Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In this quest for data-driven precision, merchants must understand the power of the address and its immense strategic value. Shipping errors are reduced and checkout is easier, protecting the customers overall experience with your brand.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2025

In the last year alone, the number of Australian merchants looking to sell online to new countries overseas almost doubled to 39 per cent, up from 20 per cent in 2022. When choosing one, consider every detail, from sending locations and costs to the level of service and support youll receive along the way.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Through this partnership, Ulta and Happy Returns will increase the total number of Return Bar locations to more than 5,000 by the end of 2022. As a result, 78% of Americans will live within 10 miles of a Return Bar.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

Grubhub now has 30 personalized recommendation carousels on its homepage, spotlighting merchants with delivery ETAs of 30 minutes or less, merchants featuring the customer’s favorite cuisine and more. Grubhub+ members will be charged a lower fee, and for a limited time these loyalty program members can access the service at no cost.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Last month, food delivery company Deliveroo expanded its ‘Deliveroo Shopping’ service into Singapore, enabling consumers to order retail goods on demand, alongside its existing restaurant food and grocery offering. Retailers that have been onboarded include The Body Shop, Lush, Xpressflower, Pet Lovers Centre, and Gadget Mix. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. “5G This often goes hand-in-hand with cloud computing (data processing that happens in the cloud as opposed to servers on site). “5G

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

To close the KPI gap, merchants must forget the idea that a mobile shop is just a smaller version of the desktop shop. Merchants need to be prepared to experiment with their mobile platforms as new technologies and new information becomes available. That said, mobile shopping best practices are far from established.

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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. However, the POS itself the software, connections to other retail systems and the increasingly varied hardware has become a less prominent part of the merchants tech stack.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2021

PayPal has acquired ecommerce returns solution Happy Returns as it continues to expand beyond payments, with the aim of becoming a “digital commerce enablement engine.” The Happy Returns network currently includes more than 2,600 drop-off locations in 1,200+ metro areas across the U.S. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The point-of-sale (POS) system has always been the one truly indispensable technology for any merchant, large or small. Among other benefits, these types of solutions simplify employee training and make it easier to move associates to different locations as scheduling needs demand. But POS experts are still bullish on the technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Dropit layers AI technology into existing fulfillment systems to empower merchants to use real-time data that powers dynamic decision-making to balance inventory, optimize sourcing and streamline returns.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

Shopify’s new POS Go + Terminal released this week is billed as “connected hardware to achieve smoother sales” by ensuring hardware and software work together to create effortless checkouts for retailers everywhere they sell – whether online or offline. per cent uptime across the Shopify platform.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 29, 2022

This is the third blog in a series on financial services where I investigate a few challenges of managing hybrid cloud operations in the payment application development arena. The evolution of electronic payment technology. million websites globally rely on PayPal for the checkout and payment process, generating 15.4

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Getting your buyers through the checkout page is only half the battle. Delivery transparency : Real-time updates about location and shipping status notifications. Merchants are contending to meet a tectonic shift in online shopping behavior. Speeding up of order processing and fulfillment.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The eQR payments platform is being rolled out in partnership with Commonwealth Bank and NAB, as well as with fintechs Azupay , Beem It and Merchant Warrior. What do QR-code payments mean for SMEs? When it comes to payments services, the hardest part is the implementation. appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2021

In response to shifts in commerce driven by the digital-first consumer, forward-thinking retailers are devising and implementing strategies that improve the user experience across the entire customer journey — ensuring that touch points from discovery to checkout are fully optimized for digital interactions. Improving Conversion Rates.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon counts more than 160 million members of its Prime service and approximately 25 million are located in California. Amazon coerces merchants into agreements that keep prices artificially high, knowing full well that they can’t afford to say no. In the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In 2020, consumers spent approximately $630 billion on online shopping, and merchants lost $12 billion to fraud. However, by understanding how fraudsters target different age groups, merchants can tailor their fraud prevention programs to fit the risk profiles for their customer demographics. Monitor your brand for impersonation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

Now, at BigCommerce, she helps merchants grow via integrations to channels such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay and Walmart , a task she says is “like walking among giants.”. Gee: Omnichannel for me means a merchant can sell anywhere their shoppers are and fulfill anywhere they place that order.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

