During the mall's 1980s heyday, if you had imagined a mall in 2020, it is more likely you would have envisioned robot sales clerks and laser-equipped mannequins than hand sanitizer and face masks. But here we are. Covid-19 safety measures have changed how customers...

Ultraviolet light technology is becoming more popular among companies that are implementing a multi-tactic approach to combat the coronavirus. On July 29, JetBlue Airways revealed the Honeywell UV Cabin System, a robot the size of a beverage cart with arms that extend...

With many retailers now reopened to the public, some are taking extensive steps to protect both employees and shoppers, including installing new technologies designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Visiting a retail store may feel radically different from...

We’re all for getting rid of germs from our lives, especially during the pandemic. Many companies in the tech world are going to all-out war to kill harmful bacteria and viruses, which should come as no surprise given the precautions that people want to take. In the...

Time to hang up on your bestie and sanitize that toilet seat, err, Apple iPhone. “You just got to understand how filthy and disgusting your iPhone is. I mean, your phones are really, really dirty. Like not just a bit dirtier than the toilet seat, but 10 to 20 times...

There are a range of new products available to help the enterprise prepare to safely bring employees back to the workplace. Offices are reopening after weeks of working from home due to the pandemic. Unless the business has adopted Twitter's example (all remote, all...

COVID-19 has impacted every industry, especially restaurants and retail stores. In March, 44% of U.S. restaurants were temporarily closed and the sales rate for retail and foodservice declined 8.7%, the steepest since it began being tracked in 1992. Now, as lockdowns...

BOTHELL, WASH.—There has been an ‘ick’ factor associated with hotels for a long time. Think TV remotes, shared keyboards, key cards that have touched who knows how many hands, etc. “Ninety-six percent of keyboards have pathogens on them,” says Mark Beeston, VP of...

For most retailers, 2020 isn’t the year where stocking the latest electronic gadget, newest fashion from the runway or most flawless diamonds are going to draw customers in. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, what will bring customers back into your store is seeing the...

The hospitality industry is one of the hardest hit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the American Hotel and Lodging Association, U.S. properties lost more than $23 billion in room revenue since mid-February and are continuing to lose $2.8 billion weekly....

  Various states across the U.S. are relaxing the rules for business reopening. These staged actions include a wider range of businesses at each iteration, including many retail and food service establishments. With this movement comes the need for businesses to...

Vice President Mark Beeston, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares how his company is using state of the art patented technology to eliminate pathogens on hospital devices, which was timely with the outbreak of... Listen to the...

Shopping used to be a more-or-less carefree experience. That’s changed with the coronavirus outbreak and its trickle-down effects. Retailers have to think critically about how they approach crowding and sanitation. At the same time, they have to take into account that...

As states open back up for business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published various guidelines designed to make shopping safer for consumers and retail workers. Though jewelry stores aren’t addressed...