Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

retailers will be able to accept contactless customer payments on their Apple iPhones via its new Tap to Pay functionality. Consumers will be able to use their credit and debit cards, Apple Pay or other digital wallets to purchase items, with no additional POS hardware or payment terminal required to complete transactions.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2023

Retailers often think about the checkout process as if it’s an isolated obstacle separate from the rest of the shopper journey, particularly on mobile devices. Even so, retailers can benefit when they view checkout challenges in the context of shoppers’ full range of expectations.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

million debt service payment on municipal bonds sold to help finance the venture, due to insufficient funds. The mall also had missed the previous payment deadline for the same reason in August 2022. The concept was developer by Triple Five Group and is billed as the “first-ever modest clothing department store” (i.e.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2024

In fact, well-established Fortune 500 grocery chains could be throwing away tens of millions of dollars on bad substitution returns, refunds and customer service calls related to these issues. The simpler and more targeted the process, the better. You will need to change how payments get processed to wait for customer responses.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

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. RFID can enable personalized product recommendations and a more seamless in-store experience. For customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

Mashgin , a self-checkout solution powered by AI and computer vision, has raised $62.5 The Mashgin solution speeds checkout by reading multiple items simultaneously, although it requires shoppers to set their purchases down on the countertop devices’ base to operate. million in Series B funding at a $1.5

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365 Retail

JUNE 5, 2024

Luckily, new technology offers solutions to streamline retail store operations, boost operational efficiency, and provide top-notch service. To get started, hiring Kenyatta Computer Services or others should be at the top of your to-do list. Read on for more insight!

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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

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

AUGUST 4, 2023

This, combined with workforce shortages, has caused airports to move more toward automation, with self-service check-in kiosks, baggage drops and mini stores. Consumers are also becoming more exposed to self-checkout options, and they are in turn becoming more normalized and natural.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Retailers across segments have been expanding their smart store ambitions for decades. Starting in the late 1980s with the introduction of self-checkout kiosks and progressing to today’s smart RFID tags and even fully automated storefronts, retail leaders have slowly but surely embraced digital in-store enhancements.

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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

AUGUST 6, 2024

Sainsbury’s will upgrade 22,500 checkouts across its supermarkets, convenience stores and fuel stations with cloud-based POS and analytics solutions from NCR Voyix.

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Retail Minded

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Retailers are always looking for ways to improve how they run their stores. Modern technology and process automation are helping businesses achieve this. For example, grocery stores can avoid ordering too much of a perishable product, which would otherwise spoil. They want to save money, work faster, and make customers happy.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Vivek Malik, Senior Vice President of Store Systems. Zippin , a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, has hired veteran retail executive Vivek Malik, formerly Senior Director of Infrastructure and Store IT at 7-Eleven , as its SVP of Store Systems. . Malik brings nearly 20.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Pain Point #1: Selling Apparel Items in a Cashierless Store Amazon has deployed its Just Walk Out (JWO) cashierless technology in a range of sports venues, providing friction-free checkout for customers and faster transactions for retailers.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

The statistics show that more and more retail businesses are implementing IoT solutions to explore new ways of connecting with customers, boost sales and streamline business operations. IoT solutions enable retail stores to monitor and manage their equipment, including HVAC systems and refrigerators. Self-checkout.

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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. Smaller stores have less space to work with, which means smaller products selections where every SKU counts.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

Customer Experience It’s been five years since Amazon Go opened to the public, creating the template for the retail store of the future by allowing shoppers to skip the checkout line entirely. Innovations have slowed since then, but edge computing will usher in a new wave of personalization and self-service for modern shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As the tactics behind these crimes become increasingly sophisticated, and customer expectations for in-store experiences are higher than ever, retailers are finding it more difficult to protect their assets while maintaining great service. While they solve one issue, they create a few more when it comes to theft.

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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. If one store finds lightning in a bottle, there needs to be a way to replicate that in other stores. #2:

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Self-Checkout/Roaming Checkout. Versions of self-checkout are already in play for grocery, big box and a variety of other stores, mostly to reduce wait times at registers. Roaming checkout enables employees to take payments from shoppers from anywhere inside the store. AR and the Metaverse.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2023

Increasingly, however, their focus has turned to the large amounts of data processed at the “edge,” and not just transactional information: inventory, sensor, capacity, video, performance — across tens to hundreds of devices in each store. Edge systems process data in real time.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2022

The increased prevalence of omnichannel solutions has forced businesses to rethink their approach to keeping consumers engaged when shopping in-store. With digitalisation in the retail sector gaining significant momentum, retailers are increasingly exploring new technologies to streamline services and simplify store operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

New research from Capterra finds that tip fatigue — exhaustion caused by the pressure to tip more money to a widening array of workers — is a serious problem affecting most consumers who use checkout tablets at restaurants and other businesses. This should give pause to any business that uses checkout tablets.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Later this month, Sam’s Club will reopen a tornado-damaged store in Grapevine, Texas that will feature displays of online-only products where the checkout lanes would be in a typical store, as well as four times more space for associates to assemble ecommerce orders, according to CNBC and confirmed by the retailer.

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I Vend

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Optimising store operations – When it comes to store operations, one of the things that all successful retailers have in common is optimised processes and efficiency. Things change and before you know it, customers want new services, new products, new ways of interacting.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Visitors to the Stevenage Electric Forecourt® can now shop seamlessly as they charge their vehicles, bypassing traditional checkouts for a quick and easy shopping experience. The Little Fresh store operates by allowing visitors to tap a payment card or smartphone wallet at entry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Non-staff members can use credit cards, mobile wallets, QR codes or the Amazon One palm payment system to enter and shop at the checkout-free stores. Hinchey, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“Delivering a great fan experience is central to everything we do here at Lumen Field, and our customers love the convenience of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology,” said Zach Hensley, Seahawks VP of Operations and General Manager of Lumen Field in a statement.

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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. Most in-store data had traditionally been compiled via manual inventory tracking, surveys and historical purchase data.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Social commerce channels are a boon for brands because they marry authentic connection with the convenience of native checkout features to create powerful shopping experiences. Combining password-less one-page checkouts with payment systems like PayPal Wallet or Apple Pay can make a significant difference in checkout conversion rates.

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