Internet with encrypted connections to ensure security. &nbsp; Drug Stores Walgreens is expanding the Apple Pay functionality it provides to customers. Enhancements include seamless integration with members\u2019 Balance Rewards cards as well as loyalty point&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2015\/11\/industry-updates-retail-and-foodservice-technology-november-2015\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Industry Updates: Retail and Foodservice Technology \u2013 November 2015<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-template-no-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-5665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retail-technology","tag-eupdate","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}