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How Smart Contracts and Crypto Enhance Retail Transactions

Retail Focus

From decentralisation to revolutionising payment processes in several businesses, smart contracts’ perks are limitless. Smart Contracts and How They Work To fully understand how smart contracts operate, well start with a reference to traditional contracts. Read on for all you need to know.

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Ecommerce in 2025: How Data Quality Powers Growth and Customer Satisfaction

Retail TouchPoints

Clean, validated address data is an essential business asset that drives a smoother customer experience, reduces operational costs and minimizes errors. This seamless data integration reduces costs and enhances customer service, supporting accurate, efficient order delivery.

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Wireless 5G Revolutionizing Retail

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, a recent Verizon Business Small Business Recovery Survey found that 63% of small and mid-sized business owners have implemented new tools and technology to change their processes and the customer experience. 5G can Drive Consumer Engagement. 5G can Drive Consumer Engagement. Improved Customer Experience. Improved Customer Experience.

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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

Retail TouchPoints

Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago.

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Turning Inventory Into Cash: How Retailers Can Thrive In A Post-Pandemic World

Retail TouchPoints

Where large retail chains and brands may have cash reserves of up to six to nine months, most suppliers typically have only enough operating capital for 30 to 60 days. Many of these suppliers, hit hard by the shock waves of the pandemic, have ceased operations and will never reopen.

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AI in Retail: Optimizing Operations from Supply Chains to Employee Scheduling

Retail TouchPoints

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. Seeing this, a supply chain manager would want to know exactly how this would affect the trucks carrying their company’s products.

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Trending The Rules: Top Retail Trends Are Trending At An Unprecedented Rate

Retail TouchPoints

Smooth Operators Appeal Online And Off. Whether click-to-pay for e-Commerce or contactless payments for traditional commerce, efforts to improve online and offline checkout experiences did not originate with COVID-19. Offline, contactless payments also provide two critical functions to physical stores that have remained open.