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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Coles has launched an all-in-one AI-powered Smart Trolley trial designed to enhance in-store shopping experiences through technology. The Coles Smart Trolley has an interactive digital screen that displays in-store specials and product aisle locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

This month Retail TouchPoints has been exploring the state of autonomous checkout experiences in our series From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out. But there is a more middle-of-the-road area of self-checkout that is currently growing by leaps and bounds — smart carts. So, What’s it Like to Actually Shop with a Smart Cart?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

CVS Pharmacy has implemented touch-free checkout using PayPal and Venmo QR codes at all 8,200 standalone retail locations, reaching a milestone set at the start of the partnership in July 2020. Those without existing PayPal or Venmo accounts can sign up and link their preferred payment method within minutes.

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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. We will not have to relocate merchandise, replace shelves or build an entirely new store to implement autonomous checkout.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2023

American Eagle Outfitters and ThredUp have launched RE/AE, a resale shop for secondhand and exclusive vintage American Eagle clothing, located at ae.thredup.com, curated by American Eagle and powered by ThredUp’s Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS). Each product links directly to ae.thredup.com for a seamless checkout experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2021

GIANT has added frictionless just walk out technology at a grab-and-go convenience store located at its Philadelphia ecommerce fulfillment center. Once an individual downloads the app, they can simply scan in, shop and walk out. It’s that easy. Shoppers can grab a snack, a salad, fresh fruit or even a carton of milk as they head home.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Amazon is bringing its Amazon Go convenience store format to the suburbs with the launch of a location in Mill Creek, Wash. The retailer also is planning an Amazon Go location in the Los Angeles metro area. in the coming months, according to Business Insider , MarketWatch and other media outlets.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Global travel retailer WHSmith has opened its first North American retail location inside the redesigned Terminal B concourse at New York City’s LaGuardia airport. The store is equipped with Amazon ’s Just Walk Out (JWO) technology, offering travelers a checkout-free shopping experience. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Walmart has unveiled a reimagined store design, with a new look and feel that focuses on a digitally enabled shopping experience. At the entrance, clean, colorful iconography and a store directory welcome customers and encourage them to download and use the Walmart app while they shop.

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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

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

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

MARCH 30, 2021

Amazon has now opened a dozen locations of its technology-driven grocery store concept, Amazon Fresh , with its latest store opening in Long Beach, Calif. Tech features of the new concept — ranging in size from 30,000 to 45,000 square feet — include the Amazon Dash Cart, which enables customers to skip the checkout line.

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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. Not to mention that the delis prepared food section offered very little to entice someone to take a break from shopping and sit down to eat. billion acquisition of Whole Foods.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

German supermarket chain REWE Group has introduced autonomous store technology at a 4,300-square-foot Schönhauser Allee location in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood, using Tel Aviv, Israel-based Trigo frictionless checkout. Payments are collected and receipts are issued digitally.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As a result of these new approaches, customers now expect a secure, seamless shopping experience whether they are shopping in-person or online. One of the most common complaints customers have is waiting too long in checkout lines. Identifying customers also can help retailers discreetly personalize their shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

Embracing AI Walmart’s goal is to make shopping experiences effortless, engaging and personalised. There is also a new AR feature called ‘Shop With Friends’. With that information, a customer’s online shopping cart is filled with the right items at the appropriate time.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2020

Amazon is launching the Amazon Fresh grocery store, a concept designed to incorporate Amazon features such as Alexa and Prime into the in-store shopping experience. The first shop, located in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, will open to select customers on Aug. 27 before opening to the public in the coming weeks.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Engaging with shoppers in real time as they leisurely walk through your store is essential for creating lasting connections that go beyond checkout — and keep them coming back for more. Endless aisles also build trust and loyalty through an all-around improved shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Ochama shops, located in Leiden and Rotterdam, carry everything from food to home furnishings and are operated entirely by robots. Ochama takes a different approach from Amazon Go , which mimic traditional store shopping experiences in locations like a 10,400 -square-foot grocery store in Seattle.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

billion annually, and retailers looking to earn their business need to make their shopping experience as pleasant as it is for any other customer. “ For example, an easily navigable checkout page does little good when the product pages are frustrating for people with certain disabilities. Globally, shoppers with disabilities spend $1.2

