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4 Key Point-of-Sale Trends for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

One of the biggest trends of the last three years or so has been the growth of microservices to support a single transaction engine, one that supports the [store] POS, mobile POS, the website and even transactional kiosks,” said Sheldon. Part and parcel of that is headless architecture. But POS experts are still bullish on the technology.

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New Research: Retailers Plan to ‘Invest Their Way’ Through Impending Recession

Retail TouchPoints

Another trend, sometimes happening in tandem, is stores creating space and changing their flow patterns in response to the rise of mobile POS and self-service checkout offerings. One trend driven by the rise in ecommerce shopping is a shrinking of the front, consumer-facing area of the store to make more room for back-of-house fulfillment.

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What Lies Ahead For Malls & Main Street Stores In The Age Of Deliveries?

Retail Minded

And maybe it transforms its window displays into virtual catalogs, offering real-time inventory updates for its tech-savvy clientele. Imagine walking into a store where the mirror remembers your size and style preferences or a kiosk that recommends a new book based on your reading history—all thanks to AI amping up the personal touch.