While cashless payment continues to expand, retail and convenience services industry experts say consumers continue to use cash and do not foresee its demise any time soon. Certain fast growing industry verticals, such as gaming and cannabis dispensaries, rely heavily on cash while the masses of unbanked and underbanked Americans rely exclusively on cash for […]

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As mobile order-and-pay options expand for consumers, some believe the role of self-serve kiosks may lessen, while others think they are more important than ever. This is just one conundrum that a panel of experts will tackle during “Mobile pay and self-serve kiosks: Partners or competitors?” which is part of the annual Self-Service Innovation Summit, Dec. […]

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The awards are an important part of the Self-Service Innovation Summit, which runs from Dec. 14-16 at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida. Businesses and individuals that use self-service technology have an opportunity to nominate innovations they consider to be game changers for the annual Self-Service Innovation Awards, to be presented at the third annual Self-Service […]

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The Summit, held at the Hilton Columbus at Easton, gave attendees a chance to see hands-on demonstrations on customer experience technology developed by the Summit sponsors. Attendees at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Columbus, Ohio last week gained a wealth of technology insights as they made their way to educational sessions addressing a range […]

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“Get your house in order.” That was Andrew Laudato’s opening message at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit Wednesday at the Hilton at Easton hotel in Columbus, Ohio. Laudato, EVP and COO of The Vitamin Shoppe, provided the opening keynote, ‘Fostering Innovation: How to Create an Environment Where Innovation Thrives.’ When thinking about innovation, Andrew Laudato […]

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ICXA honors 10 Elevate Award winners at the 2022 Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Columbus, Ohio. Top performers in the expanding interactive customer experience space were honored Wednesday as the Interactive Customer Experience Association presented its annual Elevate Awards during ICX Summit at the Hilton Columbus at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. Presenting the awards were […]

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The ICX Association has announced finalists for the 2022 Elevate Awards. Winners will be honored during a special awards ceremony at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit being held June 1-3 in Columbus, OH. The Interactive Customer Experience Association hosts the Elevate Awards each year. Members of the association, along with other customer experience professionals and […]

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Consumer acceptance of self-service reached an all-time high in 2021. More organizations are considering or already deploying customer-facing kiosks. ICX Association members are eligible for a special offer on the 2022 Kiosk Census Report. In 2021, the self-serve kiosk industry took on new relevance as many closed businesses and organizations reopened and sought technologies to […]

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Andrew Laudato, EVP and COO for The Vitamin Shoppe, will give the opening keynote at the upcoming Interactive Customer Experience Summit, hosted by the ICX Association, in June. In an interview with Retail Customer Experience, he shares insight on how innovation is driving the retailer’s success and tips for retailers striving for the same result. […]

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