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The Great Small-Format Store Experiment – Brand Boon or Bust for Retailers?

Retail TouchPoints

Target is an interesting counter-example, as it seems to be moving away from small-format stores, having closed a few in 2023, to concentrate on opening larger stores with better express checkout. Innovative and intuitive store design.

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Beyond Shopping: How Retailers can Turn Stores into Experiential Hubs

Retail TouchPoints

Technology also is significantly enhancing the checkout process, with more retailers adopting self-service kiosks, integrated RFID, mobile POS systems, scan-and-go integrations and frictionless checkout options. Retailers using cashier-based systems also are focusing on updating hardware and software to improve the checkout experience.

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Trend 3: Store Design Teams Become ‘Experience Teams’ When a brand decides to open a new store, the design team cannot work within its own silo. This is a new reality for typical projects, according to Cornelius, and it is why her firm has changed its vernacular from “store design” to “experience design.”

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4 Ways QR Codes are Transforming the Retail Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Bridging Physical and Digital Retail Experiences with the Power of QR Codes In order to win over consumers in an increasingly competitive landscape, retailers are turning to technology like QR codes to help bridge in-store experiences with the digital world.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

We layered this data with the merchandise layout (where each brand and products were) and even our staff schedules. We captured data over a set period of time that included changes to our front window displays and visual merchandising and messaging changes in store. . But they aren’t the only one in this space.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 271 – Amazon Q2 2021 Recap

Retail Geek

Bed Bath & Beyond traditionally is a pretty chaotic treasure hunt so very hard to find your way around people complain that they get lost and can’t find an exit the, the lines of sight in a Bed Bath & Beyond or horrific so they stack product to the roof so you can’t see very far in any direction in the store.