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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

Retail TouchPoints

While autonomous stores and technological innovation are high on the retail agenda, the infrastructure and operational efforts that enable them aren’t often given the same broad attention. Grocery retail is rooted in a traditional brick-and-mortar business model, with many longstanding and comprehensive internal processes.

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Retailers Need to be Smarter with Their Smart Store Implementations

Retail TouchPoints

One retailer has recently come under scrutiny for its automated payment technologies across storefronts, leading experts and consumers to question just how intelligent their smart stores are. And a grocer has dealt with mixed reviews from consumers, employers and the media since the 2019 launch of its fleet of robots that roam storefronts.

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Filipino Specialty Supermarket Seafood City To Launch Online Store

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer has tapped Local Express , an e-Commerce platform for independent grocers, as its white-label technology provider. Local Express is instrumental in not only creating the best face of Seafood City online, but also optimizing the back-end e-Commerce operations and synchronizing with our POS and other systems,” said Jonas C.

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For Online Impulse Buys, Personalization is the Sixth Sense

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers don’t have to think about transportation, parking, and other limitations like store hours; and Credit cards and virtual payments are like chips in a casino. Grocers and big box retailers are under more pressure to spur online impulse buying because foot traffic has slowed down during the pandemic.

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Grocery Tech and Takeaways from NRF 2025: How Self-Service and AI Are Shaping the Future

Star Miconics

Explore Star's Kiosk Solutions The Self-Service Revolution: Grocery Edition Grocery technology at NRF 2025 didnt just stand out; it shouted its presence. Self-service kiosks and checkout stations were front and center, and not just for the sake of automation. Offer Scalable Systems: Grocery operations arent static.

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Check it out – how grocery POS drives convenience and speed

I Vend

Shoppers are ‘ prioritising convenience and safety above all else’ reports The Grocer. This means they want shorter queues and rapid checkout, self-service options, and a range of ways to pay. Online/offline retail POS system – having your point of sale out of action rapidly creates queues.

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The seven must-have technology priorities for supermarkets

I Vend

Being busy is great, but it is also the time that any inefficiencies, or shortcomings in operational procedures are really going to show. Read about how we help streamline supermarket operations. Integration: a supermarket operation is more than just its stores of course.