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RFID Technology: Enhancing Retail Efficiency While Protecting Consumer Data

Retail TouchPoints

RFID uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects, offering retailers precise control over inventory and enabling real-time data analytics to enhance operational efficiency. For customers. RFID can enable personalized product recommendations and a more seamless in-store experience.

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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

For our customers it’s all about breadth.” Hot Topic has found that predictability — not necessarily speed — is among the most important aspects of the customer experience. Additionally, its products are often delicate and heavy, which makes getting delivery right paramount for a good customer experience.

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Dollar General Voids Self-Checkout at 12,000 Stores, Citing Shrink

Retail TouchPoints

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. Dollar General also is focusing on reducing turnover among managers, in part with improvements to supply chain and merchandising functions.

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Dollar General to Trial 100% Self-Checkout Stores at 200 Locations

Retail TouchPoints

Discount variety chain Dollar General is looking to self-checkout as a way to “leverage and reinforce our position as a low-cost operator,” COO Jeff Owen told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call on May 26, 2022. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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How AI is Revolutionising the Retail Sector

Retail Focus

Retailers are using AI in various ways to improve customer experiences, streamline operations, and gain valuable insights from data. This helps retailers optimise inventory levels, staffing, and promotions for smoother operations and waste reduction. This improves productivity and reduces costs.

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Circle K Will Retrofit Stores To Pilot Autonomous Checkout

Retail TouchPoints

Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to other store locations. We will not have to relocate merchandise, replace shelves or build an entirely new store to implement autonomous checkout.”.

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Grocery’s Future: Retail Media Integration Across In-Store and Online Channels 

Retail TouchPoints

For this reason, there have been major investments in exciting retail activations from some of the biggest grocers in the world, with a particular focus on bringing the online and in-store shopping experiences together in one seamless checkout.

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