American-based WebDiet, Inc. has created a program which provides consumers with customised meal suggestions at the point of purchase based on the needs, wants and location of the customer.It is a new smartphone-based service to help people make smarter eating choices and improve their health, according to the creators. WebDiet is the first and only service to proactively send customers specific and dynamic meal suggestions, directly to their email and mobile devices immediately before time of purchase.... ...Read more »

The prospect of using a mobile phone to make purchases could change the shape of consumer-business interaction in the coming years, as new technology offers the potential for consumers to house credit and other card information on their mobile phones. Europe’s largest trial of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on mobile phones, conducted by research firm GFK and commissioned by O2 (a leading UK communications company), has revealed strong consumer demand for such services. Nine out... ...Read more »

NCR, a leading global technology solutions company, has today announced that prominent Australian retail food brand manager and franchisor, Retail Food Group Ltd, will deploy over 1,000 NCR RealPOS point-of-sale (POS) touch screen terminals. The high-tech terminals, which integrate NCR’s POS terminals with Task Retail Technology’s Xchangexec software suite, allow for the creation of “bounce back” vouchers by individual stores, customised in-store promotions, product ordering... ...Read more »