Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Back in 2020, Amazon opened its first Amazon Go store in Seattle, introducing consumers to the concept of full-size, cashierless grocery stores. If they opt for the autonomous checkout, customers need to use the Rewe app to register at the entrance to the store. All the payments would be done automatically. Already at it in Singapore.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2023

It then uses in-built cameras to identify shelf-gaps, and assign suitable locations for products waiting to be shelved. It was designed to address one of the biggest pain points for customers – not being able to locate products – and it’s been really well-received,” Balter said.

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VMS

DECEMBER 13, 2021

BP (London) is the latest retailer to test frictionless checkout technology in its convenience stores, reports Forbes. Next year, BP will test automated checkout technology from San Francisco-based startup Grabango at ten of its Amoco-branded locations. BP operates 7000 U.S.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This is not just a transient trend but a robust response to the changing consumer, who now craves the tactile satisfaction of in-store shopping along with the personalisation and convenience of online commerce. Today’s consumers might browse products online and then feel, try and buy them in physical stores.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

In an era of fierce competition to attract consumers’ tightening budgets, customer experience has become the key edge retailers can deploy to stand above the competition. The best-in-class checkout tools can be used at permanent shops, pop-up stores, or events and staff can take payments with the confidence of 99.9

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Here, he shares the new tech that has caught his eye, and how changing consumer behaviour is affecting the business. As long as they’ve got location services on, and they’ve downloaded our app, we could offer people very timely notifications. BB: It’s hard to be predictive about what consumers are going to do.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

For retailers and regional payments, consumer payment preferences play one piece, while checkout optimization and diversification play another. Breaking down regional payment barriers starts with meeting consumers’ preferred payment methods and needs regardless of where they live or travel. The good news?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

The Must ShopTV program uses AI technology from KERV Interactive to identify objects in a scene and find similar items available for sale at retail partners or on NBCU’s own third-party marketplace, NBCUniversal Checkout. These offerings are presented to viewers throughout the show in the form of QR-enabled shoppable ads.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The solution aims to automatically help consumers keep track of their orders and generate discounts without increasing spam emails, track all orders and manage all your gift cards in one central location. The tool gathers the best deals from a shopper’s personal email and the web and automatically applies them at checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Consumers select their items and then leave the store via an exit gate that they unlock either with their credit or debit card or by hovering their palm over an Amazon One device. Eight of our concessions locations are already using Just Walk Out technology and seeing great results.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

what3words’ and DHL Parcel UK partnership continues to grow as the location technology is now available for DHL Parcel UK’s retail partners at checkout what3words, the innovative global location technology company and DHL Parcel UK have today announced a brand new element of their partnership.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Zippin and Fujitsu Limited have formed a new partnership that makes Fujitsu an exclusive distributor of Zippin’s checkout-free solution in Japan. The stores will leverage Zippin’s checkout-free SaaS platform, with a focus on cashier-free, cashless operations to save staff time.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

Impulse purchases are an important part of a consumer brand’s revenue growth management (RGM) strategy. Think of placing rows of gum at checkout and in-aisle candy shipper displays with mouth-watering graphics. Think of placing rows of gum at checkout and in-aisle candy shipper displays with mouth-watering graphics.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

This is also the ideal time to review the online customer journey, because consumer expectations for ecommerce convenience and personalization are higher than ever, based on the findings of ClearSale’s 2021 State of Consumer Attitudes on Ecommerce, Fraud & CX survey. Streamline Your Checkout Process for Busy Parents and Students.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2021

Autonomous convenience store retailer Wundermart is expanding its operations, with plans to open more than 10,000 checkout-free stores in a partnership with contactless checkout company AiFi. “The shops will come to the consumers,” said de Kleine. “Of

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2024

DoorDash and Wing first teamed up in Australia in 2022 in a partnership that has since expanded to three locations in Queensland with over 60 participating merchants. Now, when DoorDash customers with an eligible address in Christiansburg place a qualifying order from the Wendy’s located at 2355 N. locations later this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Simplifying Checkout In this case, “simplifying checkout” means embracing “self-checkout.” To prove the value of these experiences, Buzek cited results at retailer Sam’s Club , where stores that offered a self-checkout option registered sales 18% higher than those without it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

Businesses can collect real-time data on how the goods are stored and transported, their location and their condition during delivery. By regularly tracking and counting the stockroom’s inventory with RFID tags, Macy’s improved inventory visibility and ensured the required goods were available for consumers to purchase.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2021

