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4 Key Point-of-Sale Trends for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

The point-of-sale (POS) system has always been the one truly indispensable technology for any merchant, large or small. They’re not just about ringing up transactions; they’re integral in informing actionable insights,” said Benjamin Bond, Principal at Kearney in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

For most types of consumer retail stores, the pandemic scared regulars away, diminished traffic from visitors, altered consumer preferences, snapped formerly reliable supply chains and required dramatic shifts in the way stores serve their clientele. But that’s only part of the story.

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CryptoCurrency Paving the Way to Retail Success

Independent Retailer

An increasing number of businesses worldwide are adopting cryptocurrency as a way for consumers to pay for goods and services. Over the summer, Bitcoin Depot installed more than 700 of its Bitcoin ATM machines at Circle K convenience stores in 30 states, and they are continuing to expand in the U.S. and Canada.

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A Retailer’s Guide to Preparing Your Warehouse for Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

Those businesses clinging to rudimentary paper-based processes and a belief system that “we’ve always been able to make money doing things this way, why do we need to change?” Inertia and not knowing where to start when it comes to implementing ecommerce into their warehouse operations are holding back many merchants.

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Inside Westfield Century City’s Infrastructure Supporting Experiential Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Salvador added: “Collaboration is essential to making this work because there are always going to be things that are uncomfortable, different or even weird that you wouldn’t expect at a shopping center. The Atrium Pop-Up is approximately 1,000 square feet and sits “at the heart of the shopping center ,” according to Salvador.

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Everyone else is raising prices

Retail Smart Guys

We know, all the vendors, and service providers are all raising prices right now because of inflation. We are not raising any prices at all (even though we just got notified that the cost of planning is going up for us.). Take advantage of some of the other services we offer. Do you know about these other services?

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15 Return Policy Examples

Small Biz Trends

If you are looking at how to create a return policy , here are some of the basics it should include. Without a return policy, there can be disagreements over when and what can be returned or exchanged at the store. Take a look at these return policy examples from big brands: 1. What is a return and refund policy? Overstock.com.

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