Amazon is continuing to expand its last mile services beyond its own retail ecosystem with the addition of same-day delivery service from a number of leading retailers’ stores, including PacSun , GNC , SuperDry and Diesel. The service is free for U.S. Sur La Table and 100% Pure also will join this roster in the next few months.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

FedEx and Adobe have entered a multi-year collaboration that will begin with the integration of Adobe Commerce with ShopRunner, an ecommerce platform and subsidiary of FedEx Services. The partnership was forged to help retailers better manage their shipping and logistics and allow them to offer an improved last-mile delivery experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Most buy now, pay later offers are interest- and fee-free, unless customers miss a payment. consumers say they have used a buy now, pay later service, according to a recent study from The Ascent, a Motley Fool service. with late payments, fees, etc.]. In fact, 50% of U.S Then I can see a change coming.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Brick-and-mortar locations are still essential parts of the shopper journey, but they need to be reconfigured to accommodate both shopper discovery and functions like flexible store-based fulfillment. Reimagining and reconfiguring the physical store. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. Join the discussion on Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

One of the ecommerce industry’s best practices is creating a frictionless commerce experience, which includes streamlined search, predictable website navigation and expedited checkout. Brand-owned apps serve as a hub for product listings, reviews and a user-friendly checkout process.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It’s essential that websites and mobile commerce apps are designed well but also display accurate inventory readings and delivery dates, and offer simple and streamlined payment options. Unfortunately, many retailers fall short at checkout. Yet at the same time, automated service and support is more important than ever.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2024

DoorDash and Wing first teamed up in Australia in 2022 in a partnership that has since expanded to three locations in Queensland with over 60 participating merchants. Now, when DoorDash customers with an eligible address in Christiansburg place a qualifying order from the Wendy’s located at 2355 N. locations later this year.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Taken together, these merchant signings represent thousands of new places that now accept American Express Card payments. The total number of accepting UK locations has grown by almost a third (30%) year-on-year. The Shop Small Offer is fully funded by American Express at no cost to merchants.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Since opening the mercado’s doors in fall 2023, it has become the top-performing store in a chain of approximately 44 locations, and has unlocked new possibilities for what Northgate Market can do in the future. We have a passion for it, and we are invested in it.”

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 15, 2021

Besides having a brick-and-mortar shop, going online to offer your products and services comes with lots of opportunities for your business. An eCommerce platform is a software application that helps businesses sell products and services online. This means users don’t have to buy web hosting or install software anywhere.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 4, 2024

As a result, over half (52%) of merchants say that they’re funnelling investment towards winning new customers, whilst 36% are allocating budget to help retain existing ones – with technology being a key enabler.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns. For example, Sorel had an anniversary coming up and they were across Nordstrom locations, but they don’t currently have their own brand in stores anymore.

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Store Growers

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The Google Merchant Center Promotions program allows you to do exactly that. What are Google Merchant Center Promotions? Merchant Promotions is a Google Merchant Center program that lets online advertisers show their promotions in their Shopping Ads. Merchant Promotions are exclusively limited to Shopping Ads.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Almost every episode has a panel of three experts focusing on how to provide positive, personalised services to customers and how those customers interact with brands after their shopping experience. The firm also works closely with Starshipit in terms of shipping automation and creating a frictionless checkout experience.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 3, 2022

However, if customers are not certain they will be available to receive a shipment, customized delivery options, like selecting specific delivery days through time-definite carrier services, are also helpful and often preferred by shoppers. If the results are suspect, ship to a business location. Offer Shipping Insurance.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

PoS systems are becoming essential for managing everyday commercial operations, from simple payment processing to inventory management and sales analytics in retail companies. Apart from cash, modern PoS systems should allow credit card and mobile wallet payments, as well as those made online in web stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2024

Ahmed: Every user has a feed, just like TikTok, that is AI-generated based on their preferences about categories, where you’re located, etcetera. Onboarding from Shopify or Salesforce takes five minutes, all they have to do is connect to it. The order is inserted into the ecommerce system as if it’s their own order.

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Store Growers

MAY 24, 2023

With the shipping attributes, Google Merchant Center covers the insurance costs and specific costs of different shipping carriers, which can be a bit higher than expected, especially if a customer makes a cross-border order. Merchants use this attribute to provide data about the shipping cost and speed for all their products.

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