Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2025

Travel retailer WHSmith North America has moved its merchandising, inventory management and sales audit solutions from an on-premises to a cloud-based model as it prepares to drive growth in North America with a significant pipeline of new stores.

Inventory Management

Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In this article, we’ll talk about retail management, what it is and why it’s important. Let’s look at effective strategies and tools that will help improve business efficiency. What is Retail Management Retail Management is a set of activities that ensure the efficient operation of a retail business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 11, 2025

Experience has Overtaken Product At its core, user experience (UX) is the infrastructure of digital commerce. Consumers today expect personalized, intuitive and responsive interactions at every touch point, from the moment they land on a homepage to the second they complete a transaction. Can users quickly locate in-store availability?

Merchant Services

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 19, 2025

Therefore, retailers need to take a hard look at their resilience strategy and invest in ensuring that systems are not only robust against failures but also quick to recover in an always-on consumer environment. Rob Reid is a Technical Evangelist at Cockroach Labs based out of London, England.

Payment Services

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 15, 2025

Evaluate Readiness: A comprehensive checklist allows you to assess all areas of your store on opening day, from product displays to staff training, enhancing customer satisfaction. Opening a retail store is an exciting journey filled with endless possibilities. Aim for a team that reflects your store’s values and culture.

Store Layout

Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2025

Ferags smart automation solutions are designed to ease these pressures across both stores and distribution centres by reducing dependence on surge labour and reducing cost per carton. Store operations : Store labour tasks are minimised by reducing back-of-house processing. These inefficiencies carry a measurable cost.

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2025

When inventory management, marketing, supply chain and in-store operations dont speak the same language and rely on separate data streams and objectives, theres a loss of agility. AI can help retailers process unstructured data at scale, unlocking valuable insights.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2025

One of the most promising is a challenge that has bedeviled merchandisers, marketers and inventory managers for decades, if not centuries demand forecasting. For example, in the chemicals industry, if youre at 40% to 50% forecast accuracy, youre probably holding two to three times as much inventory as your peers.

Markdowns

Small Biz Trends

JULY 28, 2025

Key Takeaways Square offers a free setup with competitive transaction fees, perfect for budget-conscious businesses needing inventory management and sales reporting. PayPal has no monthly fees and allows for easy in-person transactions, making it ideal for small-scale operations. The most commonly used POS system is Square.

Merchant Services

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Many elements of supermarket operations have to work in harmony for digital grocery shopping to succeed, from sophisticated order management and inventory management solutions that operate in real time as well as efficient methods for picking, packing and delivering orders to shoppers, either via home delivery or in the store’s parking lot.

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Theatro

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Current trends indicate that while 80% of GENAI projects were initiated this year, most are at risk of failing due to the hype surrounding the technology and a lack of clear understanding regarding effective use cases and implementation strategies. Employees were not only more productive but also felt more valued and capable in their roles.

Employee Engagement

I Vend

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a retailer, you rely on your POS technology for store operations, and you may well have an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as well or be considering one. iVend’s Retail Management Solution iVend has out-of-the-box connectors for every ERP in the market.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Weis Markets will streamline operations at its 198 stores through a partnership with Invafresh. The fresh grocery platform will assist with demand forecasting, in-store production planning, food traceability, recipe management and cut test management across all fresh departments.

Store Operations

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. Dollar General also is focusing on reducing turnover among managers, in part with improvements to supply chain and merchandising functions.

Checkout

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Albertsons has completed its rollout of an inventory management platform specifically designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products, deploying the solution across its more than 2,000 supermarkets in just seven months’ time. Driving sustainability practices across Albertsons Cos.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

California-based Vallarta Supermarkets is piloting autonomous robots in five locations in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties to support employees by identifying in-store hazards. The retailer will test inventory management technology in a sixth store.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

At the same time, we’re seeing increasing stock outs, with 80% * of shoppers saying they saw a decline in stock levels in 2022. This lack of inventory costs retailers an estimated up to 8% of revenue in lost sales. iVend Retail Inventory Management Inventory management drives store efficiency and customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The ultimate goal is to free up associates’ time to put more of their effort toward customer service while enabling optimal store conditions and accurate merchandising execution. “We

Wholesale

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

Spotlights on Supply Chain, Sustainability and RMNs New at the 2024 event is the retailer-only Supply Chain 360 Summit being held on Sunday, Jan. 14, with sessions covering AI’s role in inventory visibility and optimization, best practices for boosting last-mile capabilities. 13, What’s in Store for Retail Media Networks.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Industry Statistics and Market Trends There are approximately 168,000 gas stations in the United States alone, contributing to an industry valued at over $600 billion annually. These stores must expand their product assortment, improve inventory management and optimize supply chain operations almost overnight.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

Pilot Company has chosen the 4R Systems machine learning Forecasting and Replenishment Solution to power logistics at its 750 Pilot Flying J travel centers in the U.S. The system is expected to provide a more consistent and efficient solution to help maximize inventory and sales. and Canada.

