Incubating The Next Big Thing

By Matt Pillar, chief editor

November 2013 Integrated Solutions For Retailers

The turn of the century was a great time to start covering retail technology. Granted, my 13 years in the business doesn’t earn me the distinction of retail tech historian. Some of my friends and colleagues tell stories that make me feel like I’m still wet behind the ears. But, when I started covering the beat for Business Solutions magazine and ISR in 2000, most of the press releases that crossed my desk touted taller pole displays, PC-based POS, and two-color receipt printers. That was exciting news back then.

Then there were the years following Y2K, when it seemed like mergers and acquisitions would lead retailers to a bland and limited choice of homogenized POS solutions. My, how times have changed.