An information delivery method includes acquiring an image including a shelf laminate and a plurality of products placed on the shelf laminate by an image capturing device, selecting a template from a plurality of templates for displaying on a display placed on the shelf laminate according to image information of the plurality of products, and displaying at least one selling message of each product of the plurality of products on a display region of the display according to the template. The template displayed on the display includes a plurality of display regions. Each display region of the plurality of display regions is consistent with an allocated width and an allocated position of a corresponding product.

Improved checkout systems and methods for maintaining, managing and implementing promotion reimbursements are shown and described. Retailers may select promotion programs from a market place. Selected promotions are associated with the retailer's point-of-sale system. When an item within a promotion is detected, a promotion record may be formed. The promotion record may be automatically sent to a promotion originator based upon preset parameters for reimbursement.

A kiosk configured to provide live service and sales support with a wide variety of features targeting the rural market, specifically the rural cellular mobile device market.

A method and system for receiving digital artifacts from a management server. The method includes sending a request for a digital artifact from a mobile application to the management server for display within a specific mobile application generated screen, receiving the digital artifact from the management server, and displaying the digital artifact with the specific mobile application generated screen.

A system is disclosed for presenting advertisements for products and related products for a consumer based on the products being purchased.

A secure point-of-sale (POS) portal architecture for delivering multiple services is provided. According to one exemplary aspect of the architecture, a number of services offered by various parties are integrated for delivery to merchants. The parties offering the services include, for example, payment processors and merchant acquirers and other external value-added service providers. The integrated services, in turn, are offered to merchants and/or their respective customers via one or more POS devices and its supporting system infrastructure at the merchant locations. The integrated services include, for example, acceptance of multiple payment instruments, payment processing, user dialog management, sales promotion and customer support, loyalty programs, back office processing, receipt capture, employee training, risk management, dispute resolution, system security, system administration etc. Moreover, these integrated services may be customized based on a merchant's particular requirements to provide a specific environment for delivering these services.

Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (POP) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed. Wireless beacons may be used to broadcast wireless signals from POP displays, where the wireless signals include data packets with unique identifiers for the wireless beacons. The wireless signals may be received by mobile devices. A remote server may communicate with the mobile device and provide the mobile device with up-to-date content associated with the POP displays. A geographic location of the mobile device may be assessed and used to determine if the mobile device is at an acceptable location for displaying the up-to-date content. The wireless beacons may be enclosed in an enclosure that is attached to the POP displays. Sensors may determine when the enclosures are attached/removed from the POP displays.

A gift card system and method for purchasing gift cards at a kiosk is disclosed. The system/method includes a gift card distribution kiosk located at a retail establishment that provides a user with access to a multitude of different forms of gift cards that may be purchased and printed onto a customizable card with a personalized message. The kiosk includes a kiosk processor interface, a gift card dispenser, a card reader and gift card management server connected to a network. The gift card management server, through the kiosk processor interface, provides vendor options to users to select and pay via the card reader. In another embodiment, the kiosk is used to redeem unused user gift cards for a reduced value user selected gift card, reduced cash value, full value store card, rewards points, bank debit, and/or electronic code user towards online purchases.

A storefront device comprising a display device specifying unit configured to specify, among a plurality of display devices, a display device for displaying sales management information indicating merchandise acquired in a storefront by a processing subject person detected in the storefront; and a display timing determination unit configured to determine a timing at which the sales management information is to be displayed on the specified display device.

In an approach to cognitive retail facing, one or more computer processors receive data associated with a shelf facing of one or more products on display. Based, at least in part, on the received shelf facing data, the one or more computer processors determine whether the shelf facing matches a predetermined pattern. In response to determining the shelf facing does not match a predetermined pattern, the one or more computer processors generate one or more instructions to adjust the one or more products to match the predetermined pattern. The one or more computer processors transmit the generated one or more instructions to one or more autonomous robots.