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Why Retailers’ Obsession with Conversion is Keeping Them from…Converting

Retail TouchPoints

It’s no secret that retailers and brands have become obsessed with driving conversion in their quest to recover the more than half of shoppers who abandon checkout before completing their purchase. Maximizing that combination of factors can be accomplished at checkout, as long as it’s not stripped of all its goodness.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

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’s Best Gift Ever? Zero-Party Data

Retail TouchPoints

Besides rewards programs, traffic-hungry retailers are using fun social media surveys, email promotions/newsletters and in-store kiosks to get their customers to share more of who they are and what they want from their retail experience. Things haven’t been easy of late for the retail sector. So how should retailers use zero-party data?

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The New Rules of a Retail Hybrid Experience

Retail TouchPoints

You can carry over a version of this micro experience online, by including a cookie in every package you ship. There are also benefits to using kiosks, self-checkout devices and other point of sale technology systems for in-store convenience too, bringing some of the technological advancements of ecommerce into the store itself.

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How the POS Can Help Retailers Prepare for the Holidays

Star Miconics

Shipping to customers can keep your brick-and-mortar location flowing smoothly. Self-Service Kiosks. And we already know people have been using self-checkouts much more since the start of the pandemic. Kiosk Printers Printers are an integral part of self-checkouts. If your store isn’t already online, it should be.

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How Ikea Australia plans to champion affordability and the shopping experience

Inside Retail

However, international shipping disruptions in the Red Sea and global conflict’s potential impact on oil prices will continue to put pressure on product availability and costs. We take the responsibility as a retailer to maintain our product offer through these times and not pass on these costs to our customers where possible.

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Cisco Catalyst 9200CX Series switches now in Compact size

Cisco Retail

The smaller footprint and quieter fanless design mean the switch can go in more places where other switches cannot, such as under desks, in closets, on the wall, and at the checkout counter for retail point of sale (POS) installations. One quick look and you will notice something different about the Catalyst 9200CX models.

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