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Ahead of the Holidays, Here’s What Ecommerce can Learn from Self-Checkout Shortcomings

Retail TouchPoints

As ecommerce has become a part of everyday life, customers have felt empowered to take control of their checkout experiences both in-store and at home. A recent study found shoppers of all demographics are warming up to the idea of self-checkout, seeing it as a faster option that eliminates the need to wait in line.

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Sensing, Not Seeing, with Vision AI as Retail’s Crystal Ball for the Future

Retail TouchPoints

We’re seeing vision AI support across all parts of the retail business, including back of house, in-store advertising and media, store checkout and curbside pickup. Additionally, this reduces cloud costs and improves ad traction and purchases, while also taking privacy factors into account.

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Reports: ABG Files Suit Against Bolt for Failure to Deliver on One-Click Checkout Promises

Retail TouchPoints

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has reportedly filed a lawsuit against one-click checkout service Bolt , claiming that the solution provider failed to deliver on promises in a contract related to the implementation of the technology, according to Bloomberg , The Business Journals and other media sources.

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How three Aussie businesses set themselves up for international success

Inside Retail

It can be easier when youre backed by the right logistics and shipping partner. Three Aussie businesses talk about why they chose Australia Post for international shipping. What to look for in an international shipping partner Choosing the right international shipping partner is key to the success of your international expansion.

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Turn Your Store Associates into Superheroes with These Four POS Capabilities

Retail TouchPoints

Prepping click-and-collect orders, picking and packing ship-from-store orders, managing store-to-store transfers, etc. — Your POS system needs to account for that. Each device can perform core transactional functions — such as the ability to accept card and cash payments and scan products for efficient checkouts — offline.

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How Authentic Reviews, Transparency can Help Alleviate the Headache of Returns

Retail TouchPoints

While these have met with varying success, its clear that addressing the product returns problem will require a consistent, holistic, multi-pronged approach that takes into account virtually every aspect of the pre- and post-purchase process.

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Building Loyalty Without Breaking the Bottom Line: the Dual Shipping Dilemma for Ecommerce Merchants

Retail TouchPoints

This presents a dual shipping dilemma for businesses: how can they keep shipping costs on the business low, while also offering customer-friendly return policies? billion in 2023 — accounting for 8.5% As it turns out, this is quite an expensive problem to solve. of total retail sales.

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