5 cutting-edge retail technology trends

As retailers rev up for their busiest shopping season, they know some things never change: Holiday deal-seekers will race like mad through store aisles for the best Black Friday deals. Last-minute shoppers will wait until December 24 to make their purchases. Crowds will swarm stores the day after Christmas in a whirlwind of gift returns. The shopping experience itself, however, has undergone massive changes over the past two decades, especially as ecommerce has won over consumers and smartp