A new app, Ordr.in, lets users order food from restaurants and posts their activity to their Facebook Timelines.
By investing in evolving technologies, retailers could see growth of 3.7% by 2014, research finds.
The software solution manages the entire job garment sourcing and manufacturing process at The Foschini Group.
A new initiative, Fashion Like, displays the amount of times a garment has been 'liked' on relevant clothes racks in real-time.
The retailer will use Oracle Retail applications to transform its merchandising supply chain and store operations.
Simply Tap lets users buy goods by holding their smartphones in front of an image of whatever they want to purchase.
The Japanese company will pay $850 million for the point-of-sale business as IBM shifts focus to back-end software solutions.
Sephora's digital makeover includes a personalised Web experience, new mobile Web site, iPhone app and iOS devices.
GuestLogix's XPDA onboard handheld point-of-sale device now accepts contactless, NFC and EMV payments.
Through a Britehouse solution, CTM noted a 50% increase in sales volume per salesperson and faster stock-taking.
Australians are using social networks to save time and want to use Web sites for comparative shopping.
The Australian retail sector will shed 118 000 jobs over the next three years.