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Eyebuydirect Establishes First Physical Location in California’s Orange County

Retail TouchPoints

Eyebuydirect has made its first foray into physical-world retailing with a 140-square-foot kiosk featuring a pared-down assortment of 400 pairs of glasses. will have dedicated store associates on hand to provide customers with personalized assistance. The branded showcase, located at the Shops at Mission Viejo in Orange County, Calif.,

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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

Retail TouchPoints

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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Package Concierge Provides Lockers For 24/7 Contactless Pickup

Retail TouchPoints

The lockers can streamline BOPIS fulfillment with store process automation to deliver a more convenient customer experience. Customers can then scan their barcode at the self-serve kiosk and retrieve the order at their convenience.

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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

Retail TouchPoints

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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Francisco Market: A Cisco Retail Story

Cisco Retail

Anne is interested and heads to an ordering kiosk. The seamless and automatic onboarding is made possible by Cisco DNA Spaces ability to effortlessly and securely onboard customers to store Wi-Fi. At the kiosk, Anne sees personalized suggestions for breakfast items based on her profile (including her free coffee order).

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

Retail TouchPoints

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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