Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2024

The retailer joins several supermarket retailers that have stopped accepting checks, including Aldi , Whole Foods Market and Lidl. Citing “extremely low volumes” of customers using personal checks, Target will stop accepting checks for in-store payments on July 15, 2024, as reported in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and confirmed by Target.

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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. by the end of 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. Schnuck Markets has extended its partnership with Instacart to introduce Caper Carts, which use AI and computer vision to automatically identify items shoppers put into them, allowing shoppers to then skip the line and check out using the cart technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In another first, customers access the checkout solution via the Sainsbury SmartShop app rather than the Amazon app, meaning they can use an interface they already are familiar with. Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports. The company already had moved the JWO unit out of its retail group and into its AWS cloud computing division.

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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. Amazon , one of the pioneers of cashierless solutions, has been moving away from deployments in supermarkets.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

according to reporting in Supermarket News and other outlets. The 3,800-square-foot Puyallup store is equipped with the Amazon Just Walk Out cashierless checkout technology and offers grab-and-go food as well as a made-to-order kitchen serving breakfast, sandwiches and wraps. The opening, which took place Sept.

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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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The barcode was initially developed to improve the checkout experience and inventory management in the grocery sector and it is now used in almost every industry and sector. From the supermarket checkout to the hospital ward and beyond, the barcode is an unsung hero of modern life that we should all be grateful for.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

The first barcode was scanned on a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum in an Ohio supermarket. This revolutionised the retail sector by streamlining checkout processes and reducing errors. Now the ‘beep’ at the checkout is part of everyday life. The momentum behind this transformative technology is undeniable.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 5, 2024

The grocer said it “will be able to help speed up the customer journey” by receiving real-time data and analytics while harnessing the power of AI for sales analysis, estimating future store performance, colleague productivity and cash management. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Supermarkets are some of the biggest retail businesses in the world, so it’s no surprise they are at the forefront of industry trends and innovation. Brad Banducci, CEO of Australian supermarket giant Woolworths for the past seven years, is a big proponent of using technology to improve operations.

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365 Retail

JULY 28, 2021

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. Let’s consider first the effects of Just Walk Out on retail environments: No checkouts equals 8-12% floor space saved. No checkouts affords a more motivated customer-facing team.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

The more attractive retailers show that they’re not just a point of sale,” he said. Interstore | Schweitzer also found that digital was used in two primary ways: to tackle checkout challenges and to deliver dynamic content that drives consumer engagement and empowerment. Like museums, they are curators of experience.”.

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

You know that its more than simply a point of sale, and that it offers a comprehensive platform for managing the entire retail operation. Frictionless checkout – your customers come into your stores, they choose their goods and thenthey have to wait in line to pay, or they cant use the payment method they want.

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

iVend has a different approach we recognise that running a supermarket could not be more different to running a pharmacy, and that electronics retail and thrift retail are vastly different. The software at the checkout stores sits on the point of sale device and is not dependent on the network.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

During the past 10 years, Qiping Sun, VP of Asia Pacific at LS Retail, an Aptos company, has witnessed significant changes in the Asia-Pacific retail landscape: the rise of e-wallets, the adoption of Software as a Service, the embrace of contactless service and self-checkouts, to name a few. Some seemed uncomfortable using the technology.

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I Vend

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

 As the holiday season approaches, supermarkets start to gear up for their busiest time of the year. We all like to eat, drink and be merry, and that means big business for supermarkets and grocery stores. iVend’s Retail Management Solution iVend helps supermarkets run efficiently at any time of year.

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365 Retail

APRIL 27, 2023

It’s fair to say that self-service checkouts are not universally popular with shoppers. We choose the self-checkout to avoid the queue, only for a machine to block us, requiring an attendant to intervene and override. ” (RBR, January 2023) “The global self-checkout system market is projected to grow from $4.51

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Retail Focus

JUNE 14, 2024

Whether you are browsing the aisles of your closest supermarket or walking the stalls of the local market on a Saturday morning, you are almost certain to come across some form of point of sale or point of purchase materials. This can include contactless payments and sanitised self-checkout stations. “In

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I Vend

AUGUST 17, 2022

Supermarket shopping is, for the vast majority of consumers, an essential. So what supermarket shoppers want above all is convenience. iVend Retail for Supermarket. iVend Retail for Supermarket. Learn how we’re helping supermarket retailers around the world. Read more Top priorities for grocery shoppers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

According to point-of-sale data collected by Nikkei from supermarkets and other food retailers for more than 200 products, food prices are rising faster than the official government CPI as wholesale increases for most products are passed quickly through to consumers.

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I Vend

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Closely related to AI is Augmented Reality (AR), which overlays the real world with the digital world, to enhance the shopper’s experience and increase sales, with applications such as make-up, virtual dressing rooms, and room styling. What is the difference between first-party and third-party data?

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Closely related to AI is Augmented Reality (AR), which overlays the real world with the digital world, to enhance the shopper’s experience and increase sales, with applications such as make-up, virtual dressing rooms, and room styling. What is the difference between first-party and third-party data?

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I Vend

MARCH 11, 2024

The loyalty program that a supermarket retailer implements will be very different to, say, an optical store. The best POS systems integrate loyalty with: Point of sale (POS) systems , including mobile payments and self-checkout – making it straightforward for shoppers to earn and burn points as they check out.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The loyalty program that a supermarket retailer implements will be very different to, say, an optical store. The best POS systems integrate loyalty with: Point of sale (POS) systems , including mobile payments and self-checkout – making it straightforward for shoppers to earn and burn points as they check out.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Any supermarket looking to replicate this checkout-less model will already be crushingly aware of their own technological limitations. Instead, it’s possible to train deep learning AI models at the point of sale (PoS). The industry limits. Meeting customer demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

There’s a scene I particularly like where Winger, a harried mother of two, is in the checkout line at the supermarket and finds she doesn’t have enough money to pay for all her groceries, and it’s a perfect example of how not to provide good customer service. Cashier: I don’t think I was treating her badly.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

There’s a scene I particularly like where Winger, a harried mother of two, is in the checkout line at the supermarket and finds she doesn’t have enough money to pay for all her groceries, and it’s a perfect example of how not to provide good customer service. Cashier: I don’t think I was treating her badly.

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Store Growers

MARCH 26, 2023

Last Updated on March 27, 2023 We’re all familiar with barcodes because they are used to identify products at the checkout registry in supermarkets. By SG1’s definition, UPC usage is to facilitate scanning products at the point of sale (i.e. UPC It stands for Universal Product Code. It’s virtually the same as GTIN-12.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In another example, if a supermarket is selling a lot of beer on a Saturday afternoon, thats probably a good time for Heineken to appear on screens, whereas, on a Monday morning, people might be stopping by to buy bakery goods to take to the office, so beer is unlikely to be top of mind. Anything really.

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