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How Hot Topic and Lamps Plus Mastered Inventory Management and More

Retail TouchPoints

For our customers it’s all about breadth.” Hot Topic has found that predictability — not necessarily speed — is among the most important aspects of the customer experience. Additionally, its products are often delicate and heavy, which makes getting delivery right paramount for a good customer experience.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club to Power Up Shelf-Scanning Robots at All Locations

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking. The ultimate goal is to free up associates’ time to put more of their effort toward customer service while enabling optimal store conditions and accurate merchandising execution. “We

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Simon Adds VIP Suite to Kick Off Woodbury Common Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

The VIP Suite, which is expected to open later in 2024 in the center’s luxury wing, The Adirondacks District, also will host private events and offer personalized service and curated customer experiences. Woodbury Common, located in New York’s Hudson Valley, draws more than 10 million shoppers annually.

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience

Retail Focus

In addition to perfecting each brand touchpoint’s management, it is the liaisons that matter the most in an omnichannel context. Brands ensure a frictionless journey “from and to”, at any time, from any location and through any device or touchpoint. . Retail formats in an omnichannel context ensure a seamless experience .

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Walmart Canada Rolls Out AI-Powered Out-of-Stock Detection to All Locations

Retail TouchPoints

It also empowers our associates with cool tech that makes a big difference in the way they are able to work and provide the best possible customer experience.”. Walmart also has built out its inventory management capabilities at its U.S.

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Dollar General to Trial 100% Self-Checkout Stores at 200 Locations

Retail TouchPoints

Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year. Self-checkout provides customers with another flexible and convenient checkout solution, while also driving greater efficiencies for our store associates,” said Owens on the earnings call.

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Utilizing the External Data Boom for Digital Shelf Optimization

Retail TouchPoints

Many companies can track their own digital shelf data, allowing them to align products across platforms, perform A/B testing and improve inventory management. Opportunities for digital shelf optimization heavily depend on the changes on competitors’ shelves and how customers react to them. How can Web Scraping Help?