Tech giants court retailers chasing omnichannel dream, Amazon

At the National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York this week, omnichannel was a primary focus as digital leaders from Home Depot, Macy’s, Barnes & Noble and The North Face are scheduled to speak. Like previous years, the NRF show floor features next-gen technology demonstrations, lots of talk about the Internet of things and mobile tools to go omnichannel.

Theatro, which provides voice controlled wearable devices, will roll out tools at outdoor retailer Cabela’s to replace two-way radios with wearables that will have person to machine apps for indoor location, inventory review and analytics.