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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

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When did you notice that your favorite store had changed? The presence of kiosks linking buyers to the online store The ability to ship from other stores and warehouses Your store going dark completely, becoming a micro-distribution center (DC)? 3: Buy in-store, ship to home is gaining speed.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

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This type of ‘cooked for delivery’ service is also happening in brick-and-mortar stores, where a customer could order items from a favorite restaurant at a kiosk that would be ready by the time the customer finished with their shopping trip,” said Buzek.

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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

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Any disruption to the wired network due to a fiber cut, network error or human lapse will result in the store going offline. 5G provides an alternate method to keep the store connected at all times. Circle K , and AutoZone are already using 5G to connect their stores. Tractor Supply Co.

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4 Key Point-of-Sale Trends for 2024

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The point-of-sale (POS) system has always been the one truly indispensable technology for any merchant, large or small. They can use code from the vendor to do all the operational, ‘under the covers’ heavy lifting, but the retailer can customize the user interface based on whether the device is a traditional fixed POS or a kiosk.”

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Thinking Outside the Mall: Using Exterior Spaces to Draw Shoppers In

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Malls can also deploy digital kiosks for customer service, so people don’t have to wait to talk to a customer service rep. While we haven’t yet seen live mapping and these types of high traffic updates implemented, it would be a big plus that could be accomplished with heat mapping and by analyzing shopper movements.

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