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The Party People aims to revamp the shopping experience with AR mirror

Inside Retail

While augmented reality mirrors are floating around, we have taken them to another level by adding checkout functionality to them, and as I understand it, this hasn’t been done anywhere in the world,” he told SmartCompany. It can also be put in unused spaces and we use e-commerce fulfillment so it’s no stock requirement.

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No tricks: Why The Party People is bringing in AR mirrors for Halloween

Inside Retail

Supported by sponsors including Uber, Lendlease, Starshipit, Stockinstore and Shopexp, the technology enables customers to virtually try on products and make purchases through a checkout option, with the choice of delivery or click and collect. The vision is for [the shoppable AR mirrors] to have a presence across major shopping centres.

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Why AMP for Email has a Place in Every Email Marketers’ Playbook

Retail TouchPoints

Are they in stock? Because let’s face it — there’s nothing worse than finding a really neat item and navigating to the website only to discover it’s out of stock or no longer on sale. Its engagement and interactivity positively impacts email marketing campaigns and proves that email isn’t dead (or dying). Are they still on sale?

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Retail technology for building recession resilience

I Vend

Fast, reliable retail POS system and contactless payments for smooth checkout. Flawless inventory management – inventory sitting in the warehouse represents a cost to retailers; a cost that can be managed down if stock turns can be increased. Product mix.

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Why We Need to Look to the Showroom’s Past to Find Retail’s Post-COVID Future

Retail TouchPoints

And interestingly enough, creating a functional model might involve snagging some ideas from what we thought was retail’s long-dead past. IKEA is a great example of a brand where 5G could enable an even more seamless experience: Everything from catalogs to entry to food to checkout already builds a harmonious picture in the consumer’s mind.

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How the emergence of online shopping will change the face of bricks and mortar grocery retail

Mike Anthony

Despite the hyperbola you read in the press, bricks and mortar grocery is far from dead. For example, as automated checkouts such as Amazon Go continue to develop, how will retailers maintain this important and attractive differentiation? Bricks and mortar retail stores are still a huge asset for retailers.

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Revealed: How retailers can satisfy consumers facing cost-of-living challenges

Inside Retail

This does not mean just the ease of navigating a website – or the aisles of a physical store – but extends to being able to quickly find the products sought and ensuring a smooth, efficient checkout process with as few steps as possible. Finding out it’s unavailable feels like a dead end.

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