Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The fashion retailer celebrated its one-year Meta-versary in 2022 with the launch of The F21 Metaverse Collection , a real-life collection based on the virtual beanie it sold in its Roblox store, Forever 21 Shop City , which garnered a lot of buzz and even more sales.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 28, 2025

Aldi has started taking a 10 deposit from shoppers looking to enter its checkout-free store in Greenwich. The pre-authorisation payment is taken from the customers card before they can pass through a barrier to enter, The Grocer reported. The deposit is then deducted from the cost of the shop on exit.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2025

In the last year alone, the number of Australian merchants looking to sell online to new countries overseas almost doubled to 39 per cent, up from 20 per cent in 2022. This trend is set to continue with global retail e-commerce sales predicted to increase by a massive 39 per cent by 2027.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In fact, UK consumers were spending an average of £407 online per month in 2023, a 17% increase from £348 in 2022. More than a quarter (28%) of millennial shoppers are ready to abandon a purchase or payment because checkout took too long, and 20% because it was too difficult, compared to 21% and 14% of Gen Z, respectively.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 13, 2025

E-Commerce Growth: Capitalize on the increasing trend of online shopping by optimizing your website for mobile use and facilitating user-friendly checkout processes as more consumers shift to e-commerce. In 2022, U.S. In 2022, online sales during the holiday season increased, signaling a shift in consumer preferences.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The numbers currently used to identify cards will be replaced with tokenisation and biometric authentication In 2022, Mastercard added biometric options enabling payments to be made with a smile or wave of the hand. The storage of personal information is a contested issue.

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Frank Mayer

MAY 22, 2025

In a 2022 survey by Raydiant , more than 25 percent of respondents indicated they avoid self-checkout because of a poor past experience. However, abandoning at the checkout stage might tell you there is surprise friction in loyalty prompts or upsell pushes, unclear payment options, or even price shock.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 9, 2025

Sainsburys has launched a trial allowing customers to pay directly on its handheld SmartShop devices, removing the need to visit a traditional checkout as part of wider efforts to streamline the shopping experience.

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365 Retail

MARCH 19, 2025

Today, were chatting with Exactly.com Payment Expert Saran Talasila to gain practical insights into the latest payment trends and how to apply them, as well as tips on creating smoother, better-converting checkouts and scaling e-commerce businesses across borders. in 2024, but we haven’t yet returned to pre-2022 levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2025

What began as a pilot expanded to hundreds of retailers across dozens of states by early 2022. This system determined precisely which products qualified for purchase with EBT funds, providing clarity to users as they shopped and preventing confusion at checkout. The payment flow itself presented the most significant technical hurdle.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Discount variety chain Dollar General is looking to self-checkout as a way to “leverage and reinforce our position as a low-cost operator,” COO Jeff Owen told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call on May 26, 2022. We continue to be pleased with our results, including strong customer adoption rates. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2022

The suit was filed on March 22, 2022 by Sam’s West Inc., Cashierless checkout technologies, including these types of apps as well as those powered by computer vision that don’t require scanning barcodes, rose in popularity among consumers concerned about sanitary and health issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Walmart will offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) options at self-checkout kiosks in more than 4,500 U.S. Walmart is making a big move in that direction with the integration of BNPL financing at its self-checkout kiosks, allowing customers to pay over time for everything from electronics and apparel to toys and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

We expect to see some pandemic-era commerce developments continue with some new twists, and we’re watching some emerging commerce trends that may go strong beyond 2022 — all with the goal of creating richer, more engaging customer experiences and stronger bonds between customers and brands. by 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2024

What a difference two years make: Dollar General was enthusiastic enough about self-checkout in June 2022 that it announced trialing 100% self-checkout at 200 stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

As ecommerce has become a part of everyday life, customers have felt empowered to take control of their checkout experiences both in-store and at home. A recent study found shoppers of all demographics are warming up to the idea of self-checkout, seeing it as a faster option that eliminates the need to wait in line.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

So what changes should we expect to see in 2022? These players will continue to expand in 2022, reshaping consumers’ expectations of an acceptable wait time for groceries. In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first. If 2020 was online grocery’s “debutante party,” then 2022 might be viewed as its genuine coming of age.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Simplifying Checkout In this case, “simplifying checkout” means embracing “self-checkout.” To prove the value of these experiences, Buzek cited results at retailer Sam’s Club , where stores that offered a self-checkout option registered sales 18% higher than those without it.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

including new payment and checkout options, personalized styling facilitated by smart mirrors and upgraded delivery and return options. Throughout 2022 we will test a new frictionless and personalized shopping experience — from the fitting room to checkout,” said Alan Boehme, CTO at H&M Group in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

