Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

The Editors’ Perspectives column offers insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing and tech. This month Retail TouchPoints has been exploring the state of autonomous checkout experiences in our series From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out.

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Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Our tips for retail marketing will help you level up in 2023 for better sales and happier customers. Stock Private Labels Trends show consumers continuing to prioritize value over brand names, meaning businesses that are stocking private labels are seeing sales boost — particularly for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

The result is mounting pressure for retailers to deliver hyper-personalised, concierge-like shopping experiences with efficient handoffs between departments and channels before, during, and after a purchase. While 88 per cent of retail marketers share integrated tech stacks with advertising teams, this alignment alone is not enough.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Retailers will also be remunerated for each scan and redemption of the voucher, creating an opportunity for brands to incentivise store owners and build loyalty. Scan & Save will support brands and retailers’ marketing efforts once the HFSS (high in fat, sugar and salt) legislation comes into force in October 2022.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Generally speaking, larger companies have merchandisers that are able to work closely with retail marketing teams to create displays that fit in with brand’s overall image and goals. Independent retailers have control over their own displays and can create them without the constraints of a brand’s guidelines.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2023

But it’s retailers’ reluctance to move their point of sale (POS) systems from a traditional client/server setup to a cloud-based architecture that really slows down progress. The resistance is real — people are not comfortable yet with putting their POS in the cloud,” said Dave Bruno, Director of Retail Market Insights at Aptos.

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Shopper Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2020

How to ensure the maximum impact of Point of Sale programs on key indicators? How can retail and brand equity interaction be leveraged to mutual benefit? High levels of anticipation built for years; the perfect item is hunted and located with some difficulty.

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