Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2023

in its fiscal year 2023 (ending in September) versus 2022…which may come as no surprise to you at all if you’ve been in a Costco on a Saturday lately. And if you’re a brick-and-mortar retailer that wants Sephora-sized success, here are three things you can do to deliver the type of exceptional in-store experiences your customers expect.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Technology is an Asset for Retailers – But it Introduces More Risk Internet connected devices are at the center of the new customer-retailer experience. Customers want personal, seamless, no-contact experiences, and each additional endpoint helps provide what today’s customers expect.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A great experience, like a physical retail environment, can change someones day, she said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Thats why Kondrat and the entire team at Rekon Retail focus on creating this retail magic for consumers by helping growing brands develop the vision for their brick-and-mortar experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Shoppers can use technology to their advantage and shop at all three stores in whatever way works best for them. Grocery margins already are quite slim, and every item that customers choose to purchase elsewhere is a missed opportunity. Clunky, inefficient setups can make customers feel like theyre wasting their time.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But a brand cant make it in the 21st century with technology from the 19th, so in 2022, the British footwear brand undertook a massive digital transformation that encompassed everything from its ecommerce sites around the world to the point-of-sale (POS) systems in its 500+stores. Lots of retailers talk about omnichannel, she said.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2024

On Sunday I did my weekly shopping at the store to find out if Amazon Fresh might be able to fill the hole left by Fairway, literally and figuratively. Amazons other attempts at brick-and-mortar have fared even more poorly. billion acquisition of Whole Foods. Regular carts, albeit green, are available outside.)

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

As digital-first shopping is here to stay, retailers must invest in connected experiences — and success hinges on frictionless operations. Creating cohesive customer experiences. Today’s consumers expect more than just personalised experiences. Unifying customer data. And consumers can feel it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Cards have become by far the most popular payment method, with contactless now accounting for most purchases made at retail stores. While dedicated lines deliver higher reliability, they come at a higher a cost. James Stark is Head of Direct Sales UK – Enterprise, Merchant Services at Worldline.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In 2024 alone, several high-profile companies, including Dell, AT&T, Ticketmaster and Disney have suffered the consequences of a major breach. This data, which includes sensitive customer information like credit card details, is stored across a number of environments and is accessible through millions of point-of-sales and IoT devices.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2021

Whether responding to a transactional survey, sharing an experience in a group chat (or Zoom), leaving a public Google review, or streaming a live unboxing of your product on TikTok – customers are advocating for or detracting from your brand in new and countless ways. Customer journey disruption is here to stay.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

From online stores to point-of-sale systems, ensuring smooth customer experiences relies on robust testing of software systems. By not using an API, retailers can expect to experience lost revenues, poor customer experiences, reputational damage and more. Guy Arieli is Co-founder and CTO at BlinqIO.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Shein is very Gen Z oriented, so we bring in as many Gen Z team members as possible,” said Marisa Runyon, Director of Creative Content and Production at Shein. “We Shein spoke during a panel discussion at the recent FUTR conference in New York City. We spend a lot of time in brainstorming sessions, asking them, ‘What are you watching?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2025

At their very core, brick-and-mortar stores are meant to be the physical manifestation of a brand a distillation of its promise and the experience it aims to create for shoppers and associates alike.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Lowe’s has unveiled a new solution, developed in its Innovation Labs division, designed to combat retail theft in way that is invisible to customers through the use of RFID chips and the blockchain. We see a future where technologies like Project Unlock can help the entire retail ecosystem create a great environment for our customers.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The tool asks a few quick questions about personal preferences and then makes tailored wine recommendations based on available inventory in the customers chosen store. The Wine Finder is available online for more than 500 Marks & Spencer stores and on point-of-sale marketing in 20 Foodhalls.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Associate POS adoption depends on getting the user experience right. Customer and product information at their fingertips What are some of the functionalities and data that your POS system needs to serve up? Well, let’s start with customer data. This is one situation you want to avoid at all costs. Our respect.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

H&M Group is rolling out a pilot of several new tech-enabled in-store shopping solutions at COS stores in the U.S., Throughout 2022 we will test a new frictionless and personalized shopping experience — from the fitting room to checkout,” said Alan Boehme, CTO at H&M Group in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2025

Grocery Executives are Putting Retail Media in Their Carts Grocery executives are seeing the value of investing in retail media to meet the moment of the boom and transform their customers’ shopping experiences. grocers are valued at $8.5

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Potharaju spent a few years working in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in New York. He is dedicated to achieving Uniqode’s vision of enabling digital connection with every physical object and place on the planet.

