Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

This is the second part of our two-part series, “From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out: A Look at Autonomous Retail Experiences.” In part one we went beyond the headlines to uncover the reality of the self-checkout situation. But Jenkins is the first to admit that JWO-style tech won’t be a fit for every retail situation.

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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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I Vend

AUGUST 10, 2021

The COVID surge for supermarkets The pandemic hit many retailers hard, with stores shut and high streets deserted. According to industry experts The Grocer magazine, UK supermarkets continue to see high levels of growth. iVend Supermarket iVend helps supermarkets offer uninterrupted service to their customers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

After the goodwill that was created throughout Covid where the supermarkets and their employees were on the frontline supporting Australians, now there is a danger the relationship is being fractured. Consumers are taking matters into their own hands with a huge jump in theft both from in-store and through automated checkouts.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In another first, customers access the checkout solution via the Sainsbury SmartShop app rather than the Amazon app, meaning they can use an interface they already are familiar with. Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2024

The supermarket chain will now use a single points currency for its “ for U” program and give members two months to earn and redeem their points before they expire. Additionally, an automatic cash-off option that converts points into cash discounts at checkout will join existing point redemption options.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2023

Aldi says its newest store, which opens in Prospect, NSW, this week will feature new innovations for the banner aimed at enhancing the customer experience. The store is fitted with large wooden produce bays in a modern interior store design featuring newly designed registers at manned checkouts and registers and self-checkouts.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

Supermarket Coles will spend $2.5 The business will seek to improve its online shopping, as well as its self-service checkouts, data and automation across its warehouses, in an effort to streamline the experiences and make it even simpler for Australians to buy their groceries.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

At my local supermarket, the self-checkout PIN pad has a note asking if I want to take a two -question survey (I don’t). Sri Narasimhan: We realized that we needed to create a consistent language for how we discussed customer experience across our organization, and thus we moved to NPS.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Before the pandemic even struck, consumers were leaving their homes less often to make purchases because of the convenience offered by online-based brands — think of the success of Amazon, Deliveroo, Uber Eats and supermarket delivery services. Other measures to make the customer experience more engaging will also figure prominently.

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I Vend

AUGUST 17, 2022

Supermarket shopping is, for the vast majority of consumers, an essential. So what supermarket shoppers want above all is convenience. Whether they’re buying via ecommerce solutions or in the brick and mortar store, they want a smooth and hassle-free retail experience, to get the job done as painlessly as possible.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. For example, La Grande Epicerie in France was spotlighted as the “crème de la crème” of the French gourmet retail experience.

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Indigo 9 Digital

AUGUST 2, 2022

A Hema supermarket in China. In the United States Amazon has made the most significant advances in creating tech enabled retail stores with its Just Walk Out technology that allows customers to skip the checkout. Three years earlier in 2015, eCommerce giant Alibaba opened its first Hema supermarket in China.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

From the moment a product enters the store via a delivery to the moment it exits the store through the checkout, there is very little data that retailers can leverage to make decisions. If you get this right, you will ensure your customers remain loyal. If not, then the opposite becomes true. Three in 10 U.S.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2023

They covered how brands can provide elevated and curated customer experiences and how clear differentiation, and even re-invention, can be critical to meeting consumer demand and providing a sustainable future for retailers. Data is key to optimising the customer experience. Here are some of the highlights.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Credit: Żabka Polska The Evolving Autonomous Store Technology, Concepts, and Capabilities Retailers have attempted to solve the friction-filled checkout experiences for decades. It speeds up the checkout process, significantly increases traffic, and offers fans a seamless shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

As the diagnostic system catches up and proudly neurodivergent people are sharing their experiences, there is growing support for more equitable workplace practices and customer experiences. This can create challenges when navigating everyday scenarios such as supermarket shopping or catching public transport.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Customer service – chatbots and personal assistants to enhance the customer experience. Closely related to AI is Augmented Reality (AR), which overlays the real world with the digital world, to enhance the shopper’s experience and increase sales, with applications such as make-up, virtual dressing rooms, and room styling.

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V Count

JULY 2, 2021

Queue management, on the other hand, shows how long every customer spends at the checkout counter. If, for example, data from the queue management solution show that there were long waiting lines during this period, it becomes apparent that customers abandoned their carts because the checkout queue was too long.

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I Vend

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Customer service – chatbots and personal assistants to enhance the customer experience. Closely related to AI is Augmented Reality (AR), which overlays the real world with the digital world, to enhance the shopper’s experience and increase sales, with applications such as make-up, virtual dressing rooms, and room styling.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2023

This can be seen by the adoption of QR codes – the use of which accelerated amid Covid-19 restrictions – self checkout in supermarkets and autonomous mobile robots, which are being utilised by major retailers for (among other things) logistical, supply chain and other inventory management tasks.

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V Count

MARCH 22, 2023

Line busting eliminates this specific problem for real-world business owners (and managers); plus, it’s a powerful tool that can help you streamline your business operations while improving the customer experience. Reducing customer wait time at checkouts will also free up space, allowing more customers to be served at once.

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MARCH 22, 2023

Line busting eliminates this specific problem for real-world business owners (and managers); plus, it’s a powerful tool that can help you streamline your business operations while improving the customer experience. Reducing customer wait time at checkouts will also free up space, allowing more customers to be served at once.

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V Count

JULY 9, 2021

83% consider fast-moving queues an integral part of the customer experience. With a Queue Management system, businesses like retailers and supermarkets can accurately calculate the number of customers at checkout queues and the average time they spend waiting. customer experience. customer queue.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“Chains like Wawa are experimenting with drive thru-only formats, which could have implications for smaller real estate footprints to allow for growth into new locations with lower operating costs. Aldi’s Corner Store flagship in North Sydney, Australia, helps the brand get closer to its customers – emotionally and physically.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

There needs to be a more achievable way to improve the retail experience, reduce shrinkage and expand the sector’s technological capacity for more advanced adoptions later down the line. Any supermarket looking to replicate this checkout-less model will already be crushingly aware of their own technological limitations.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 21, 2022

that will feature Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology that enables customers to avoid the checkout line. Last June Amazon opened its first Amazon Fresh supermarket boasting the technology, which was first deployed in the company’s Amazon Go convenience stores, in Bellevue, Wash.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In-store experiences gain focus: Retailers are pulling out all the stops to enhance customer experiences, which have suffered from the pandemic. Strategies from scan-and-go to mobile payments are making the checkout experience more convenient.

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Rangeme

MAY 19, 2022

Now retailers are doubling down on AI for faster processes that make the customer experience more convenient. Supermarket News. Neiman Marcus uses AI to match product and customer data for personalized product recommendations. 5 London Supermarket Tesco Trials Cashierless GetGo To Rival Amazon Go. Supermarket News.

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Rangeme

JULY 12, 2022

exports of high-value agricultural products, including foods sold in supermarkets, ranging from produce to alcoholic beverages. Supermarket News. Now that more retailers embrace in-store grocery tech for a swift, convenient customer experience, 53% of Canadians intend to regularly use self-checkouts over the next six months.

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V Count

APRIL 12, 2023

It’s more important than ever for duty-free stores to understand and optimize the customer experience, especially to compete with online stores and their advantages. The power of traffic data allows duty-free retailers to gain valuable insights into customer behavior, preferences, and trends.

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A1 Retail

MAY 12, 2021

Throughout the last year, consumers who are unwilling or unable to visit supermarkets or other essential retail stores have rapidly turned to subscription-based retail for items including pet food, toilet roll and other groceries. Optimising the online customer journey is key to personalisation. Making it personal.

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