Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2024

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. The retailer joins several supermarket retailers that have stopped accepting checks, including Aldi , Whole Foods Market and Lidl.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Digital payments capabilities are particularly important to luxury retailers, supermarkets and department stores, while online retailers are less likely to stress this goal. POS systems, payment systems, fulfillment and supply chain systems all need to connect better together to provide that seamless customer experience, said Rodrigo.

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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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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

As Australians adopt the latest digital payment methods, the future of frictionless, automated transactions will offer a completely new customer experience. 3 This acceptance of digital payments supports greater convenience and increases pressure on organisations to offer digital and mobile-first customer payment experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

including 200 Whole Foods supermarkets, and have clocked more than 3 million uses to date. When members of the restaurant’s loyalty program hover their palm over the reader, associates can pull up their MyPanera account information, greet the guest by name and provide a customized experience, including palm-based payment.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

Further, the new store provided Coles with a platform to innovate, a key focus for the supermarket giant. Value plays a very important role throughout the entire store, so we have used various point-of-sale mechanics to draw customers’ attention,” Rose added.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. For example, La Grande Epicerie in France was spotlighted as the “crème de la crème” of the French gourmet retail experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

I’m seeing a lot of interest in localized smart checkout scenarios, especially in grocery, supermarket and mass,” said Sandeep Unni, Senior Director and Retail Analyst in Gartner ’s Research and Advisory practice in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. 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 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

food retail industry comprises nearly 63,000 grocery stores and supermarkets, which amounted to $765.98 billion in sales in 2021. To stay competitive, retailers need to create and maintain loyal customers; 43% of customers spend more on brands to which they are loyal.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2021

In-store pickup, curbside pickup and delivery certainly helped supermarkets offer an e-grocery option, but convenience alone isn’t a long-term strategy. As far as food retail goes, the winners will be those that deliver a great and consistent customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

The short answer is no, although the experiment is still very much in progress — and there have been some big failures. Most notable is Amazon’s recent pullback of its own tech, with the removal of JWO from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and its plans to focus on smart carts instead at new locations.

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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. Supermarkets require tools to track fresh and perishable produce. Hardware stores need to manage bulk sales and special-order items.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

supermarket with cashier-free checkout technology powered by computer vision. ALDIgo, using technology from Grabango , tracks which items shoppers put in their carts; customers can then pay with a credit or debit card or the Grabango app at cashierless pay stations or they can use traditional manned lanes.

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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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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Consumers opting in will collect points for every pack of sushi purchased, whether that’s through click & collect at sushidaily.com , via third party Deliveroo, or in-store, resulting in free products when points build up. We’re always looking for ways to utilise technology and develop our customer experience.

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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. Whether they’re buying via ecommerce solutions or in the brick and mortar store, they want a smooth and hassle-free retail experience, to get the job done as painlessly as possible.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As a retail designer, it was inspiring to see so many brands think outside the box when it comes to creating unique customer experiences. It has been a supermarket, restaurant, repair shop and, most recently, a metal factory. Here are a few of my favourites from my visit. Ader Error in Seoul. The building opened in the 1970s.

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I Vend

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Store layouts – optimising sales by tracking shoppers and the way they navigate the store. Customer service – chatbots and personal assistants to enhance the customer experience. Scan and Go, with customers scanning their own goods, continues to grow, and as do vending machine stores, such as Mini 7-Eleven.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Store layouts – optimising sales by tracking shoppers and the way they navigate the store. Customer service – chatbots and personal assistants to enhance the customer experience. Scan and Go, with customers scanning their own goods, continues to grow, and as do vending machine stores, such as Mini 7-Eleven.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

There needs to be a more achievable way to improve the retail experience, reduce shrinkage and expand the sector’s technological capacity for more advanced adoptions later down the line. Any supermarket looking to replicate this checkout-less model will already be crushingly aware of their own technological limitations.

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Shopper Motion

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Digital Signage wins in Offline Retail Media : it can boost sales and revenue and it plays a relevant role in enhancing the customer experience in the store. Brands and retailers can impact prospective customers offline by using the in-store TVs available to display ads. Improve customer experience.

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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. There’s a tipping point.

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