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 TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The BuyBuy Baby website will relaunch later this month and 11 brick-and-mortar stores will then reopen in November featuring “an elevated shopping experience” and revamped registry, according to a company representative. The BuyBuy Baby IP, digital properties and 11 store leases were acquired by Dream on Me in late July 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Shoppers can use an app to see all relevant information about their basket as they shop, including items, price, additional product info, total cost so far, and promotions and coupons that have been redeemed. GK Go was created with flexibility in mind and can be used in both staffed and autonomous stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports. 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

DECEMBER 17, 2021

GIANT has added frictionless just walk out technology at a grab-and-go convenience store located at its Philadelphia ecommerce fulfillment center. Once an individual downloads the app, they can simply scan in, shop and walk out. Ahold Delhaize first piloted the lunchbox technology at its Quincy, Mass.,

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Christmasworld focuses on the strongest-selling and most emotional time of the year and exploits the success factor of experience at the point of sale like no other consumer-goods trade fair. Additionally, you can compile your own personal list of companies, products and events and check at any time, even when you are offline.

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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. This includes traditional brick-and-mortar stores and ‘offsite’ locations such as curbside pickup, pop-up shops, music festivals or sports stadiums.

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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. billion passengers annually across its 5,500 outlets located in 1,200 airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations around the world. “We

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The North Face has unveiled a five-year growth plan that will add up to 300 global retail and partner locations, with more than 70 new stores in North America. This growth strategy will allow us to share our values and connect with customers on a deeper level in multiple different locations and touch points across the globe.”.

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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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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 19, 2023

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at two Seattle sports venues. Eight of our concessions locations are already using Just Walk Out technology and seeing great results.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

More than 800 AWG member retailer locations already use Instacart, and this extended collaboration aims to simplify access for the other 2,300 member retailer locations to join Instacart’s technology suite. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Global jewelry brand Pandora (Copenhagen, Denmark) has signed a lease to open a store at 112 W. Located opposite Macy’s famed flagship and one block west of the Empire State Building, Pandora will join Sephora, Target and Foot Locker at the nexus of the 34th Street shopping corridor. New York) announced.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Now more than ever, it is critical for us at Sephora to be able to adapt to the quickly changing retail environment, and that’s especially important at the point of sale,” said Sree Sreedhararaj, SVP and CTO at Sephora in a statement.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It’s no longer breaking news that customers want multiple ways to shop. The most common way to inform customers of where to find a brand’s products is via a store locator on their website. Therefore, if a brand’s product is rung up at a register within the last couple of weeks, the item could still show up as in-stock at that location.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Starbucks has long licensed in-store shops in stores operated by Kroger, Hy-Vee and others. Until now, however, those customers were not able to receive reward points from the coffee giant because purchases were processed through the point-of-sale system used by the store.

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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

MARCH 1, 2024

While the retailer will be focused on improving existing store experiences at scale moving forward, Best Buy is planning to “open a few additional outlet centers and new formats to continue to test two important concepts,” said Barry. Best Buy closed 24 stores in FY 2024 and plans to close 10 to 15 in FY 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 1, 2024

At the top of that list is the effect locks and cases can have on well-intentioned shoppers when not deployed as part of a holistic, data-led loss prevention strategy. Friction as a Function Modern shoppers expect always-on, always-accessible, do-it-yourself experiences thanks to self-checkouts, online shopping and connected tech.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The digitization of brick-and-mortar stores is nothing new, but up until recently it has primarily been focused on surfaces in the store that are already digital: point-of-sale systems or back-of-house tasks like inventory management. But we do,” said Partap Sandhu, Head of Pricing at Rema 1000 during a session at NRF.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Using our payment card whilst we shop online rarely gives us pause, and the many millions who buy online generally trust the system. However, the recent busy shopping season means it’s a good time to remind ourselves that there is an ongoing battle to make sure that the payment card data of your customers remains secure.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

As consumers, we’ve learned how to adjust to and enjoy new shopping formats. Many of us have become experts at navigating an ecommerce site in seconds, and some of us may even pay for groceries via mobile apps on our smartphones. And these functions can be seamlessly incorporated across touch points.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2022

Martin Brok, CEO and President of Sephora , is reportedly leaving the company at the end of June after a tenure of less than two years. Prior to that position Brok spent more than eight years at Nike , eventually serving as its VP, Global Product and Merchandising Operations and Analytics.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

Evaluate Your Retail Store’s Location. Every retail store has unique property characteristics that should be taken into consideration when deciding on physical security — one of which includes where your store is located.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2023

Documents listed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show Calia Australia, which operates the flagship restaurant and retail store in the city’s Emporium shopping complex and a spin-off restaurant at the Chadstone shopping centre, appointed voluntary administrators on June 28.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

“With the introduction of our Red By Dufry loyalty program, we are giving travelers yet another reason to shop our stores while finding new opportunities to deliver our Traveler’s Best Friend experience, no matter where they travel.”. The retailer announced its plans to deploy Amazon ’s Just Walk Out technology in select stores in early 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Amazon ’s cashierless Just Walk Out technology has been deployed in more than 120 third-party locations, including airports, stadiums, university campuses, convenience stores and theme parks. Non-staff members can use credit cards, mobile wallets, QR codes or the Amazon One palm payment system to enter and shop at the checkout-free stores.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

However, Venus et Fleur’s latest location, the luxury gifting brand’s 10th store, at the River Oaks District shopping complex in Houston, Texas, makes the case for bringing back a bold aesthetic. The 300-square-foot shop packs a punch, both visually and on an olfactory level.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The first Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go is located in New York City at 59th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues and offers the full Starbucks menu as well as a curated assortment of food and beverages in an integrated Amazon Go market, including fresh-prepared salads, sandwiches, bakery items and snacks.

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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 Flagship shoppers also can access “scan and buy” capabilities that allow them to bypass the store’s checkout lines.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Things like ecommerce will soon eclipse brick-and-mortar, retail is facing an apocalypse or delivery to home will become the norm in grocery shopping. In the ChaseDesign Q1 Shopper Sentiment Survey, 85% of people said, “I plan to shop in physical stores more in 2022 than last year.” Shoppers are returning to stores, again.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

There is no better audience on which to test an in-store shopping experience than the varied individuals that make up the melting pot of this city. “In With so many people in New York, it makes for a very dense shopping environment.” Speaking of food, the next stop on the retail tour was at Genesis House.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The brand is using this growth to make strategic investments, including upgrades to its existing stores, and the launch of a new, flagship location in Highpoint Shopping Centre on 10 December. There was more feedback on why they didn’t shop with us versus why we did,” McGahan said. “We We haven’t rushed this process.

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