Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Omnichannel retailer solution provider GK has launched scanless checkout through GK Go , part of its CLOUD4RETAIL service suite. Additionally, GK Go includes the option to let shoppers opt in for real-time offers and personalization based on preferences, basket content, shopping history, location in the store and other attributes.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2024

Following a 200 -store test that limited customers using self-checkout to a maximum of 10 items, Target has rolled out Express Self-Checkout to its nearly 2,000 stores nationwide. The 2023 pilot showed that the self-checkout experience was twice as fast at stores with the Express model compared to those without. “By

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Walgreens has introduced the myWalgreens Credit Card program, while supermarket chain Giant Eagle will start accepting PayPal and Venmo in-store as retailers continue expanding their payment options. Shoppers can apply for either Walgreens card in real time at checkout. Giant Eagle Seeks to Make In-Store Checkout Seamless.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

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. The parent company operates nearly 14,500 convenience stores worldwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2024

SSP currently operates 55 of these franchised M&S locations across the UK. The renewed Liverpool Street Mezzanine store provides a good taste of what’s in store for other M&S convenience locations. The location now includes an additional entrance as well as revamped chilled and floral sections.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2023

Amazon is adding convenient payment options to 11 Whole Foods Markets in the Denver area with the rollout of its Amazon One palm recognition solution. store will soon offer the Amazon Dash Cart, a smart shopping cart that lets shoppers skip the checkout line altogether. Additionally, the SouthGlenn, Colo.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using the Amazon “Just Walk Out” technology, Grubhub Campus has introduced cashierless checkout at convenience stores at Loyola University Maryland. Students, faculty and staff scan a QR code to enter the store, pick their items and leave, with the payment deducted from their student meal plan or other stored payment methods.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

For retailers, self-checkout is something of a double-edged sword. Moreover, customers seem very receptive to self-checkout, with 73% noting that it feels much faster than a traditional cashier. Additionally, 85% of Gen Z consumers use self-checkout when available, driven largely by the convenience factor.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Select Burton , GANNI , Outdoor Voices and Vince locations have rolled out the new Tap to Pay on iPhone feature from NewStore , a modular, mobile-first omnichannel cloud platform for retailers. The service requires brands to use iPhone XS, or newer devices, with iOS 15.5

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2021

Autonomous convenience store retailer Wundermart is expanding its operations, with plans to open more than 10,000 checkout-free stores in a partnership with contactless checkout company AiFi. You should be capable of easily opening up autonomous shops, and it needs to be cost-effective.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A key aspect of Tractor Supply Company s brand mission is providing legendary customer service. Whether customers decide to shop online, use the mobile app or are face to face with an associate, Tractor Supply offers a number of tools that enable inventory visibility, seamless service and fast checkout. One of these is Hey GURA.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Target is rolling out multiple initiatives aimed at improving in-store safety during the holiday season, including contactless self-checkout, skip-the-line technology and doubling the number of contactless pickup parking spots. They can then check out with an associate or at self-checkout as they normally would.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

From contactless payment to fully automated checkout, innovations showed promise for streamlining and improving the customer experience. The “frictionless” label applies to a number of different technologies; many of them associated with the checkout process. A recent Mastercard survey suggested that 51% of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Inside H&M ’s new store in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood, the fast fashion retailer has nested a shop-in-shop featuring curated secondhand pieces — the brand’s first resale location in North America. To celebrate the debut, beginning Feb.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2022

They’re changing the concept of engagement with luxury brands, expecting them to set up co-creation environments, seamlessly interact with digital content and operate at their highest standard, all while remaining authentic and becoming more sustainable. “To Set up store processes at the service of the customer.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Imagine a retail location where customers using an AR-powered mirror can see how clothing looks on them without ever entering a changing room. Many of these experiences are already coming to life at big box retailers, which are offering services like checkout-free contactless payment options, AR immersive experiences and self-checkouts.

