Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

For retailers, self-checkout is something of a double-edged sword. Moreover, customers seem very receptive to self-checkout, with 73% noting that it feels much faster than a traditional cashier. Additionally, 85% of Gen Z consumers use self-checkout when available, driven largely by the convenience factor.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

million debt service payment on municipal bonds sold to help finance the venture, due to insufficient funds. The mall also had missed the previous payment deadline for the same reason in August 2022. The concept was developer by Triple Five Group and is billed as the “first-ever modest clothing department store” (i.e.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

This is the second part of our two-part series, “From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out: A Look at Autonomous Retail Experiences.” In part one we went beyond the headlines to uncover the reality of the self-checkout situation. In part two, we’re examining the feasibility of fully autonomous checkout solutions like Amazon’s Just Walk Out.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

supermarket with cashier-free checkout technology powered by computer vision. It’s exciting to see a checkout-free capability live in one of our stores,” said Eric Traxler, VP of IT at Aldi in a statement. Aldi has retrofitted its Aurora, Ill.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The convenience store experience just got more convenient at Chartw ells , a division of Compass Group that operates thousands of stores on college and corporate campuses. The retailer recently debuted its first store to be retrofitted with checkout-free technology at the University of Houston campus.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

margin points when their customers’ journeys are not optimized, but when they are optimized, they can recover about 70% of that margin loss,” explained Buzek. Simplifying Checkout In this case, “simplifying checkout” means embracing “self-checkout.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

Mashgin , a self-checkout solution powered by AI and computer vision, has raised $62.5 The Mashgin solution speeds checkout by reading multiple items simultaneously, although it requires shoppers to set their purchases down on the countertop devices’ base to operate. million in Series B funding at a $1.5

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to other store locations. The parent company operates nearly 14,500 convenience stores worldwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

Customer Experience It’s been five years since Amazon Go opened to the public, creating the template for the retail store of the future by allowing shoppers to skip the checkout line entirely. Innovations have slowed since then, but edge computing will usher in a new wave of personalization and self-service for modern shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It’s no secret that retailers and brands have become obsessed with driving conversion in their quest to recover the more than half of shoppers who abandon checkout before completing their purchase. Maximizing that combination of factors can be accomplished at checkout, as long as it’s not stripped of all its goodness.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

The statistics show that more and more retail businesses are implementing IoT solutions to explore new ways of connecting with customers, boost sales and streamline business operations. IoT solutions enable retail stores to monitor and manage their equipment, including HVAC systems and refrigerators. Self-checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Vivek Malik, Senior Vice President of Store Systems. Zippin , a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, has hired veteran retail executive Vivek Malik, formerly Senior Director of Infrastructure and Store IT at 7-Eleven , as its SVP of Store Systems. . Malik brings nearly 20.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

New research from Capterra finds that tip fatigue — exhaustion caused by the pressure to tip more money to a widening array of workers — is a serious problem affecting most consumers who use checkout tablets at restaurants and other businesses. This should give pause to any business that uses checkout tablets.

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I Vend

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Optimising store operations – When it comes to store operations, one of the things that all successful retailers have in common is optimised processes and efficiency. Things change and before you know it, customers want new services, new products, new ways of interacting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2023

Increasingly, however, their focus has turned to the large amounts of data processed at the “edge,” and not just transactional information: inventory, sensor, capacity, video, performance — across tens to hundreds of devices in each store. Edge systems process data in real time.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2022

The increased prevalence of omnichannel solutions has forced businesses to rethink their approach to keeping consumers engaged when shopping in-store. With digitalisation in the retail sector gaining significant momentum, retailers are increasingly exploring new technologies to streamline services and simplify store operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Vitamin Shoppe will update its point-of-sale and promotions capabilities chainwide with solutions from Jumpmind. The retailer had deployed a secure wide area network (WAN) for its stores in April 2023.

