Logistics & Supply Chain Technology, Transportation & Distribution

In recent years, China’s vending machines have grown at 30% CAGR. It is predicted that by 2020, there will be 138 million vending machines in China, yearly selling up to 100 Billion Yuan of fast-moving consumer goods according to a report by Forward. Meanwhile, China has become the biggest vending machine manufacturer and exporter in the world, with Guangdong contributing most of the export volume.

Google and Kantar have unveiled research into customer experience across online retailers, analysing 33,500 online shoppers across 17 countries (2,000 UK consumers). The research demonstrates the need for retailers to innovate and improve experience at an ever-increasing rate, as it shows overall experience improving while satisfaction plateaus.

Schneider Electric has introduced a new Data Centre TradeOff Tool, designed to enable customers and Channel Partners to model the long-term cost implications of utilising new edge computing and critical infrastructure technologies.

Salesforce has introduced Consumer Goods Cloud, a new industry product that enables consumer goods companies to drive revenue growth and maximise ROI through improved retail execution capabilities.

UK businesses need to be more aware of the security vulnerabilities their wireless devices present, new research has revealed.

Nearly one-third (32%) of IT group employees in SMBs and mid-market enterprises globally said their organisation had experienced a security breach in the past five years, with at least 10% of the total sample of respondents reporting that they were hit by a breach in the past year. That’s according to a new survey conducted by Kaseya which polled more than 400 global respondents.

Checkpoint Systems has launched the G40, a small footprint acrylic antenna specifically designed to tackle theft in convenience stores.

Linxa, the Wholesale Telecoms platform provider, has deployed its Wholesale Management Platform for Rebtel, an over the top (OTT) provider of Voice services for migrants and international nomads.

Qumulo, provider of enterprise-proven hybrid cloud file storage, has announced software advancements that enable enterprises to integrate modern file storage while seamlessly meeting organisational security and access standards already in place.

Conker, a British producer of business rugged tablet, touch screen and mobile devices, has launched its SX50 barcode scanner.