Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

Businesses can collect real-time data on how the goods are stored and transported, their location and their condition during delivery. Self-checkout. Self-checkout solutions comprise barcode scanners or RFID readers to identify purchased products and integrate various payment methods like credit cards, mobile phones and NFC.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

1 — the brand’s fourth location in New York City. This Athleta location also offers products from Athleta Girl. The brand’s messaging is also relayed in campaign imagery displayed throughout the store in stills and a large video installation in a lounge area located near the rear fitting area of the store.

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Retail Focus

JULY 28, 2021

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Let’s consider first the effects of Just Walk Out on retail environments: No checkouts equals 8-12% floor space saved. No checkouts affords a more motivated customer-facing team. Imagine the promotional potential: “ Welcome back, Mark. Many detractors deride the cost.

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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. In the locations where we operate, it could cost $30,000 and involve two different trips on a helicopter.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Imagine a retail location where customers using an AR-powered mirror can see how clothing looks on them without ever entering a changing room. Or a customer receives immediate, personalized product promotions and recommendations the moment they walk in a store, creating a truly customized experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Designed for total brand immersion with experiences and social storytelling at its core, the company said the new location on Rue Faubourg St. An ear-shaped “chandel-ear” designed by Formichetti welcomes shoppers and highlights the brand’s #EarPrint campaign promoting its ear-piercing services.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 4, 2023

According to a report from the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) and Food Active, a quarter of the 25 stores they had visited had put sweets, crisps, fizzy drinks or other “less healthy” items in parts of the shop that include near checkouts or on end-of-aisle displays.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Some are testing delivery robots, others self-serve mobile kiosks, and some are simply retrofitting flagship, high-traffic locations with AI cameras and sensors. Which impulse items are people buying at checkout? As the pandemic continued, those retailers doubled down on their investments.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The retailer has both closed some existing Amazon Fresh locations and put new openings on hold, but at the time Jassy had stressed that the halt was temporary. The retail giant has started promoting a new Amazon Go store set to open in Frederickson, Wash.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2021

The immersive brand experience promotes exploration and product discovery and offers new, enhanced features, including: An elevated design with high ceilings, artistic lighting and, upon entering, digital screens showcasing brands (other locations use posters); Curated and unique layout to enhance store flow, with checkout now at the back of the store; (..)

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 4, 2021

Amazon.com is offering a $10 promotional credit for customers shopping in its stores if they enroll their palm prints for its checkout-free technology. The company has expanded biometric scanning technology to its stores, including those located in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Texas.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

Fast, Frictionless Checkout. The Hard Rock Stadium Express Shop in Miami features “grab and go” checkout tech from AiFi powered by Verizon 5G. The higher bandwidth/lower latency combination will also lead to enhanced frictionless checkout experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

Then there’s the website navigation, web accessibility, mobile friendliness and the checkout experience. Shoppers should be able to quickly locate pertinent product information. Taking that next step should be intuitive, and shoppers shouldn’t have to scroll or backtrack to move closer to checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Benefits to retailers and brands include promoting in-store inventory in real time, using Google Shopfronts as a local, digital experience and monitoring the impact of digital advertising. Make Sure Your Product Feed is 100% Accurate A product feed is a file that contains a list of products a brand wants to advertise on Google.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2023

Often product teams ask for new product or promotion pages to be heavily tagged to report on success. You can then invest the savings in a CX intelligence tool that will show you not only interaction clicks, but full customer journeys including pain points such as dead links, navigation issues, and aborted checkout journeys.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2023

Fundamentally, digital signage offers the potential for real-time, personalized information, allowing retailers to quickly and easily change pricing, promotions and other information,” said Nick Kramer, Leader of Applied Solutions at SSA & Company in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

This cuts down on impulse purchases and reduces opportunities to build shopper awareness about new products or upcoming promotions. During special promotional periods, the incremental sales percentage has reached as high as 38%. Prior to this, online orders had been fulfilled from a central distribution center.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Conversely, they might spot an item in a store, compare prices on their smartphone, and choose either to take it to the checkout or order it online for home delivery. The checkout process becomes a breeze, as customers can pay directly through the device, minimising the time spent waiting in line.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2024

Tailoring the shopping experience to individual preferences, like offering personalized product recommendations and customized promotions, is a psychological strategy that makes customers feel valued and understood, leading to a positive brand perception. Convenience factors greatly in consumer decision-making.

