Multifaceted glazing bulges out of OMA’s remarkable department store

With its eye-catching glazing bulging out of a stone facade, the remarkable Galleria in Gwanggyo is one of the most striking buildings we’ve seen in some time. Designed by OMA, the department store is located in Gwanggyo, a town just south of South Kor… Continue reading Multifaceted glazing bulges out of OMA’s remarkable department store

How Retail Security Can Welcome IoT Innovations Without Putting Customers at Risk

As organizations rely more on the IoT to enable internet connection at every part of the retail process, the right mindset can go a long way toward achieving a win-win for retail security.

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Placer.ai, a location data analytics startup, raises $12 million Series A

Placer.ai, a startup that analyzes location and foot traffic analytics for retailers and other businesses, announced today that it has closed a $12 million Series A. The round was led by JBV Capital, with participation from investors including Aleph, Reciprocal Ventures and OCA Ventures. The funding will be used on research and development of new […] Continue reading Placer.ai, a location data analytics startup, raises $12 million Series A

Children’s apparel company Hanna Andersson discloses data breach

Hanna Andersson, a children’s clothing company with stores across the country, has told customers that their card payment data may have been compromised in a security breach last year. For nearly two months from mid-September to mid-November, an “unauthorized third party” had access to card payment information that certain customers entered as they were checking out at Hanna Andersson’s website, Mike Edwards, the company’s CEO, said in a Jan. 15 letter to customers viewed by CyberScoop. The exposed data included payment card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV codes, along with customers’ names, billing addresses, and shipping addresses. Law enforcement officials recently told executives at Portland, Oregon-based Hanna Andersson that there was evidence of a breach, Edwards said. It is unclear how many customers were affected by the incident. While it doesn’t appear that every customer who visited the website during the two month period was victimized, Edwards said, the company […]

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Google Cloud lands Lufthansa Group and Sabre as new customers

Google’s strategy for bringing new customers to its cloud is to focus on the enterprise and specific verticals like healthcare, energy, financial service and retail, among others. It’s healthcare efforts recently experienced a bit of a setback, with Epic now telling its customers that it is not moving forward with its plans to support Google […] Continue reading Google Cloud lands Lufthansa Group and Sabre as new customers

Vax transforms telephone payment transaction process with PCI Pal®

Vax, a global market leader in carpet washers and vacuum cleaners, has streamlined the way it handles telephone-based payment transactions and significantly reduced failure rates, thanks to the integration of PCI Pal’s Agent Assist payment securi… Continue reading Vax transforms telephone payment transaction process with PCI Pal®

Zebra’s SmartSight inventory robot keeps an eye on store shelves

How many times have you gone into a store and found the shelves need restocking of the very item you came in for? This is a frequent problem and it’s difficult, especially in larger retail establishments, to keep on top of stocking requirements. Zebra Technologies has a solution: a robot that scans the shelves and […] Continue reading Zebra’s SmartSight inventory robot keeps an eye on store shelves

British retailer fined half a million pounds for poor cybersecurity hygiene

Companies that fail to protect themselves online no longer need to fear only the bad guys lurking in the hidden corners of the internet. Increasingly, they need to worry about the good guys as well.   The UK is one country leading this push to for… Continue reading British retailer fined half a million pounds for poor cybersecurity hygiene

How the Cyber Grinch Stole Christmas: Managing Retailer Supply Chain Cyber Risk

Cyber threats are always a prominent risk to businesses, especially those operating with high quantities of customer information in the retail space, with over 50% of global retailers were breached last year.  BitSight VP, Jake Olcott, has written… Continue reading How the Cyber Grinch Stole Christmas: Managing Retailer Supply Chain Cyber Risk