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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. We’ll look at some of the top POS solutions currently available for this article.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

DCC is an optional service offered at the point of sale, allowing customers to view the cost of their purchases in their home currency. Consumers, on the other hand, should compare rates at the point of sale with those provided by their card issuer to ensure they are getting a good deal.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

AI fuels imagination, leading to a flood of ideas of how to enhance customer experiences, automate tasks and gain an edge in the market. Prior to joining MicroTouch, Dittig held senior roles at Samsung, Elo Touch Solutions, Tyco Electronics (TE Connectivity), ViewSonic Corporation and Tech Data.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

JCPenney has faced the same challenges that bedevil the entire department store vertical, ranging from lower foot traffic at malls to the high operating costs that come with significant brick-and-mortar investments. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): You began in your post at JCPenney in 2022. Bala: It’s all starting with data cleansing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

The identification, payment, loyalty membership and entry solutions are currently deployed at a total of more than 400 locations in the U.S., We are always looking for new ways to delight our customers and improve the shopping experience,” said Leandro Balbinot, CTO at Whole Foods Market in a statement.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

featured speakers such as Beatrice de Quinsonas Drouas, Director of Research at BPCE Solutions Immobilires; Mathieu de Mallman, Global Head of Retail and Healthcare at AXA IM ALTS; Eric Decouvelaere, Head of EMEA Urban Destinations at CBRE Investors Management; and Romain Muller, Head of Investment Management Retail at Union Investment.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

The basic service that a point-of-sale (POS) device provides checking out customers is essential to any retailers functioning. Lee Holman: First, full disclosure: my first foray into retail was in the early 1980s, working at a Peoples Drugstore in White Oak, Md. non-mechanical) systems were introduced in retail?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The solution provider has worked with Verizon on a number of installations, including at events such as the Indy 500. We are excited to see how the integration of Verizon 5G Edge and AiFis technology at the Hawks Express store will make an impact on checkout efficiency and customer satisfaction.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2025

In a rush to create a shopping environment that wows customers and entices them to spend, many retailers overlook the payment process’s impact on the overall customer experience. Retailers overlook that the payment experience can be their last memory of the store and influence their decision to return or not.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

The deployment, which builds on Sainsbury’s 20+-year relationship with NCR, will include the NCR Voyix Commerce Platform, Point of Sale Solutions and Next Generation Self-Checkout systems, all powered by NCR Voyix Edge software.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In today’s world, a stellar customer experience (CX) isn’t just a nice perk with which to provide customers — it’s table stakes. Consumer expectations are at an all-time high, and retailers need to ‘wow’ customers at every single touch point or risk losing them.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2024

What a difference two years make: Dollar General was enthusiastic enough about self-checkout in June 2022 that it announced trialing 100% self-checkout at 200 stores. The retailer is focused on improving the store experience, where “everything begins and ends for our customers,” said Vasos during the May 2024 call.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Amazon ’s Just Walk Out (JWO) cashierless technology has found a welcoming home in sports stadiums, a trend that will continue this fall, with a total of 14 new stores joining those already in place at Lumen Field in Seattle and Commanders Field outside Washington, D.C., as well as Baltimore’s first JWO store at M&T Bank Stadium.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

This innovative c-store will not only provide our students with a diverse selection of hot and cold food options but also meet their personal and grocery needs, said Rose Wilson, District Manager, Sodexo at Northern Arizona University in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

At a discount retailer like Dollar General, controlling costs is perhaps even more crucial. As Owens framed it, the ability to keep company costs down is how it also keeps prices low for its customers. “[Our] DSW , Circle K and Bed Bath & Beyond are just a few of the many retailers planning deployments of self-checkout solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The convenience store experience just got more convenient at Chartw ells , a division of Compass Group that operates thousands of stores on college and corporate campuses. The retailer recently debuted its first store to be retrofitted with checkout-free technology at the University of Houston campus.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Yet as more retailers turn to immersive customer experiences to create a competitive advantage, there is one major problem many are unprepared for: unreliable internet. To truly bring immersive experiences to life, retailers need to examine their tech stack closely.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2020

Faster checkouts can reduce long lines conditioned by social distancing, while the greater cleanliness associated with contactless appeals to consumers reluctant to touch anything at the point-of-sale. Cybersecurity Finds Its Cheat Code. Increased e-Commerce resulting from new online lifestyles has left it floundering.

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