Lowe’s Replaces Scanner Guns with 42,000 iPhones

by FGarcia on September 12, 2011

Retailers are flocking to mobile technology faster than anything else these days thanks to smartphones, tablets and mobile applications. Many of them have turned to applications to help consumers easily purchase products directly from their mobile device, but there are those in retail and other industries that are beginning to see the benefit of using mobile devices for in-store purposes at the point-of-sale. One recent example of this is the

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Walgreens, the ‘Pusher?’

by FGarcia on March 4, 2011

“Push Notification’ that is… Walgreens is on a roll with their new mobile application. The national retail drugstore is providing a new level of convenience for customers, allowing them to shop online, order photo prints and locate the nearest Walgreens store. But the highlight of the Walgreens mobile solution comes from prescription refills. The app, known as, Refill by Scan, allows customers to scan the medication label’s bar code with

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They may not be smarter than the sales associate assisting them, but smartphone-wielding retail customers are likely to be better informed.   What’s more, store associates and managers know it. In its annual holiday shopping survey, Motorola Solutions uncovered attitudes and opinions that represent yet another challenge for the retail industry, albeit one with a fairly simple solution. More than half (55%) of retail associates — salespeople and managers — experienced

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