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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer has seen digital sales shift away from next-day deliveries, which now account for just 18.2% of orders, toward two -day or later windows, which account for 80%. Hot Topic has found that predictability — not necessarily speed — is among the most important aspects of the customer experience.

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14 Point of Sale Systems for Small Businesses in 2023

Small Biz Trends

A point-of-sale system is one of the best tools for small businesses looking to accept payments. Point-of-sale systems enable business owners to be more agile with their payment processing and forego using the cash drawer. What Is a Point of Sale POS System? Best Overall Point of Sale Systems.

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Paper Store POS Upgrade Untethers Associates, Boosts Productivity

Retail TouchPoints

But a legacy point-of-sale (POS) system that lacked any kind of mobile functionality tied too many associates to cash wrap workstations — a major source of inefficiency during ongoing labor shortages in retail. That’s three different passwords and user accounts in each store across the fleet.

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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

Retail TouchPoints

Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. The store knows what you took from the shelf and put in your cart and can charge you for it on your account that’s linked to their system.

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The Top 5 Retail ERP Software Features to Look For

Retail TouchPoints

Every business has a number of core processes, units and departments that each function as vital cogs in the machinery, including manufacturing, order management, purchasing inventory, accounting, human resources, financial management and so much more.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

External Theft According to the NRF, shoplifting and other forms of external theft, including burglary, accounted for 37% of reported shrink in 2022. Optimize inventory management: Like damaged products and shipping errors, theft can negatively impact retail inventory management.

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7 Ways Big-Box Retailers Can (Painlessly) Move into Wireless Retail

Retail TouchPoints

It’s essential to understand the potential crunch points and areas where even an experienced retailer will need specialist knowledge to navigate these pitfalls. It’s not as simple as using the primary store’s usual point-of-sale and retail management system for the wireless store-within-a-store.

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