A1 Retail

JUNE 19, 2023

Mike Sponza, Music and Licensing Director at M-Cube talks to A1 Retail about the importance of getting the music right in your shop or store. It is a fundamental engagement tool which develops the brand-customer relationship. Therefore it is an integral part of the point of sale. It’s a constant process.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

H&M Group is rolling out a pilot of several new tech-enabled in-store shopping solutions at COS stores in the U.S., 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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The rise of online shopping. But now, it has its sights on changing the world of in-store shopping. In-person shopping is enjoying a surge in popularity. Retailers have taken notice of this shift and are increasingly turning toward experiential retail to meet changing customer preferences. The most obvious impact?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

DCC is an optional service offered at the point of sale, allowing customers to view the cost of their purchases in their home currency. Consumers, on the other hand, should compare rates at the point of sale with those provided by their card issuer to ensure they are getting a good deal.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The Worcester R e d Sox (the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox) has teamed up with Standard AI to open an autonomous fan store at the team’s newly constructed stadium, Polar Park.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2024

But while AI is already delivering big changes to retailers’ bottom lines, it hasn’t yet truly transformed the way consumers shop. Retailers come to us to brainstorm and create AI-enabled products and services that won’t just deliver new revenue and reduce costs, but instead will fully transform the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

ALDIgo, using technology from Grabango , tracks which items shoppers put in their carts; customers can then pay with a credit or debit card or the Grabango app at cashierless pay stations or they can use traditional manned lanes.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Caroline Ellis, commercial director at ASC, advises on the key elements of an integrated returns journey, allowing retailers to protect their margins, while enhancing customer experience. Shoppers want it to be simple and straightforward to return products.

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Independent Retailer

JULY 29, 2022

With the new era of retail increasing shopper expectations, delivering a flawless in-store customer experience has never been more critical. Adopting item-level radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology ensures customer service is elevated to new levels in order to remain relevant within a crowded field of competitors.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The service, which Sephora is now rolling out across all of its freestanding stores, will allow customers to pay for their purchases anywhere there’s WiFi or cellular service available. Associates will need to install the mobile Point of Sale App on their iPhones to use it. Morgan Payments in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using the Amazon “Just Walk Out” technology, Grubhub Campus has introduced cashierless checkout at convenience stores at Loyola University Maryland. Students, faculty and staff scan a QR code to enter the store, pick their items and leave, with the payment deducted from their student meal plan or other stored payment methods.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 21, 2023

By investing in technology, bricks and mortar businesses give themselves the best possible chance to survive and even thrive during these economically turbulent times, by encouraging repeat store visits and purchases through enhanced customer experience (CX) and smarter business decisions.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2024

The 2023 pilot showed that the self-checkout experience was twice as fast at stores with the Express model compared to those without. “By While there is some resistance to self-service POS, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness can’t be overlooked,” said Benjamin Bond, Principal at Kearney in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

That’s worrying in an increasingly competitive environment where customer engagement and user experience are becoming more important than ever. Customer Experience It’s been five years since Amazon Go opened to the public, creating the template for the retail store of the future by allowing shoppers to skip the checkout line entirely.

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365 Retail

MAY 19, 2021

Among many others, one thing we have missed over the past months is without a doubt the real-life shopping experience. Shopping online is great, but it is nothing like strolling through the aisles of your favourite store, physically touching the items or discovering new trends first-hand.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

Located within Chadstone shopping centre, the largest shopping centre in Australia, the tweaked design comes as Vicinity Group invests in making Chadstone a renowned food destination in addition to being known as the nation’s “fashion capital.” Trial and error For Coles, the ability to learn from the Chadstone store is key.

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Star Miconics

JANUARY 26, 2023

But while those things are still in the realm of science fiction, AI has become increasingly engrained in the modern technology we now use every day, from our smartphones to our point-of-sale (POS) systems. In fact, a recent blog posted by Techjury revealed that the AI market is projected to grow at CAGR of 38.0%

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

L’Oréal Group will purchase the Aēsop beauty brand from Natura &Co , parent company of Avon and The Body Shop , in a transaction that values Aēsop at $2.52 As recently as last week, Natura &Co had been considering a sale of The Body Shop, according to CNBC , but the company has apparently decided to hold on to that brand.

