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. It has also removed confectionary chocolate from its checkout, to further encourage healthier options.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

Each new store will feature self-checkout kiosks, in-store pickup and free clothing alterations. Uniqlo also will open Canadian locations in Ottawa and Calgary, marking the brand’s entry into those cities, though the brand already has a “strong online presence” in those markets. Localizing products for the diverse U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. Those same cameras and sensors also are at the heart of the grab-and-go checkout system featured in Amazon Go stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Contactless Checkout and Payment: Stores will include self-checkout kiosks as well as contactless payment solutions, including Walmart Pay, to limit contact between associates and customers. Select locations will also have Scan & Go to help customers manage their checkout directly.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Amazon has paused expansion of its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and Amazon Go checkout-free convenience stores, CEO Andy Jassy told investors on an earnings call. Amazon’s current operations put an emphasis on non-perishable foods, which are more popular online.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2021

This could either be a self-service station or be staffed with a single employee whose job is to sanitize carts and ensure only clean carts are being used by customers entering the store. Second, retailers should encourage the use of self-checkout kiosks where possible. This reduces interaction between customers and employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, many grocery and CPG brands had started piloting AI-driven technology or autonomous features in stores. Some are testing delivery robots, others self-serve mobile kiosks, and some are simply retrofitting flagship, high-traffic locations with AI cameras and sensors.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Take Stock of the Inventory Amid the digital transformation of retail, technologies such as SquareSpace have become more commonplace at the point of sale, while self-service kiosks and cashierless checkouts are now ubiquitous.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Circle K , and AutoZone are already using 5G to connect their stores. 5G can also connect mobile point-of-sale (POS) terminals , self-service kiosks, scan-and-go checkouts and other forms of frictionless shopping with ease. Tractor Supply Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 11, 2023

In the near future, that may look like kiosks where consumers don a headset to check out and purchase products, allowing them to leave the store with these items or have them delivered to their homes. As shopper expectations and demands grow, the retailer will feel the pressure to improve operational efficiencies.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Malls can also deploy digital kiosks for customer service, so people don’t have to wait to talk to a customer service rep. One of the big developers has already created a digitized real-time store inventory with one-card checkout. That’s a great advance, because it means customers don’t have to go from store to store to store.

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Cisco Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Anne is interested and heads to an ordering kiosk. The seamless and automatic onboarding is made possible by Cisco DNA Spaces ability to effortlessly and securely onboard customers to store Wi-Fi. At the kiosk, Anne sees personalized suggestions for breakfast items based on her profile (including her free coffee order).

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It combines several modules to facilitate the day-to-day operation of a retail store or chain, such as inventory management and purchasing, customer checkout, employee scheduling, financial tracking, etc. If your customer wants to place an order online and pick it up in-store, they can.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Brands and retailers are connecting with consumers in-store through e-commerce, social media, mobile apps, seasonal kiosks, third-party marketplaces, and more. Perhaps your customers will be swayed by a 10% off or free shipping code that appears in real-time when the customer hovers over the checkout button.

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Retail Geek

JULY 30, 2021

Um so we’ll see if how that all plays out but I would say if I had one knock on the store. 6:00] Um Extended the the new visual merchandising approach to to the Staffing and store operations yet so maybe a work in progress. It just it doesn’t seem like they’ve. [6:00]

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