Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Responding to an escalating demand for contactless payment options, CVS Pharmacy will offer PayPal and Venmo QR code technology, enabling customers to check out touch-free in all 8,200 stand-alone CVS Pharmacy locations in the U.S. The program is scheduled to roll out nationwide in Q4.

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365 Retail

JULY 24, 2023

Now processing over 10% of the global grocery sales data, Retail Insight , the leading provider of in-store operations execution software, is targeting its next growth phase, consolidating its position as a global technology leader, while expanding into new territories, supported by a series of senior hires.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2023

The company also has been making efforts to expand the availability of its offerings; Shipt revealed plans to add SNAP EBT to its payment options in September 2022 and debuted its LadderUp initiative supporting food access and local businesses in February 2023.

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365 Retail

JUNE 5, 2024

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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

MARCH 18, 2024

Following a 200 -store test that limited customers using self-checkout to a maximum of 10 items, Target has rolled out Express Self-Checkout to its nearly 2,000 stores nationwide. Despite some consumer and retailer complaints about self-checkout , the technology is well entrenched in retail store operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Self-service kiosks allow shoppers to take charge. Laptops allow hybrid retail workers to provide personalized customer service from remote locations, and new use cases for AI in retail continue to emerge as organizations experiment with the technology to better serve customers and propel business. IT teams today can (and should!)

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 Kroger said the settlement and payment terms would not affect the merger. billion in cash.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

Rite Aid has filed a restructuring plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court , District of New Jersey that would cut more than $2 billion in debt and keep a large portion of the retailer’s store fleet operating.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2020

Payless, which has dropped the “ShoeSource” from its name, plans to open 300 to 500 freestanding stores across North America over the next five years, beginning with the opening of a prototype store this fall in Miami. Among the retailer’s new brands is the Kendall + Kylie line designed by Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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. By 2030, the smart retail market will be worth $91.36

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

The newest generation of artificial intelligence (AI) would seem to be tailor-made for the behind-the-scenes operational complexity of today’s retail organization — and in many ways it is. Everything Comes Back to the Data As promising as AI can be in retail operations, it also carries risks.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Think food services, retail and personal and laundry services, for instance. This included adding ecommerce platforms, touchless payments and contactless delivery such as curbside or buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS). Reasons cited were that the country’s 1.1 Although disparities continue, certain movements help.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Party City is hiring 20,000 temporary workers for the holiday season — 80% of its 25,000 seasonal hires in 2019 — even though the retailer is drastically reducing the number of Halloween City pop-up stores it will open this year. Home delivery is free for orders of $35.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

Tailored Brands is cutting 20% of its corporate staff and has identified up to 500 retail stores for potential closure as it struggles to strengthen its financial position. For the time being, however, 96% of the retailer’s approximately 1,400 stores — operating under the Men’s Warehouse , Jos.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The funds will provide “additional liquidity and financial flexibility” for the specialty retailer to meet its obligations to vendors and execute its business plan, the company said in a release. The terms of the current transaction are intended to result in forgiveness of past non-compliance with the company’s credit facilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Beyond and The Container Store are embarking on a new strategic partnership that will leverage the latter’s brick-and-mortar footprint with Beyond’s data platform, customer analytics, loyalty and payment programs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2024

The retailer plans to support SNAP/EBT payment capabilities on DoorDash later this year for on-demand delivery of SNAP-eligible groceries. The arts and crafts retailer has offered same-day delivery via Instacart since April 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

“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

AUGUST 25, 2020

With retailers continuing to reopen their doors to the public, the question remains — what COVID-19-necessitated retailing strategies will make their way into go-forward plans, and which of those will be forgotten? This applies not just to consumers but to workers returning to retail stores as well. There is no ‘returning to normal’.

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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

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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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2022

On one hand, most restrictions have been removed, meaning /business is back to ‘normal’ operations. The Customer Experience and Insight (CXI) research group faced this challenge recently when planning for our upcoming Strategic Planning and Management in Retailing (SPMR) executive education program. Prioritise digital elements.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

Innovations have slowed since then, but edge computing will usher in a new wave of personalization and self-service for modern shoppers. Because it’s not fast or cost-efficient enough to send these images to the cloud for analysis, the processing of those images must happen at the edge.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2021

Lowe’s has allotted an additional $80 million in discretionary bonuses for frontline associates and plans to hire more than 50,000 new associates across the U.S. stores, distribution centers and call centers will receive the bonus on Feb. stores, distribution centers and call centers will receive the bonus on Feb.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2022

Another major sign of broad usage and acceptance came with Walmart’s move to offer Bitcoin purchasing and selling through Bitcoin ATMs in 200 of its store locations. This modest start is only the beginning, with the retail giant stating plans for more than 8,000 such machines throughout its stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

“As part of the ONE RETAIL approach, we combine a variety of consumer journeys into one and put our smartphone app at the center of the entire shopping process,” explained Ekaterina Sokolova, CFO of M.Video Eldorado Group in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We Machine Learning-Powered Analytics Now Central to Demand Forecasting.

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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. Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology supports our smart medicine strategy by providing high-tech solutions to our patients, visitors and co-workers, even with food service,” said Paul P.

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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

JUNE 28, 2024

The operation is managed by Sharefront , the technology company that Cohen founded, which helps brands identify these kinds of mutually beneficial collaborations. That mindset of inclusivity and collaboration is reflected even in choices like referring to what are essentially rent payments as membership fees.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

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. I’ve seen this firsthand on store visits. There’s definitely a learning curve.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

Hochul’s five-point policy plan aimed at creating more secure environments for both businesses and consumers. May not owe past due local, state or property taxes unless there is a prior, agreed-upon and binding payment agreement. The budget agreement includes the new tax credit among Gov.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2022

The next step for the 112-year-old floral and gift brand is offering its partner florists updated features within its new MercuryOnline (MOL) platform, powered by Shopify , which FTD CTO Matt Powell describes as “ how digital commerce interfaces with store operations.”. Applying New-School Technology to Old-School Customer Service.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Cyberattacks and network outages can disrupt operations and erode customer loyalty. This article delves into the evolving threat landscape, examining the impact of these disruptions on retail operations and exploring proactive measures for safeguarding businesses, customer data and reputations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

JCPenney has faced the same challenges that bedevil the entire department store vertical, ranging from lower foot traffic at malls to the high operating costs that come with significant brick-and-mortar investments. distribution center with a new induction, sorting and packing system.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Ascena Retail Group plans to sell Catherines to FULLBEAUTY Brands for $40.8 FullBeauty itself sped through bankruptcy in less than 24 hours last year, coming up with a plan to cut $900 million of its $1 billion debt to reduce interest payments and kickstart a turnaround. as part of the restructuring process.

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