Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

However, retail marketers often lack the data they need to develop and execute more empathetic messaging. This data deficit makes it difficult for marketing to keep pace with a rapidly changing environment. Marketers are really at the forefront of this transformation ,” Schwartz said. since the 2019 State of Marketing report. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Retailers can bring loyalty programs to the next level by adding proximity marketing based on in-store location throughout the journey. This is the ideal time to either push a higher-margin item or offer a promotion to ensure the sale. They want convenient offers tailored to their interests, preferences and needs.

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A point-of-sale system is one of the best tools for small businesses looking to accept payments. Point-of-sale systems enable business owners to be more agile with their payment processing and forego using the cash drawer. What Is a Point of Sale POS System? Best Overall Point of Sale Systems.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Whether shipping directly to customers’ homes, enabling curbside pickup or restocking store shelves, consistently improving speed, accuracy and adaptability is crucial for meeting shopper expectations and maintaining market share. The American Staffing Association forecasted warehouse and transportation job openings of 1.7

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

Businesses and organizations across virtually all markets and niches are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) could benefit their operations. AI fuels imagination, leading to a flood of ideas of how to enhance customer experiences, automate tasks and gain an edge in the market.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Trend 3: Store Design Teams Become ‘Experience Teams’ When a brand decides to open a new store, the design team cannot work within its own silo. This is a new reality for typical projects, according to Cornelius, and it is why her firm has changed its vernacular from “store design” to “experience design.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

The survey also found that less than 13% of retail organizations are investing in technology to tackle these challenges, instead remaining focused on short-term fixes like increasing prices and running marketing campaigns. There’s also the matter of securing the computer hardware that runs the store operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Take Stock of the Inventory Amid the digital transformation of retail, technologies such as SquareSpace have become more commonplace at the point of sale, while self-service kiosks and cashierless checkouts are now ubiquitous.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

Store Associates Gain Access To Up-To-Date Data. The final prong was in Burton’s customer-facing solutions, comprising technologies for e-Commerce, marketing, social media, customer service and a retail POS. We’ve got the right tools to meet customer and market needs, whatever they may be.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Aēsop operates approximately 400 points of sale across the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, with a recent advance into China, where the brand opened its first store in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2020

Retailers need to make the necessary adjustments to store operations, fulfilment processes, payments and more, to respect shoppers’ continued desire for contactless commerce. Livestreaming Unlocks Massive Sales Potential. There is no ‘returning to normal’.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Today, point-of-sale devices and iPads are commonly used edge devices that can compute data locally and then send important information back to the cloud. It’s All About the End-User Experience At the end of the day, cloud-optional technology gives developers and marketers the freedom to think outside the box.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the same day, Devora Rogers of market research consultancy Alter Agents shares results from the firm’s new study, including the depths of shopper “promiscuity” as customer loyalty fades and consumers constantly examine new options. 16 from 12 to 12:30 p.m. 17 from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

At Dyer Brown our approach, regardless of typology, emphasizes pre-design investigation: combining market research and surveys with collaborative stakeholder visioning sessions produces critical data that will inform the design process.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

Another key detail to note about today’s version of the mall shopping experience is that retailers’ have to be much tighter and more focused on store operations and technology. The post The “Great Mall Resurgence” in the American retail market appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Any disruption to the wired network due to a fiber cut, network error or human lapse will result in the store going offline. 5G provides an alternate method to keep the store connected at all times. Circle K , and AutoZone are already using 5G to connect their stores. Tractor Supply Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The digitization of brick-and-mortar stores is nothing new, but up until recently it has primarily been focused on surfaces in the store that are already digital: point-of-sale systems or back-of-house tasks like inventory management. PVH x RetailNext and MarketDial PVH Corp.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Drawing on the team’s nickname, the WooSox Market at Polar Park uses AI-powered cameras and the cloud to offer a fully autonomous retail experience, enabling fans to shop for ballpark snacks and memorabilia and then pay without scanning, waiting in line or stopping to check out.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The new concept was tested in select stores and will be implemented in more stores this fall, evolving based on customer and associate feedback.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2023

Why Digital Signage is the Wave of the Future in Retail When digital signage is referenced, especially in retail, it’s often associated with digital screens flipping through deals, specials or other offers near the point of sale. The inclination for most brands is to leave digital signage in the hand of the marketing team.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

Amazon will expand its Amazon One palm payment technology to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores by the end of 2023. We are always looking for new ways to delight our customers and improve the shopping experience,” said Leandro Balbinot, CTO at Whole Foods Market in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

Consumers visiting brick-and-mortar stores, particularly those in the market for big-ticket items, want store associates both to help them understand exactly what they’re paying for and connect them with the model that fits their needs and budget.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2024

For the most part, retailers have deployed AI to tackle low-hanging fruit such as automated customer service chatbots, personalized content for one-to-one marketing campaigns and improved store and inventory analytics. That will happen this year. Those early use cases make sense because they deliver immediate results.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A study from marketing research company Alter Agents revealed that 77% of surveyed millennial and Gen Z shoppers shop on social platforms. It is critical for retailers to consider how they appeal to those audiences while they have the added benefit of shopper’s undivided attention in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

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. Louis Schnucks stores this fall, with a broader rollout planned for later this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Laying the foundation for the first store can take time, but each subsequent store will see this timeframe narrow. The goal of operational preparation processes is to set retailers up for rollout at scale, and across diverse markets, store sizes and formats.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 25, 2023

Freshmart, which operates seven stores in Puerto Rico, chose the solution because of its flexibility, integration with the retailer’s POS and custom payments integration approach to support the Puerto Rican market. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

And while no one knows for sure how those months will play out, there are a number of trends in the market and in observed consumer behavior that can help retailers make the most of their virtual and physical spaces. A Look at the Market. The surge in ecommerce was enough to create trepidation in the commercial real estate industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Previously, you’d only find these higher-end products in non-drug stores like Ulta, alongside other brands like Urban Decay, Tarte, Too Faced, etc. Distributed order management systems make it happen by erasing the boundary between touch points. Joe Henderson is the Senior Director of Technical Alliances at Deposco.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By 2030, the smart retail market will be worth $91.36 However, that’s not to say that the current state of smart stores is ideal. One retailer has recently come under scrutiny for its automated payment technologies across storefronts, leading experts and consumers to question just how intelligent their smart stores are.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

We refocused marketing, operating and retail operations to enable mobile- and web-centric customer journeys, to ensure seamless experiences while improving logistics and fulfillment, including express delivery using taxi drivers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

So when the retailer makes changes to the integrated system — which can be anything from a point-of-sale system to an Excel sheet with inventory items — these changes are automatically implemented into the signage. Dynamic templates are pre-designed layouts that update themselves based on data they receive from an integrated system.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2023

It helps, of course, that Walgreens has an enviable store footprint: more than 8,800 stores nationwide, putting 78% of the U.S. population within five miles of a Walgreens store. But it’s how those stores operate that allows them to effectively serve as fulfillment hubs.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After Lumen Field installed Just Walk Out technology (without the RFID component) at its District Market store, the location saw a 60% increase in customer throughput, with double the number of total transactions per game compared to the traditional concession stand that had stood in the same location.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The market for tech company IPOs has been quiet since December 2021 due to the combination of inflation and rising interest rates, which have led investors to reduce their risk and caused price drops in internet and software stocks, according to CNBC. The share price jumped in the IPO’s debut to $42 , according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Across multiple channels, they provide an ever-present buying influence for consumers — which is particularly useful when flash sales or immediate focuses on certain products are needed. In what has been a challenging year for many retailers, seamlessly reflecting buying preferences becomes more important than ever before.

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