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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

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Following the fall 2020 launch of its Amazon One contactless biometric palm reader in two Amazon Go stores, the retailer has rolled out the technology to a total of eight retail locations throughout the Seattle area, according to reporting in TechCrunch and other publications.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Dave & Buster’s has partnered with Coca-Cola to introduce Game & Go MicroMarket, a small market-style retail space featuring a frictionless checkout process powered by technology from Zippin, in Hollywood, Fla. Game & Go occupies 270 square feet within the 58,000-square-foot Dave & Buster’s location.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The centrality of the POS has led both retailers and solution providers to integrate it with other fundamental operational systems, from inventory and order management to customer relationship management (CRM) and, of course, payments. Large retailers in particular are interested in having a single uniform user interface.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

Give Back-to-School Shoppers Alternative Payment Options. Regardless of your customers’ age demographic, it’s a smart idea to offer digital wallet payment options at checkout. This alternative form of payment was popular with all age groups in the survey, although the reasons for its popularity seem to vary by generation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

This is the second part of our two-part series, “From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out: A Look at Autonomous Retail Experiences.” In part one we went beyond the headlines to uncover the reality of the self-checkout situation. In part two, we’re examining the feasibility of fully autonomous checkout solutions like Amazon’s Just Walk Out.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

BGC places a priority on customer service, and we’re looking for ways to leverage technology to improve the experience for our customers,” said Shawn Sedate, CIO of BGC in a statement. Now that we’re live in our first store, we plan to start rolling out NCR’s solutions to our 206 locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Contactless Checkout and Payment: Stores will include self-checkout kiosks as well as contactless payment solutions, including Walmart Pay, to limit contact between associates and customers. Select locations will also have Scan & Go to help customers manage their checkout directly.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2021

Airport retailer Paradies Lagardère is testing a contactless checkout experience in several U.S. airport locations, using the “Scan, Pay & Go” technology from MishiPay. The retailer is the first to introduce MishiPay’s checkout solution in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

With traditional trading methods restricted by pandemic restrictions, an inability to sell through physical locations and a sharp downturn in demand, we saw merchants around the world taking an unprecedented leap and embracing innovation and digitalization in a bid to maintain their retailer-shopper relationships. in March 2020 and by 11.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

With traditional trading methods restricted by pandemic restrictions, an inability to sell through physical locations and a sharp downturn in demand, we saw merchants around the world taking an unprecedented leap and embracing innovation and digitalization in a bid to maintain their retailer-shopper relationships. in March 2020 and by 11.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Amazon will let Whole Foods customers “skip the checkout line” at two new Just Walk Out-enabled locations, in Washington, D.C. Seven Whole Foods locations in the Seattle area already are using the Amazon One contactless payment solution , which allows customers to pay by scanning their palm.). and Sherman Oaks, Calif.,

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Implementing new omnichannel technologies at brick-and-mortar locations in particular appears to be a big focus for the year, as retailers look to capitalize on increased footfall to offset smaller basket sizes. Regardless of the method, the result is the demise of the cash wrap as we know it. “If

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

They need to keep track of what’s new, what’s unique to their location and what just went on sale. And process returns of stuff people don’t want! For example, a retailer’s flagship locations could have POS software running on fixed tills and also on mobile devices to assist with line-busting and in-aisle service.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Namely, the conversations focus on how traditional brick-and-mortar stores can incorporate AI into their operations as more and more fully autonomous stores pop up around the world. Retail stores typically had to guess what changes will have a positive impact on sales and operational efficiency. The Pandemic’s Initial Impact on Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

One of the most common complaints customers have is waiting too long in checkout lines. The Allure of Facial Recognition in Retail The retail industry is built on the ideal of service. Stores can be managed with a smaller ratio of staff to customers without sacrificing customer service. It has been estimated that U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2023

While most supermarkets prioritized developments that facilitated COVID-era shopping behaviors like grocery delivery, curbside pickup or self-checkout, grocery shoppers are now looking for improved in-store experiences. For many in the grocery industry, however, adopting these practices has been slower.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2024

Shopify provides a unified commerce platform designed to enable seamless customer experiences across all channels while centralizing data and operations for multi-location retail businesses. Additionally, retailers will have a solid backend operation that empowers them to easily and cost-effectively keep pace with industry change.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2022

Walmart has introduced a new signature experience at its incubator location in Springdale, Ark. For example, the Pets area will let shoppers scan the QR code to search for dog bed options or learn about Walmart’s pet insurance service. called “Time Well Spent.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Whether your ecommerce storefront is an omnichannel model like BOPIS or just a simple Shopify page, managing card-not-present payments is a persistent challenge. For the sake of user privacy, this is not an invasive process, either. Each data point the user submits — name, location, age, phone number, etc. Not true, though.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It’s no secret that retailers and brands have become obsessed with driving conversion in their quest to recover the more than half of shoppers who abandon checkout before completing their purchase. Maximizing that combination of factors can be accomplished at checkout, as long as it’s not stripped of all its goodness.

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