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. including 200 Whole Foods supermarkets, and have clocked more than 3 million uses to date. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology also has been deployed by other brands, including select Panera Bread locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

Every retail store has unique property characteristics that should be taken into consideration when deciding on physical security — one of which includes where your store is located. You should also use cameras to see what’s occurring at the point of sale with a clear view of the cash register or tablet, the cashier and the customer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. Louis Schnucks stores this fall, with a broader rollout planned for later this year. Select Caper Carts will include a bottom rack for heavy and bulky items.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

The inevitable outcome of retail media monetisation and demand for measurement will be the increase of in-store screens as well as the digitisation of point of sale within display and merchandising. Prepare for a digitally-led re-imagining of the store experience. Brands also need to shift their thinking here.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019. The store will continue to be staffed with Sainsbury’s employees who will answer shopper questions, check IDs for alcohol purchases and restock shelves.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

To prepare for the evolution and establish a path to where a retailer wants to be in the next decade, there are three natural questions supermarkets need to ask themselves: • How well can existing e-commerce platforms handle any future surge in business? • How can I ensure operational efficiency as order volume ­multiplies?

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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. The short answer is no, although the experiment is still very much in progress — and there have been some big failures.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

food retail industry comprises nearly 63,000 grocery stores and supermarkets, which amounted to $765.98 billion in sales in 2021. To stay competitive, retailers need to create and maintain loyal customers; 43% of customers spend more on brands to which they are loyal.

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