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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

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In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). said Narang.

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BuyBuy Baby to Reopen in Time for the Holidays

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New tech integrationswill include iPads and other handheld point-of-sale devices for seamless checkout experiences, as well as the integration of QR codes throughout the store to offer customers access to additional product information. The return of BuyBuy Baby is only the latest revival in the baby retail sector this year.

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How Starbucks is fostering inclusivity on both sides of the checkout

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“Our nine Signing Stores across the globe feature design elements that address major aspects of the Deaf experience, including an open environment for communication, low glare reflective surfaces and point-of-sale systems with an attached customer display, as well as store partners who are proficient in sign language,” Massih said. “We

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Sephora Rolls Out Mobile POS Technology to 500 Stores

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“Now more than ever, it is critical for us at Sephora to be able to adapt to the quickly changing retail environment, and that’s especially important at the point of sale,” said Sree Sreedhararaj, SVP and CTO at Sephora in a statement.

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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

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Preparing Internal Operations for Smart Stores The importance of operational preparedness is especially true for grocers implementing emerging technologies such as autonomous checkout, also referred to as seamless checkout. These operations may struggle to adapt to the unique needs of automated checkout systems and smart stores.

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Top 10 Trends Driving Retail Growth

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Checkout is moving to frictionless. About half of all checkout lanes are self-checkout and this percentage is growing weekly. Checkout lines will be a thing of the past, as they simply walk out with the items they need. In fact, Walmart has designed its newest stores to be shopped while being guided by the app.

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As Contactless Payment Use Grows, Here?s What Consumers Need To Know About Fraud Prevention

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In a pandemic, that turns point-of-sale terminals where people swipe or dip cards into “bus depots,” where virus particles can stop off and then catch a ride on new cards and new hands to keep spreading. The less good news is that contactless cards were involved in 3% of card fraud in 2018 in the UK.