Supply Chain Management

Theatro

MAY 9, 2024

Leveraging its advanced algorithms and neural networks, Generative AI can empower store associates with real-time information, personalized product knowledge, and streamlined workflows, ultimately elevating the in-store shopping experience.

Store Operations

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. Those same cameras and sensors also are at the heart of the grab-and-go checkout system featured in Amazon Go stores.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

Retasmart is designed to enable retailers to unify all channels and experiences in one solution, allowing them to solve challenges related to inventory management, customer engagement, payment options, reporting and analytics, and multichannel retailing — all from a single platform.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

million of liquidity available at the end of Q3 2022, including about $92 million of availability under asset-based credit lines, against nearly $1.8 Party City is reportedly renewing talks with creditors to acquire liquidity with help from existing advisers, people familiar with the situation told Bloomberg. The retailer had about $121.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Lululemon is in the process of rolling out a cloud-based RFID inventory management solution to its 600+ stores globally that will help the retailer optimize its in-store product assortments. Having a fully mobile cloud solution in our stores greatly contributes to this experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With Salesforce’s 2023 holiday predictions forecasting that BOPIS (buying items online for in-store or curbside pickup) will influence $28 billion in incremental sales during the holiday season, retailers seeking to capitalize on this revenue opportunity need to ensure their store operations and inventory management practices are up to par.

Store Operations

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2024

In fact, the 2023 Retail TouchPoints Store Operations Survey found that among the 82% of respondents who have armed associates with mobile devices, 59% saw improved employee productivity while 50% saw improved cross-sells and upsells. It also sends a message to The Paper Store’s current and future customers.

Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2024

Leveraging these insights, the store can rearrange its layout to position the kitchenware section along the main customer paths and schedule additional staff during peak times. Integrating network analytics with existing inventory management systems brings about a synergy that enhances accuracy and responsiveness.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Tally robots from Simbe will roam the aisles of five Price Chopper/Market 32 and five Tops Friendly Markets stores through January 2025, when Northeast Grocery will evaluate the pilot results to determine next steps that could include expanding the robots’ deployment to other supermarkets.

Wholesale

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Over the course of her 30-year career, The Vitamin Shoppe CEO has held leadership roles at Godiva , Sally Beauty , Pier 1 , Bath & Body Works , Gap and The Disney Store. It’s been a while since she’s been on the front lines though — not since the late ‘80s to be exact, when she was a manager at Express.

Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2022

“By partnering with RELEX, our corporate demand planners have the ability to improve processes that support our distribution and inventory management strategies,” said Bill Ruggles, Director of Procurement for Sheetz in a statement. RELEX will ultimately help ensure Sheetz customers have what they want, when they want it, 24/7/365.”.

Planning

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Mexican luxury department store Liverp o ol has reportedly taken a 9.9% passive stake in Nordstrom in a deal valued at $293.8 Liverpool said in a statement that “this operation represents an attractive opportunity to diversify assets geographically.”. million , according to Reuters. Founder Bruce Nordstrom held a 15.9%

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

With a new retail management solution in place, Burton will now be able to: Deploy mobile POS (mPOS) devices in its stores; Provide store associates with improved visibility into customer, product and inventory data ; and Gain a unified view of its e-Commerce and brick-and-mortar operations at both the store and headquarters levels.

Planning

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This approach to in-store product placement allows employees to easily monitor popular items and acknowledge customers in areas where they are displayed. Optimize inventory management: Like damaged products and shipping errors, theft can negatively impact retail inventory management. Set safe web browsing rules.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Today’s shoppers don’t only browse and purchase online, but they also shop — and pick up ecommerce orders — in stores. Beyond the visible in-store hardware, there are several advanced software capabilities that contribute to these enhancements, such as business analytics, sales and demand forecasting and supply chain and inventory management.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In addition, we continued to be disciplined in our expense and inventory management.” Lucy Brady, President, Grocery & Snacks at Conagra Brands, was appointed following a recommendation by Loeb. Steve Voskuil, SVP and CFO at The Hershey Company, soon followed, but Loeb noted that while he “[recognizes] Mr.

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