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I Vend

MARCH 14, 2023

Retailers who want to set themselves apart are integrating more human and personal touchpoints into the shopping experience, increasing engagement, loyalty and sales. Yet in fact, the backlash to lockdown is that many of the consumers who were forced online are now desperate to get back to human-based and personal shopping.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

Iconic French fashion brand Longchamp has just opened the doors to a newly renovated apartment at the ‘Paris end’ of Melbourne’s Collins Street in a way that is très chic. A family business Longchamp is a French luxury brand with four generations of family business at its heart. billion in 2024. billion in 2024.

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Star Miconics

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This groundbreaking change allows licensed cannabis cultivators and retailers to connect directly with consumers in a market-style setting, creating a new avenue for cannabis sales. But what does it mean for your cannabis business regarding the necessary point-of-sale (POS) hardware for selling at farmers markets?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

The retailer will instead rely more heavily on its smart Amazon Dash Carts , which have been deployed at Fresh stores since 2020 as well as at Amazon subsidiary Whole Foods. The company already had moved the JWO unit out of its retail group and into its AWS cloud computing division.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

For those not familiar, it’s an enormous structure, and like most auto-centric suburban shopping centers, it’s surrounded by acres of parking spaces. Supreet Barhay: Even before the pandemic, we were looking at ways shopping centers could draw more foot traffic by creating additional places for community and engagement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

Say Farewell to Cart Abandonment, Welcome Loyal Customers. Customers that have a positive point-of-sale financing experience are more likely to repeat purchases from that retail brand if the BNPL option is white-labeled for the retailer.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Walmart has unveiled a reimagined store design, with a new look and feel that focuses on a digitally enabled shopping experience. At the entrance, clean, colorful iconography and a store directory welcome customers and encourage them to download and use the Walmart app while they shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

According to Grand View Research , the global IoT retail market was valued at $42.38 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 28.4% The statistics show that more and more retail businesses are implementing IoT solutions to explore new ways of connecting with customers, boost sales and streamline business operations.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We needed a solution that allowed us to centralise our task management and communications across our entire store estate, to ensure the customer experience and ‘look and feel’ of our stores was both consistent and streamlined. We have better visibility of what’s going on at the point of sale, and communication is much more fluid.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Stripe will be the first payment platform to offer the service to business customers, including the Shopify Point of Sale app this spring. 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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Star Miconics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

With the holiday season just around the corner, retailers are actively preparing to make the most of the upcoming customer rush. A rising trend in this arena is the concept of holiday pop-up shops, which are becoming part of the broader movement toward temporary retail spaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

The virtual try-on experience is now available at Dufry locations in London’s Heathrow and Stansted airports as well as airports in Manchester, UK and Barcelona, Spain. as part of our digital strategy to revolutionize the passenger experience,” said Lee Adams, Global Digital Smart Store Head at Dufry in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

New research from Capterra finds that tip fatigue — exhaustion caused by the pressure to tip more money to a widening array of workers — is a serious problem affecting most consumers who use checkout tablets at restaurants and other businesses. For instance, most consumers are willing to tip at restaurants for table service and food delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2020

Immersive commerce was originally conceived to enhance the transactional focus of online shopping with the experiential dimension of offline shopping. Nowadays, the experience of browsing virtual re-creations of physical stores couldn’t be more important for consumers. For every trend, there is after all a countertrend.

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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 QR codes displayed in aisles and on product displays make it easier for customers to shop for additional colors, sizes and products.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Industry experts gathered at Manhattan Momentum 2023 in Phoenix to discuss their approaches to these various challenges. For Hot Topic’s Young Customers, ‘It’s All About Breadth’ At Hot Topic, two factors put additional pressure on an already complicated supply chain. For our customers it’s all about breadth.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

By programming your displays to showcase user-generated content, like brand mentions or customer reviews, you tap into a stream of authenticity and relevance. This reflects real-life customer experiences with your products and encourages others to engage with your brand on social media platforms.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A recent study from Wharton’s Baker Retailing Center and The Verde Group found that retailers can increase shopper repurchase intent by nearly 60% by delivering a great experience. These experience centers can benefit significantly from 5G to wow the customers. Tractor Supply Co.

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