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365 Retail

MAY 1, 2024

For example, interactive kiosks allow customers to check product availability or locate items within the store. Thanks to the insights gained from data analytics, recommendations, targeted promotions, and personalized discounts are becoming commonplace. Many are integrating technology to enhance the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2022

Amazon Style plans to open a second brick-and-mortar location later in 2022 at the Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. Expanding Checkout Options Beyond In-Store Shopping. At the checkout counter, payments may be processed via Amazon One , the company’s contactless, hover-enacted palm-identification technology.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Or how they behave if they visit using a certain device, or from a certain location. They collect all this data, and then they see that their checkout rate is very low, but they don’t know what to do about it because the data tells you where the problems potentially are – but not what the potential solution can be.

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365 Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

Communal Try-On Area: A newly designed area at the core of the store promotes the inclusivity of sneaker culture, offering a space for community engagement and shared experiences. In 2024, Foot Locker plans to open additional locations featuring the new concept, including the flagship store on 34th Street in New York City.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

The opportunity to partner with Adobe is another step forward in the FedEx journey to create an open, collaborative ecommerce ecosystem that will help brands and merchants deliver seamless experiences for their customers,” said Raj Subramaniam, President and COO at FedEx in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

To be clear, we’re not talking about next-gen store tech like autonomous checkout or inventory-light, QR-based store experiences like the now defunct Amazon Style stores and recent Pinterest pop-ups. These price comparisons happen regularly, but not on a set schedule, so retailers can’t build them into a pricing or promotion calendar.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2023

Edge systems must process and control high volumes of checkout and payment data as well as weigh scales and kitchen systems, manage camera feeds with AI/ML operating in real time, and above all deliver high performance at peak hours, often running 24/7. Edge systems process data in real time.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

This online payment option has a convenient and instant checkout procedure based on years of improvement in the company’s checkout optimisation. Stripe allows its users to modify flawless checkout experiences that would work perfectly on every internet-enabled device.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2021

Online retailers are using AI to create intent-based promotions. AI helps grocery managers optimize staff, advising on how many employees and checkout lanes are required. It can also increase self-checkout, reducing the number of employees required to keep the store running effectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

For example, an easily navigable checkout page does little good when the product pages are frustrating for people with certain disabilities. The same goes for everything from email blast promotions to a user’s ability to read on-site reviews.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

For example, when a consumer is shopping on Ticketmaster, they will be presented with a carefully selected range of options during checkout. Additionally, machine learning algorithms take into account other details such as the consumer’s previous payment method and location to make the experience even more relevant.

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I Vend

MARCH 14, 2023

It offers a wide range of customer-focussed services: for example: Locate items – the associate can use the mPOS to see which items the shopper has browsed, or reserved, online, and help them locate the item in the store. Checkout – the shopper can avoid queues at the fixed POS, by completing the contactless payments at the mPOS.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

More than 6,000 CVS locations are available on Grubhub across 48 states. The discount will automatically be applied at checkout. CHICAGO — Grubhub said that it’s now offering thousands of wellness, beauty, household and other convenience items from CVS Pharmacy on its Grubhub Marketplace.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2024

Audiences could engage directly with livestream hosts to gain valuable product insights and learn about promotional offers such as cash cards. Shoppers enjoy fast checkouts simply by scanning cash cards on the Douyin app at any DFS store in Hong Kong or Macau. “By Secondly, it expedites redemption.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Another, a fashion brand with product stuck in closed retail locations, had to shift distribution models to meet a surge in online demand. Nordstrom, for example , is now turning its Nordstrom Rack off-price stores into online order pickup locations for all of its banners. Omnichannel shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2022

Provide location-based or only current, live content to offer the most up-to-date information. Interactive promotional email campaigns conducted via AMP emails can help ecommerce businesses improve their cart recovery rates by including a checkout option in the email body. Add animation to emails.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Omnichannel brands can look to convert closed or low-traffic brick-and-mortar locations into dark stores. Consumers would be able to take advantage of an extended period of promotions without the need for in-store shopping. Prior to his promotion to CEO, he served as the company’s President and CIO. link] [link] [link].

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