Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2021

At fashion retail giant H&M group, workforce planning has become a critical part of daily activity. Each year, in-store and online sales generate more than $US22.3 The creation of H&M’s workforce planning system began back in 2012 when the company deployed Board to track the performance of individual stores.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

And, according to Pegasus Print Group Sales Manager Ross Muirhead, Point of Sale displays will always have a place in creating exciting, memorable and profitable shopping experiences for your customers as long as we live and breathe in a physical world. The big brands keep pushing them because they actually work.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As ecommerce continues to grow, various states are introducing or planning to introduce Retail Delivery Fees (RDFs). ecommerce sales reached an impressive $1.1 trillion in 2023, accounting for 22% of total retail sales , with projections suggesting an increase to $1.9 trillion by 2029.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2025

Retailers already have recognised that staying proactive and planning beyond just a golden quarter bump, and having the flexibility to pivot based on market conditions can yield substantial longer-term benefits. Software updates to endpoints can often be very labour-intensive and risky; this includes point-of-sale (POS) and payment devices.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

featured speakers such as Beatrice de Quinsonas Drouas, Director of Research at BPCE Solutions Immobilires; Mathieu de Mallman, Global Head of Retail and Healthcare at AXA IM ALTS; Eric Decouvelaere, Head of EMEA Urban Destinations at CBRE Investors Management; and Romain Muller, Head of Investment Management Retail at Union Investment.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Manage Peak Seasons Better One of the most powerful aspects of voice picking technology is its flexibility to adapt to fluctuations in order volume and changes in product lines. To enhance the WMS, the company included a multi-modal voice-directed applications and a management console.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

When youre looking for retail management software, theres a lot of choice out there. iVend’s Retail Management Solution iVend is the choice of retailers around the world. A short loss of connectivity may be manageable at head office with updates simply being sent once the network is back. Which system should you invest in?

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

If youre an ambitious mid-sized retailer, youre probably aware of retail management software, and understand that it can be a powerful tool to help you automate and streamline your operations. You know that its more than simply a point of sale, and that it offers a comprehensive platform for managing the entire retail operation.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

Managing director Simon Schofield discusses the new bricks-and-mortar experience and the brand’s revitalised product range. In the past year, one of our proudest initiatives has been formalising our commitment to Reconciliation through our first Reconciliation Action Plan.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

Sharmeelee Bala Owned by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management since late 2020 , JCPenney is actively working to retake its place as a leading department store retailer, most notably with a $1 billion turnaround plan unveiled in September 2023. distribution center with a new induction, sorting and packing system.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This is especially true for retail companies, which rely heavily on data to forecast demand, manage inventory and obtain a unified view of their customers across all channels. Ideally, this will trickle down to the managers and eventually to all of the retail company’s employees, encouraging collaboration toward the shared goal.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Act Two is digitizing the in-store experience with services like Caper [smart carts] and FoodStorm [order management]. McIntoshs title gives a hint of where Instacart is headed next: We think about online delivery as Act One, he said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Where we’re going is to unify the experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2024

But a legacy point-of-sale (POS) system that lacked any kind of mobile functionality tied too many associates to cash wrap workstations — a major source of inefficiency during ongoing labor shortages in retail. “For The retailer also has tapped Jumpmind’s Promote application for managing deals and promotions.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Through the combined platform, retailers will be able to manage their entire media inventory across both ecommerce and physical retail, while brands and agencies will have a platform on which they can easily discover and purchase omnichannel media from leading retailers. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2024

Most large enterprises were already running warehouse management systems that delivered inventory accuracy in excess of 99% (in comparison to stores, which typically ranged between 65%-85%). In short, where there was a benefit, there was too much cost, and where the cost was manageable there simply wasn’t enough benefit.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Achieving this level of integration demands meticulous planning, strong infrastructure, and expert technical support to ensure each component operates harmoniously. To meet this demand, retailers need a fully integrated point-of-sale system capable of handling refunds, restocking, and real-time inventory checks.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Demand modeling and planning: When it comes to products with long lead times, like wine, inaccurate demand forecasting means that inventory miscalculations will come to light quarters (or even years) after production. In the case of Bordeaux, the industry seemed to plan production levels around optimistic forecasts of Chinese market growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

