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4 Key Steps to Profitable Store-Based Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

The dramatic increase in ecommerce volume triggered by the pandemic increased many retailers’ topline revenues, but many are finding it difficult to contain the costs of new types of order fulfillment such as BOPIS, ship-from-store and curbside pickup, according to a report from Incisiv , commissioned by Manhattan Associates Inc.

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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

Retail TouchPoints

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). said Narang.

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GIANT Launches Frictionless Checkout at Associates-Only C-Store

Retail TouchPoints

GIANT has added frictionless just walk out technology at a grab-and-go convenience store located at its Philadelphia ecommerce fulfillment center. The grocery company also operates a 150 -square-foot checkout-free store outside the Albert Heijn convenience store’s support office in the Netherlands.

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Grubhub Deploys Cashierless Checkouts at Campus C-Store

Retail TouchPoints

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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Pandemic Shifts Shine a Light on Importance of Modern Point of Sale

Retail Minded

Did you know that point of sale systems date back to 1879 when the first one was invented by American shopkeeper James Ritty. From self-service checkouts at stores to curb-side pickup, to contact-less payments, retailers had to find ways to let customers start (and finish) their shopping journeys however they wanted.

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How Retail Tech Solutions Address Stadium Concessions Gripes

Retail TouchPoints

Truist Park in Atlanta is another stadium recognizing the impact of fast concessions and the huge success of self-checkout in grocery and retail stores worldwide. Last year, it implemented several self-checkout stations for its market concessions. Leaving the Friction in the Dugout For some, that’s still too much human interaction.

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How RM Williams boosts efficiency with its unified commerce platform

Inside Retail

Central to this transformation was the adoption of NewStore , a unified commerce platform anchored in an omnichannel POS – with built-in solutions such as order and inventory management, clientelling, and store fulfilment. NewStore has essentially made the traditional cash wrap obsolete, as all associates now serve as points of sale.