Robots are coming to a shop near you
Steve Rogerson talks with VenHub CEO Shahan Ohanessian about the future of smart retail. When I was in Nuremberg for Embedded World in March, I popped into what Google [...]
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the shops
Recent retail cyber attacks in the UK have made Steve Rogerson a little nervous about doing his shopping. The UK retail industry is under attack, literally. Bad actors have [...]
Jolly way to solve lost trolley folly
Steve Rogerson talks with Gareth Mitchell from Heliot on how IoT can help solve the problem of abandoned shopping trolleys. I am old enough to remember when shopping trolleys [...]
Cool shopping in Pennsylvania
A grocery store in Pennsylvania is reaping the benefits of an IoT system that keeps an eye on its refrigerated cases, as Steve Rogerson discovered. Last month, Derrick Altman, [...]
Advantech celebrates forty years building an intelligent planet
On the occasion of Advantech’s 40th anniversary, Steve Rogerson talks with co-founder KC Liu about how the company has changed. Back in 1983, you may not have noticed that [...]
Every internet of things she does is magic
Steve Rogerson talks with a man who is trying to put some magic into IoT and smart homes. How cool would it be to wave a magic wand to [...]
One sensor or two: How IoT is helping coffee shops
Steve Rogerson speaks with Sam Roberts from MPro5 about how the IoT is transforming coffee shops. We all know the theory – you walk into a supermarket, stroll round [...]
Just how smart is smart shopping?
Steve Rogerson tries out smart shopping at his local Sainsbury’s supermarket Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has been pestering me for ages to try its SmartShop shopping app. Because I write [...]
When is a shop not a shop?
Last week, I had an unusual retail experience; I went into a shop that doesn’t sell anything. This was a proper bricks-and-mortar shop run by Samsung in a revitalised [...]
