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Making Fulfillment a Revenue Driver: 6 Ways Design and Tech Can Collaborate

Retail TouchPoints

In the pandemic’s wake, many retailers set up flexible fulfillment services in order to meet new safety guidelines and consumer requirements. Nicholas believes that to make store fulfillment a truly profitable initiative, retailers need to find new ways for their tech, operations and design teams to collaborate.

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How American Eagle, Kroger and Snap are Reinventing Customer Experiences for a COVID Age

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers, platforms and solution providers discussed how they’ve been rising to the occasion during the Redefining the Connected Retail & Consumer Experience virtual event, hosted by the IoT Consortium and GS1 US. The biggest takeaway from the panel was the importance of flexibility when embracing new technology.

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Why Food Packaging Labels Are Essential to Online Order Fulfillment

Star Miconics

Consumers are sold on the convenience of food delivery. Restaurants must fulfill orders placed online through their websites or apps and third-party delivery services in addition to orders at the table, counter, drive-thru, or self-service kiosks. These food packaging labels can contribute to a positive customer experience.

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Solving the Shopping Mall ‘Identity Crisis’ with Community Data and Careful Curation

Retail TouchPoints

However, that doesn’t mean consumers don’t want to go to malls. In fact, more than 40% of adults reported visiting a mall within a two -week period in August, up from 35% at the beginning of June and 30% in the beginning of April, according to Coresight Research’s ongoing survey of 1,600 consumers.

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Can Self-Service Kiosks Offer Support In Today’s Retail Conditions?

Frank Mayer

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began dominating headlines earlier this year, retailers and brands have been forced to demonstrate agility when meeting new customer expectations. More than ever, the transformed consumer now counts on operational supply chains, accessibility, and arguably most important, enhanced safety standards.

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Virtual Queues: The Waiting Isn’t the Hardest Part

Retail TouchPoints

Throughout the 2010s, brick-and-mortar retailers worked hard to keep up with the evolving consumer landscape. Today, customers may order online, come to your store to pick up their orders and never step foot inside your store. Customer waits may be inevitable sometimes, but that doesn’t mean they also can’t be profitable.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

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. These and other benefits will feed “massive increases in groceries, soft goods and the hospitality sector” for mobile deployments, explained Buzek.