It’s not as simple as using the primary store’s usual point-of-sale and retail management system for the wireless store-within-a-store. All this information then needs to be integrated with and tracked in the primary retail management system to give the retailer the overall big picture.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Dollar General already has self-checkout kiosks in 8,000 of its 18,000 stores and plans to increase that number to 11,000 by the end of this year. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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Inside Retail

MAY 4, 2021

Using differentiated, siloed and often incompatible tools to plan and analyse with your business data can easily end with making the wrong call. We’re continuing to realise this will be the new normal,” says David Hatt, Regional Sales Manager for decision-making platform vendor Board International. Are the resources there?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

It’s been a while since she’s been on the front lines though — not since the late ‘80s to be exact, when she was a manager at Express. To the employees she worked with while undercover she was Marie, a former gift shop manager from Ohio whose quest for a new start was being recorded for a documentary. And that’s not all.

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Retail Smart Guys

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In today’s fast-paced retail world, strategic inventory planning is more critical than ever. As we approach the peak of the holiday season, managing your open-to-buy (OTB) planning effectively can make or break your financial success. Instead, rely on sales data, trend analyses, and seasonal patterns.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. It’s tough to think past short-term solutions for pricing and marketing and plan for the more long-term success of the business.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

More Mobile Deployments for Store Associates and Managers Mobile solutions empower managers to get out of stores’ back offices and onto the floor. They also help associates improve efficiency and better manage critical tasks such as checking inventory levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We were already on a very demanding timeline to implement the system across more than 2,000 points of sale in the U.S. Hudson planned to launch a loyalty program this year called Blue for frequent travelers who rely on Hudson’s convenience stores in the U.S. and Canada when the pandemic caught us,” Martin-Consuegra said.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Even though more than half ( 56% ) of retailers surveyed by KPMG completed a major payments modernization program within the past year, even more 83% already are modernizing their payment infrastructure, or are planning to do so in the new future.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

By leveraging Shopifys Point of Sale (POS) system and other best-in-class telecommunication technology, the team has helped brands bridge the gap between online and in-store experiences, enabling customers to move seamlessly between touchpoints. MindArcs expertise goes far beyond e-commerce websites.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Does your retail management system do what you really need? And can it manage all aspects of your retail operations from one place? What is an integrated retail management system? What are the benefits of an integrated retail management system? This means that you can access all functionality and data at your fingertips.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

APRIL 12, 2022

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has become an inevitable requirement for the retail industry, regardless of the size of the business. These operations could be lengthy and complicated if done manually; however, ERP software provides quick, simple, and reliable management solutions needed to run businesses more efficiently.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2023

and Livestock banners, and plans to open as many as 80 additional stores in the country over the next five years. The Retail Management Suite from Jesta I.S. includes cloud technology solutions with rich mobile functionality for omnichannel, POS, merchandising, ERP, warehouse management, analytics and loss prevention.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

“TikTok has made it frighteningly easy to buy — it’s literally a swipe and the product is on its way to you,” said Lee Parkhurst, Senior Brand Manager at Educational Insights , the first toy brand to test out TikTok Shop. and managed by the U.S. The company also reiterated that all TikTok-protected U.S. user data is stored in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2023

Many business leaders, and retailers specifically, plan to increase their investment in digital technology for the frontline. The survey of 502 executives was designed to assess the challenges and priorities of executives charged with making decisions regarding employee scheduling, communication, task management and learning.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

The discrepancy may occur due to clerical errors, goods being damaged or lost, or theft from the point of purchase from a supplier to the point of sale.” The number of transactions and movements have gone up dramatically, because DCs are expected to manage both. days, and one doubled its sales in one year.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It’s the first time we’ve enabled a business customer to use their own app to manage store entry, exit, receipts and payments for shoppers,” Kumar added. The company plans to equip two of its Whole Foods stores with cashierless solutions in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

The new cards will be the first in a range of new financial products and services planned by Walgreens. The retailer plans to explore a number of Mastercard solutions including services such as insight and analytics, customer engagement and loyalty, cybersecurity and point-of-sale financing, including installments.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Also known as pay-over-time or pay-in-4 installment plans, BNPL offers consumers the chance to split up the cost of major purchases directly at the point of sale. It was a super easy, one-click [offering] at the point of transaction at exactly the moment that ecommerce was skyrocketing during the pandemic.

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