Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2021

In particular, consumer expectations for contactless payment methods as a result of health and safety concerns during the pandemic are galvanizing retailers to integrate flexible, contactless payment options like voice payment technologies into their operations.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 25, 2022

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said: “We are pleased that RFG has agreed to make payments to certain impacted franchisees. We initially took this action because we were concerned with the alleged conduct and the impact on a number of small business operators. Michel’s marketing fund. Waiving historical debts.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 25, 2022

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said: “We are pleased that RFG has agreed to make payments to certain impacted franchisees. We initially took this action because we were concerned with the alleged conduct and the impact on a number of small business operators. Michel’s marketing fund. Waiving historical debts.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

The payment of GST on ‘ low-value imported goods ’ is to be reviewed by the Board of Taxation in order to ensure the tax, which was implemented in 2018 to give local brands an even playing field with international rivals, is operating as intended.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

While they’re not perfect, many financial services companies provide concise, one-page statements clearly detailing why consumer data is collected, how it is collected, what is collected and how it is used. Oftentimes these policies are downright inaccessible to consumers because they’re far too long and filled with legalese.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Operating food delivery, video streaming and payment services in Asia, Coupang made its IPO debut on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021. Richemont said YNAP has not adopted Farfetch Platform Solutions and continues to operate on its technology. The deal is expected to be finalised next year. million Farfetch shares.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A family institution since its founding in 1954, Harry Rosen has always been lauded for its highly personal service and needed a way to empower customer advisors as all 17 of its stores faced closures during the pandemic. Originally a multi-year plan, the project turned into a six-month sprint supported by Bold Commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2020

Touch-free “contactless” payments in stores and at vending machines are gaining popularity with U.S. Although contactless payments are already popular in much of the world, they hadn’t seen much interest in the U.S. And NFC payments offer the same level of security as EMV-chip enabled cards. Here’s what U.S.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2022

A group of small business owners have accused Australian buy now, pay later firm Pay It Later of withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales revenue, drawing attention to the practices of smaller operators in the booming fintech sector. Founded in 2018, Pay It Later claims to have hundreds of retailers signed up to its service.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2023

Walmart has filed a lawsuit seeking to end its credit card contract with Capital One Financial , alleging that the payment company failed to live up to certain terms of the agreement. In the meantime, cardholders should not experience any disruptions in service and can continue to use their existing Capital One Walmart credit cards.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

If your company is like most, one very important aspect of managing your gift card program may be overlooked, or at least not be given the attention required — state regulatory and legal compliance. Keeping Up with State Compliance. Here are a few recommended next steps: Consult with your internal legal and compliance departments.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“At Starbucks, we have challenged ourselves to imagine what’s possible when we take a closer look at the many ways our partners and customers interact with us and experience our stores every day,” said Katie Young, SVP of Store Operations at Starbucks in a statement.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A super app, or what Musk refers to as an “everything app,” has been described as the Swiss army knife of mobile apps, offering a suite of services for users such as messaging, social networking, peer-to-peer payments and e-commerce shopping. Have other US tech companies tried this?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2022

Australia’s two largest supermarket operators – Woolworths and Coles – are set to face a seven-week-long Federal Court case over employee underpayments after a judge made an unusual order that four separate cases could be heard as one.

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Telstra has been hit with the second-biggest fine in Australian history, $50 million, for engaging in unconscionable conduct against more than 100 Indigenous customers across Australia between 2016 and 2018. I want to stress that words are easy but it is living up to them that is the real test,” Penn said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

In many ways, the switch to easy online retailing, with its lower operating models, has driven the retailing rebound. And it’s a powerful driver with ASX-listed BNPL providers processing about $10 billion worth of purchases in Australia and New Zealand, during 2019/20, according to the RBA. Until a payment is missed.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

What it didn’t have at that point was a streamlined, intuitive online checkout process — and that quickly became a major hindrance to the company’s DTC expansion plans. “We It was an involved, intense process. Once there’s a certain percentage of fraudulent orders, financial companies [can stop servicing you].”