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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. Hinchey, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Self-Checkout/Roaming Checkout. Versions of self-checkout are already in play for grocery, big box and a variety of other stores, mostly to reduce wait times at registers. Roaming checkout enables employees to take payments from shoppers from anywhere inside the store. AR and the Metaverse.

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I Vend

AUGUST 13, 2023

They have become ever more demanding about what they want: service, price, choice, convenience, omnichannel retail, frictionless checkout – and if they’re not satisfied, they simply go elsewhere. They expect to be able to spend loyalty points they earned online when they’re shopping in the store, and vice versa.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Social commerce channels are a boon for brands because they marry authentic connection with the convenience of native checkout features to create powerful shopping experiences. The cost-of-living crisis is undoubtedly driving buying decisions, so simplifying the consumer journey is essential for closing the sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With this evolution into digital sales and the increased use of data mining, retailers are facing unprecedented challenges in digital security. Cyberattacks and network outages can disrupt operations and erode customer loyalty. Conducting a third-party audit of cybersecurity protocols.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Imagine you pick up all the things you need for your farm, and then they tell you that they currently cannot process credit cards. Connectivity is critical to driving in-store traffic, providing a seamless shopping experience, fostering a robust brand connection and creating lasting memories. Tractor Supply Co. , You get the drift.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

North American travel retailing giant was forced to temporarily close more than 700 stores, furlough the bulk of its workforce and cut expenses deeply. “We The company is now operating approximately half of its locations. Now we are going to finish ahead of time with a full deployment across all of our operations by the end of October.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Contactless Checkout and Payment: Stores will include self-checkout kiosks as well as contactless payment solutions, including Walmart Pay, to limit contact between associates and customers. Select locations will also have Scan & Go to help customers manage their checkout directly.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In the first usage of Amazon ’s Just Walk Out (JWO) technology by a non-Amazon international retailer, Sainsbury’s has deployed the cashierless solution in its Holborn Circus convenience store. A checkout-free Chartwells convenience store debuted in November 2020 at its University of Houston location using technology from Standard.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Amazon had announced plans to close eight Amazon Go stores in March 2023 and reportedly closed a Seattle location in June 2023. The 3,800-square-foot Puyallup store is equipped with the Amazon Just Walk Out cashierless checkout technology and offers grab-and-go food as well as a made-to-order kitchen serving breakfast, sandwiches and wraps.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon spokesperson Carly Golden, quoted by CNBC , said “We’ve heard from customers that while they enjoyed the benefit of skipping the checkout line with Just Walk Out, they also wanted the ability to easily find nearby products and deals, view their receipt as they shop and know how much money they saved while shopping throughout the store.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

There’s a scene I particularly like where Winger, a harried mother of two, is in the checkout line at the supermarket and finds she doesn’t have enough money to pay for all her groceries, and it’s a perfect example of how not to provide good customer service. Cashier: I don’t think I was treating her badly.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

To accomplish this, operational models need to be adapted quickly. Predicting what’s to come isn’t easy, but having a robust network infrastructure in place would allow retailers to deploy new services rapidly when they’re ready to add them — regardless of where stores are located, or how long they’ve been established.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The store’s assortment of womenswear also has been curated to mirror the neighborhood, with fashionable and trend-driven products as part of a diverse assortment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

Smart-store tech will include robotics, expanded electronic shelf labels, shelf scanners to monitor product volumes and AI-powered computer vision to turn visual information into actionable data. To improve training of DC and fleet operations personnel, Walmart Canada will use machine-learning-based training software from Axonify.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

There’s a scene I particularly like where Winger, a harried mother of two, is in the checkout line at the supermarket and finds she doesn’t have enough money to pay for all her groceries, and it’s a perfect example of how not to provide good customer service. Cashier: I don’t think I was treating her badly.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

At its 350+ stores in 11 countries, Crocs has implemented customer engagement and merchandise management solutions for POS, merchandising, audit and operations management and analytics. In addition to Aptos, Crocs partnered closely with retail strategy company Sophelle on the deployment. “We

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