Consumers are increasingly drawn to convent checkout experiences, from mobile POS and self-checkout to grab-and-go tech, and now even autonomous stores. The fully autonomous NanoStore is customizable and can be operated in any location with Verizon 5G coverage. Autonomous Retail Becoming a Global Phenomenon. In the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Amazon will let Whole Foods customers “skip the checkout line” at two new Just Walk Out-enabled locations, in Washington, D.C. Seven Whole Foods locations in the Seattle area already are using the Amazon One contactless payment solution , which allows customers to pay by scanning their palm.). and Sherman Oaks, Calif.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2024

The Psychology of Immersive Shopping Experiential retail strategies are rooted in psychological principles about how consumers engage with spaces. Behavioral psychology: Understanding consumer behavior is crucial to crafting effective marketing strategies and designing engaging retail experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Claire’s growing presence in partner stores sits alongside its 2,750 owned stores worldwide, which include a store expansion in Europe and a next-gen Parisian location that showcases its partnership with fashion designer Nicola Formichetti and V Magazine.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Dave & Buster’s has partnered with Coca-Cola to introduce Game & Go MicroMarket, a small market-style retail space featuring a frictionless checkout process powered by technology from Zippin, in Hollywood, Fla. Game & Go occupies 270 square feet within the 58,000-square-foot Dave & Buster’s location.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Not-for-profit store operator Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) is the sole grocery and retail provider for many remote communities located across northern Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands. In the locations where we operate, it could cost $30,000 and involve two different trips on a helicopter.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Checkout is moving to frictionless. About half of all checkout lanes are self-checkout and this percentage is growing weekly. Checkout lines will be a thing of the past, as they simply walk out with the items they need. Location, location. Walmart scores highest in our survey for the app shoppers love most.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

Team Global Express e-Care is the carrier’s new direct-to-consumer shipping solution, partnering with e-commerce retailers to enable confidence, choice and control. However, e-commerce consumers’ expectations are too often left in limbo as they wait for their grand unboxing. Will this store deliver to my location?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Controlling traffic volume and giving the perception of control and exclusivity to the consumer is one way to make the most out of each square inch. Self-Checkout/Roaming Checkout. Versions of self-checkout are already in play for grocery, big box and a variety of other stores, mostly to reduce wait times at registers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Designed for total brand immersion with experiences and social storytelling at its core, the company said the new location on Rue Faubourg St. Two dedicated ear-piercing studios in the Paris store also showcase the service, and an in-store content creation studio invites consumers to get creative.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

To answer customers’ demands, business leaders must find the balance between adapting services to consumers’ digitally-driven shopping behaviors and staying true to the company’s strategy. It also requires businesses to create a digital wallet, obtain a shareable QR code and keep track of every checkout location.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to WWD , Ulta’s new store format will create a shopping environment that is easier for consumers to navigate, with the retailer transitioning from a model that organized brands according to price points and target consumers into a layout in which goods are arranged according to themes. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2022

The retailer uses each of the nine locations to gain a better understanding of what shoppers want in their respective markets, and these actionable insights in turn power innovation and development for the chain as a whole. One of the key elements of Evolution Stores is that no one location is like any other.

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Retail Focus

MAY 1, 2024

The global retailer introduced the reinvented retail format at its Willowbrook Mall location in Wayne, N.J., Elevated Brand Storytelling : Dynamic storytelling opportunities that amplify Foot Locker’s brand partners and enhance product presentations, allowing consumers to better understand features and benefits, and find products faster.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Imagine a retail location where customers using an AR-powered mirror can see how clothing looks on them without ever entering a changing room. 5G can Drive Consumer Engagement. Part of the reason we expect high retail adoption is that consumers are looking for a different and enhanced in-store experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2022

“This reimagined space invites customers into the heart of our company, where our artists and designers, data scientists and technologists, sourcing and logistics experts, customer evangelists and futurists will test new store technologies, consumer experiences and product innovations.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

Source: Coresight Research “Building Blocks of the Metaverse: 5G” Both at a consumer and an enterprise level, 5G is still in its infancy, but it’s expected to grow quickly and become the dominant mobile access technology by 2027 reaching 90% penetration in North America within that time, according to Ericsson.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Select Burton , GANNI , Outdoor Voices and Vince locations have rolled out the new Tap to Pay on iPhone feature from NewStore , a modular, mobile-first omnichannel cloud platform for retailers. NewStore customer data found that 50% of credit card transactions across all live stores are occurring via Tap to Pay on iPhone.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

However, in an increasingly digital world, the brand recognised the need to evolve its retail experience to meet the demands of modern consumers. The conventional checkout process, often plagued by long queues, is a thing of the past, as associates can seamlessly process transactions from any location within the store.

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