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

supermarket with cashier-free checkout technology powered by computer vision. It’s exciting to see a checkout-free capability live in one of our stores,” said Eric Traxler, VP of IT at Aldi in a statement. Aldi has retrofitted its Aurora, Ill.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Walmart will test combining store/fulfillment center locations at four existing stores, using them as test beds for new technology, digital tools and physical enhancements. The stores will focus on implementing new tools that can help speed up both customer service and order fulfillment. in a statement. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

Campus foodservice leader Sodexo will open nearly 100 Food Hive markets on college campuses by 2026, beginning with the approximately 30 locations opening during the 2024-2025 academic year. The modern flow of the store, including self-checkout, will enhance efficiency and convenience for everyone.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Zippin and Fujitsu Limited have formed a new partnership that makes Fujitsu an exclusive distributor of Zippin’s checkout-free solution in Japan. The stores will leverage Zippin’s checkout-free SaaS platform, with a focus on cashier-free, cashless operations to save staff time.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2021

Consumers are increasingly drawn to convent checkout experiences, from mobile POS and self-checkout to grab-and-go tech, and now even autonomous stores. The fully autonomous NanoStore is customizable and can be operated in any location with Verizon 5G coverage. Autonomous Retail Becoming a Global Phenomenon.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

Online grocery shopping has surged since COVID-19 made consumers wary about visiting brick-and-mortar locations in person, and this new partnership was established to help make the process easier for customers. Yahoo Mail users will get personalized grocery recommendations based on their Yahoo profiles. Yahoo is owned by Verizon Media.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Personalized shopping tool Checkmate is designed to help shoppers discover brands, apply discounts and manage their orders post-purchase. The solution aims to automatically help consumers keep track of their orders and generate discounts without increasing spam emails, track all orders and manage all your gift cards in one central location.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

This ultra-fast connectivity — when paired with other technologies such as IoT, computer vision or cloud computing — will enable everything from virtually enhanced, personalized in-store shopping to real-time planogram compliance to up-to-the-second SKU-level supply chain tracking. Fast, Frictionless Checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2021

To gather insights as part of the Post Occupancy Evaluation process, T&C and the Building Performance team at Cushing Terrell developed and distributed a survey to T&C’s customer base across their six store locations. Many noted that their positive perception of T&C’s COVID-19 response has increased their loyalty. Looking Ahead.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

With the introduction of our Red By Dufry loyalty program, we are giving travelers yet another reason to shop our stores while finding new opportunities to deliver our Traveler’s Best Friend experience, no matter where they travel.”. The retailer announced its plans to deploy Amazon ’s Just Walk Out technology in select stores in early 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

To answer customers’ demands, business leaders must find the balance between adapting services to consumers’ digitally-driven shopping behaviors and staying true to the company’s strategy. It also requires businesses to create a digital wallet, obtain a shareable QR code and keep track of every checkout location.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

German grocery chain tegut… has piloted a fully automated mini-supermarket concept in Fulda, Germany, with plans to open another three locations in 2021 and, eventually, hundreds of the digital self-service stores across the country. The ground at the location does not have to be sealed for the wooden structure.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Things like ecommerce will soon eclipse brick-and-mortar, retail is facing an apocalypse or delivery to home will become the norm in grocery shopping. In the ChaseDesign Q1 Shopper Sentiment Survey, 85% of people said, “I plan to shop in physical stores more in 2022 than last year.” Checkout is moving to frictionless.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

As of July 16, a range of Glossier products will be available in 70 Mecca stores across Australia and New Zealand for the first time ever – allowing consumers to shade-match and swatch-test products before checkout.

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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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