Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

This month Retail TouchPoints has been exploring the state of autonomous checkout experiences in our series From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out. But there is a more middle-of-the-road area of self-checkout that is currently growing by leaps and bounds — smart carts. by the end of 2024.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

According to the Trigo CEO Michael Gabay, the Berlin location is nearly double the size of the Cologne store, where the concept debuted, and has additional offerings, such as promotional baskets, crates of beer and other bulk items, as well as pans and kitchen utensils. Already at it in Singapore.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports. The company already had moved the JWO unit out of its retail group and into its AWS cloud computing division.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

This is the second part of our two-part series, “From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out: A Look at Autonomous Retail Experiences.” In part one we went beyond the headlines to uncover the reality of the self-checkout situation. In part two, we’re examining the feasibility of fully autonomous checkout solutions like Amazon’s Just Walk Out.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The winter World Cup has added a new level of uncertainty to the Christmas trading outlook of Britain’s supermarkets: How do you persuade cash-strapped shoppers to buy yule logs and luxury biscuits at the same time as beer and pizza? 1 restricting the location in stores of foods high in fat, salt, or sugar. Running between Nov.

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A1 Retail

MAY 14, 2024

Portuguese company Sensei, a provider of autonomous store technology, is strengthening its presence and positioning in the Italian market with the opening of the country’s second autonomous supermarket. The post Sensei expands in Italy with the opening of its second autonomous supermarket appeared first on A1 Retail Magazine.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

according to reporting in Supermarket News and other outlets. Amazon had announced plans to close eight Amazon Go stores in March 2023 and reportedly closed a Seattle location in June 2023. Amazon had announced plans to close eight Amazon Go stores in March 2023 and reportedly closed a Seattle location in June 2023.

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Nvidia

MAY 14, 2021

Zippin offers sports fans checkout-free refreshments, and it’s racking up wins among stadiums as well as retailers, hotels, apartments and offices. As sports and entertainment venues begin to reopen in limited capacities, Zippin’s grab-and-go stores are offering quicker shopping and better social distancing without checkout lines.

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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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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2023

The store is fitted with large wooden produce bays in a modern interior store design featuring newly designed registers at manned checkouts and registers and self-checkouts. The new store is located at 106 Main North Road, Prospect. Further reading: Aldi Australia backs Global Plastics Treaty.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Walgreens has introduced the myWalgreens Credit Card program, while supermarket chain Giant Eagle will start accepting PayPal and Venmo in-store as retailers continue expanding their payment options. Shoppers can apply for either Walgreens card in real time at checkout. Giant Eagle Seeks to Make In-Store Checkout Seamless.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In another first, customers access the checkout solution via the Sainsbury SmartShop app rather than the Amazon app, meaning they can use an interface they already are familiar with. Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019.

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V Count

JULY 2, 2021

Businesses leverage various technological solutions to analyze different aspects of their operations in physical locations. Queue management, on the other hand, shows how long every customer spends at the checkout counter. Long queues at the checkout counter are the number one reason for cart abandonment in retail. Conclusion.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2021

Consumers are increasingly drawn to convent checkout experiences, from mobile POS and self-checkout to grab-and-go tech, and now even autonomous stores. The fully autonomous NanoStore is customizable and can be operated in any location with Verizon 5G coverage. Autonomous Retail Becoming a Global Phenomenon. In the U.S.,

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

The supermarket is one of the first UK retailers to trial the screens, which have already been rolled out in its Express stores across Hull, Birmingham, Surrey, London and Stoke-on-Trent. Once selected, the interactive screens will print a ticket for the customer which can then be processed at the checkout.

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365 Retail

JULY 28, 2021

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. 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.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 15, 2021

The 25,000-square-foot store, set to open Thursday in Bellevue, Washington, is the largest Amazon retail location equipped with the Just Walk Out system.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2024

The Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo pioneered ‘chat checkout’ to slow things down and encourage interaction, saying: “ We are at the heart of society. ” It was such a successful trial, that chat checkout is now available in more than 200 stores, with positive responses from both customers and staff.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 11, 2022