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2021

But while blending of in-store and online provides consumers with significantly more flexible shopping, it also creates operational challenges. Retailers must look for the right technology that will streamline their operations and improve the customer experience, which can ultimately increase brand loyalty and revenue.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 3, 2024

The payments to Clear Sky LP and Clear Sky 2 LP push the full amount owed to the petrol forecourt’s business from £29.47m to £39.83m in 2023. An EG Group spokesman told The Telegraph: “EG Group provided loans to the Clear Sky companies at a commercial rate of interest to service external third-party debt.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 5, 2023

The Aldi Express service is now available from more than 2,100 Aldi supermarket locations across the U.S. “We Aldi first began offering delivery services via Instacart in 2017, and the service now delivers from more than 2,200 Aldi stores, as well as powering pickup from 1,500+ Aldi stores nationwide.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Established in Hong Kong in 2018 by Paris-born Julien De Preaumont, Le Dessert has quickly gained a reputation for its signature Pavlovas and Charlotte layer cake creations, as well as creative jar desserts and cookies. Customers in Hong Kong are very demanding and they have very high standards both in terms of product quality and service.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When Hannon Comazzetto started Australian re-commerce platform AirRobe in 2018, resale was still quite niche locally – pursued by a small but passionate group. In one click, customers can opt to repurpose their item and AirRobe facilitates the resale, rental, recycling, or donation of the product. “We

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

The company reportedly intends to build a comprehensive ecosystem in India that will include a wholesale cash and carry business, e-commerce platforms, a payment and financial services platform, logistics as well as supply chain competencies. billion, and operating income was up US$0.9 International net sales were up by 12.9

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

million between March 2018 and 2019, and that it has failed to repay the total sum despite having made back-payments. This court action highlights that large employers face serious consequences if they do not prioritise workplace law compliance among other aspects of their business.”.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 15, 2022

This guide will give you some tips on how to choose the right type of cryptocurrency, along with how to accept this digital currency as payment. In 2018, there were 1,583 different individual types, according to the price-tracking website for crypto assets coinmarketcap.com. How Many Different Cryptocurrency Types are there?

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 20, 2022

Here’s where the SBA erred, according to the OIG report: The contractor awarded the EIDL contract in 2018, RER, met the contract-required small business size standard (no more than $15 million in annual revenue) but its subcontractor (Rocket Loans) did not. OIG Critical of EIDL Small Business Loan Process During COVID Pandemic.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Brandbank owns and operates retail brands Seed Heritage, Kikki K, French Connection, Commonry, Fine Day and All Kinds. Second is Neeraj Tolmare, who joined in 2018 and serves as chief information officer. Third is Mark Westfall, who is chief services officer at the business and has been with Coca-Cola since 2009.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2021

When Amazon Go launched in 2018, critics claimed that it would take more than a decade for autonomous retail to catch on. Namely, the conversations focus on how traditional brick-and-mortar stores can incorporate AI into their operations as more and more fully autonomous stores pop up around the world.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2022

per cent) are now aware of BNPL services, overtaking traditional online payment platforms like Paypal, Visa and Western Union, according to Roy Morgan’s Digital Payments Report last year. Not only has awareness of BNPL services grown quickly but already over 3.3 million Australians (15.7 million Australians (15.7

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2021

In 2018, 151 million conventional (non-bot) attacks were observed, and of these, 91 million were directed at online merchants. Others are so brazen that they use click-and-collect services in the branches of omnichannel stores, to pick up goods that they’ve paid for online with credit card credentials they’ve stolen. Machine Learning.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

More data processed gives way to more possibilities of data breaches. Similarly, Home Depot also faced a large-scale data breach in 2014, leading to over 56 million payment information being stolen. billion back in 2018. In 2018, over 3 out of every 100 retail workers suffered an injury or illness, requiring time off.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2021

The advantage of this construction is that Grab is able to avoid a lengthy listing process and avoid scrutiny of its financials. Along the way it saw off some formidable competition, with Uber exiting the region in 2018. This gave rise to the development of the app into a digital payment service.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

Mall operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (URW) is reportedly looking to divest most of its U.S. URW acquired Westfield in 2018 in a deal that included major shopping centers such as the Westfield World Trade Center in Manhattan, Century City in Los Angeles and the Garden State Plaza in New Jersey. URW valued its U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 24, 2022

Blooms The Chemist has a new chief operating officer, Pamela Bishop. She will also oversee daily operations including retail, merchandising, pharmacy, people and culture. She joined the Australian team as a sales director for its national Woolworths business in 2018. Blooms The Chemist names new COO.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2023

She will lead the wholesale and retail group, which has close to 120 independently owned and operated health food stores across Australia, and provides third-party distribution to over 500 independent health food stores across the country. The commitment included “making an immediate payment of €11.2 million (US$12.1

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Since Amazon Prime’s inception 15 years ago, Amazon has only increased the annual membership cost three times — rising from $79 per year in 2005 to $119 in 2018. When Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2018, analysts expected that Amazon would dominate the U.S. The purchasing power of $79 in 2005 equals about $109.90 grocery market.

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Hyken

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

He shares how companies can use QR codes to improve customer service and experience. Even before the pandemic, usage of QR codes increased by 96% between 2018 and 2020, highlighting its importance in this digital era. For instance, QR codes can effectively be implemented in customer service.

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