After a successful pilot of stationary self-checkout technology at its recently renovated NYC flagship store, Bed Bath & Beyond will deploy solutions from NCR at select locations nationwide. “As NCR has been an incredible partner along this journey and its self-checkout solution brings an important capability to our stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

The 2022 back-to-school (BTS) season could be the most “normal” since the start of the pandemic, with even more demand than the record-setting BTS 2021 season for clothing, classroom supplies and new technology. Regardless of your customers’ age demographic, it’s a smart idea to offer digital wallet payment options at checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

That’s why summer 2022 is prime time for Retail TouchPoints to kickstart holiday coverage. More retailers offering mobile checkout would mean shorter cashier lines and free up associates to focus on customer service, BOPIS and curbside. Prediction 5: Holiday 2022 Will Be a True Glimpse of Post-COVID Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Amazon will let Whole Foods customers “skip the checkout line” at two new Just Walk Out-enabled locations, in Washington, D.C. Customers at these new Whole Foods won’t have to use JWO if they don’t want to, they can instead choose to use self-checkout lanes. and Sherman Oaks, Calif., set to open next year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2022

Jane , a DTC home décor and fashion retailer, explained how its unique approach to live shopping and social commerce has resulted in massive returns at the 2022 Retail Innovation Conference & Expo. Additionally, any links that bring a shopper to your site should include a clear path to purchase that makes checkout as smooth as possible.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

The new facilities will help Dollar General achieve its goal of creating 10,000 net new jobs in 2022. The remodels may be part of a plan to roll out 200 completely self-checkout stores this year. Dollar General already has self-checkout kiosks in 8,000 of its 18,000 stores and plans to increase that number to 11,000 by the end of 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

A shift toward a new dynamic for Instagram and Facebook Shops will require companies to enable in-app checkout in order to offer a Shop on both sites. via both Meta’s Commerce Manager and Shopify will only be allowed if checkout on Facebook and Instagram is enabled. The change will first be tested in the U.S., Outside of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The experience will be in nearly 200 Walmart supercenters by the end of January 2021, as well as in select Health Centers and Neighborhood Markets, and Walmart will expand the redesign to nearly 1,000 stores byQ1 2022. Select locations will also have Scan & Go to help customers manage their checkout directly.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

At Lumen Field, which began hosting JWO stores in 2022, this fall will see the addition of five new JWO concessions stores and one RFID-enabled store, which enables these checkout-free stores to include merchandise like clothing, hats and fan gear. In May 2023 events venues including Six Flags also began using the JWO technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2022

24, 2022, customers purchased a specially marked, prepacked Holidays Without Hunger food box for $6 or made a cash donation at checkout. During the Holidays Without Hunger campaign, which ran from Nov. 9 through Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In another first, customers access the checkout solution via the Sainsbury SmartShop app rather than the Amazon app, meaning they can use an interface they already are familiar with. The company plans to equip two of its Whole Foods stores with cashierless solutions in 2022. for its Ame Go convenience stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Instead of being asked do you want paper or plastic at checkout, consumers will simply be asked if they want a paper bag, if they haven’t brought a reusable bag,” said State Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), a co-sponsor of the bill, in a statement. The new law, scheduled to take effect Jan.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2022, retailers will leverage digital technology and data-drive innovations to tackle the continued challenges posed by COVID-19, and deliver exceptional customer experiences online, in-store and everywhere in between. In 2022, retailers will embark on some of their most significant transformations to date.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Hawkins — who was hired in February 2022, just one month after former Paper Source CEO Winnie Park was appointed to lead the brand — is central to that effort. “We’ve In March 2022, the partnership with Bolt made headlines, although not for the reasons either partner may have hoped. Forever 21 one-click checkout with Bolt.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The discount will be automatically applied at checkout, and members of the Grubhub+ loyalty program will have access to $0 delivery fees on eligible orders. Grubhub had partnered with CVS rival Rite Aid to enable deliveries from 2,000+ stores in 16 states in November 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

At the beginning of 2022, the company appointed Vijay Talwar as CEO as the final piece of a complete C-suite overhaul. At the Wish 2022 Global Merchant Summit , shipping costs were the banner topic. The immediate results appear to have not satisfied the Wish Board and investors though, because Talwar was out after a mere seven months.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Additional payment platforms and apps will follow later in 2022, according to the company. With Tap to Pay on iPhone, millions of businesses using Stripe can enhance their in-person commerce experience by offering their customers a fast and secure checkout.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2024

Truist Park in Atlanta is another stadium recognizing the impact of fast concessions and the huge success of self-checkout in grocery and retail stores worldwide. Last year, it implemented several self-checkout stations for its market concessions. Leaving the Friction in the Dugout For some, that’s still too much human interaction.

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