The company's newly opened supermarket in Fairfax, Virginia, has Amazon's checkout-free system, as will three more stores planned for nearby locations in the state.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Aldi has become the latest supermarket to offer staff body-worn cameras in a bid to deter shoplifters. Chief executive Giles Hurley said the move was being trialled in a handful of the supermarket’s stores as crime rates across its portfolio surged. “It is a top priority for us.”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Makro, the biggest cash-and-carry operator in Southeast Asia, was already something of a beast in wholesale and retail terms: it operated 154 warehouse-style units with an average size of just under 5,400sqm, selling to both retailers and end consumers in major cities and secondary locations, mostly in Thailand and Malaysia.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Lucky Supermarkets, a grocery banner operated by Save Mart (Modesto, Calif.), Taking over a former Walgreens location in San Francisco’s Bayview community, the new market measures 9459 square feet. has opened its first small-format store. gallery_holder}}.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2023

While most supermarkets prioritized developments that facilitated COVID-era shopping behaviors like grocery delivery, curbside pickup or self-checkout, grocery shoppers are now looking for improved in-store experiences. It also ensures a consistent brand experience for customers regardless of which location they shop.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 16, 2021

The company now operates six brick-and-mortar shops in Canada and plans to open locations in the United States next year. The shop is located within a complex made from shipping containers. The retailer's latest shop is located at Stackt Market, a shopping complex made of shipping containers in downtown Toronto.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The malls are distributed across Thailand, often in locations of no or secondary tourism importance. The ground floor ends with a Tops supermarket that is typically upscale but with a product mix targeted specifically at Thais rather than foreigners. Look it up at your own risk.)

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Nvidia

JULY 21, 2021

In just the past three months, California-based AiFi has helped Choice Market increase sales at one of its Denver stores by 20 percent among customers who opted to skip the checkout line. appka, a Polish convenience store chain, to provide faster checkout for morning train commuters. It allowed ?appka,

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2021

Woolworths has announced a $2 billion share buyback following the demerger of its drinks business Endeavour Group and a strong year at the supermarket checkouts. Physical supermarket sales increased by 2.0 Online penetration for supermarkets is quite interesting – 8.5 per cent lift in net profit to $2.07

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Supermarkets are some of the biggest retail businesses in the world, so it’s no surprise they are at the forefront of industry trends and innovation. Brad Banducci, CEO of Australian supermarket giant Woolworths for the past seven years, is a big proponent of using technology to improve operations.

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The 73,000-square-foot state-of-the-art and full-service supermarket, located at 111 Hulst Drive, will open Sunday, November 7th at the Westfall Town Center. cor and design, and amenities,” said Steve Savas, president, Shop-Rite Supermarkets Inc. The 80,000-square-foot supermarket opened on October 31. (A

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Mass Relators

JUNE 7, 2022

In 1955, one of the small company’s supermarkets added a department to sell general merchandise. Dubbed the “Home Center,” it offered clothing, shoes and accessories, hardware items and housewares, in addition to the supermarket offerings Meijer had always provided. The stores would come to be known as supercenters.

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Indigo 9 Digital

AUGUST 2, 2022

A Hema supermarket in China. In the United States Amazon has made the most significant advances in creating tech enabled retail stores with its Just Walk Out technology that allows customers to skip the checkout. Three years earlier in 2015, eCommerce giant Alibaba opened its first Hema supermarket in China.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are also on board as first adopters. According to an eftpos media release, the new tech will provide “better, simpler, data-rich payments experiences” for consumers, offering more options and efficiency in the checkout process. The eQR platform is expected to be rolled out before Christmas.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The latest signings join an ever-increasing number of businesses that see the value of accepting Amex, including every major supermarket chain and, earlier this year, household names such as B&M and Timpson. The total number of accepting UK locations has grown by almost a third (30%) year-on-year.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

He uses the Amazon Go stores as an example: “When the Amazon Go business unit began working with AWS, their business challenge was to eliminate checkout lines. For example, at the onset of the pandemic, many retailers, including UK supermarket chain Morrisons, saw call volumes at their customer care centers go through the roof.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

All brands and retailers need to think critically about what they want consumers to accomplish in their locations. When shopping for food, sight is just as (if not more) important than smell, and several locations on the Interstore | Schweitzer list gave new meaning to the phrase “a feast for the eyes.” Exemplary Product Presentation.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 12, 2021

During the weekend celebration, all 170 locations of the supermarket chain will be giving away $25 gift cards to random customers every hour between 11 am and 6 pm. family of brand products when they enter their Digital Deals ID at checkout. Customers will receive 10% off Stater Bros.’ Today, Stater Bros.

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