Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Around 90 per cent of surveyed restaurateurs in Australia say they plan to expand their businesses in the next 12 months by offering new products or opening additional locations, and 80 per cent report feeling more optimistic about the future of their restaurants.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2021

Does anyone actually like returns? Ecommerce retailers are looking for ways to minimize the bottom line impact of returns — some even forgoing recovering the product to save on shipping costs. Meanwhile, an astonishing 78% of consumers surveyed in BOXpoll from Pitney Bowes said their most recent online returns were inconvenient.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Costco will put a renewed emphasis on ecommerce by doubling the number of locations with pickup lockers over the coming year and expanding its Costco Next brand directory. The retailer’s net sales were up 16.7% billion in Q1 2022, with digital sales up 13.3% year-over-year.

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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2022

Located 15 km from the CBD in the south-eastern suburb of Thornlie, the 14,577sqm development is anchored by Coles, Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets and is home to 42 specialty shops and kiosks. Perth’s Forest Lakes Shopping Centre has been acquired for $81.5 million by Greenpool Capital and Savills Investment Management.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Retailing is about maximizing return on the cost of assets — primarily products and service. As a result, while these companies — from taxis to transit kiosks — may have as a primary business a service or product, they are also now media companies. So is Volta a charging station company or a media company?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2024

According to a recent Euromonitor report, while consumer food-service value nears pre-pandemic levels in 2024, dining-in at restaurants will not return to pre-pandemic level until 2028 in Asia Pacific. Apac’s food-service spending surpassed pre-Covid levels in 2024, as revenues grew 12 per cent to more than US$1.2 trillion in 2023.

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Kiosk Fulfillment Consumer Accounting 147

Frank Mayer

MARCH 22, 2022

With the return of shopping at brick-and-mortar locations, customers’ new normal has pushed businesses to speed up their transitions into the omnichannel market to better bridge the gap between online and in-store experiences. And for various reasons, they have been hesitant to return. The Continued Rise of Self-Service Kiosks.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

Data-generating technologies can offer a variety of metrics (depending on the specific technology) such as where shoppers are going and how long they spend between specific locations or stores, and can help inform decisions about everything from labor allocation to sales conversion.

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Frank Mayer

JUNE 17, 2021

Self-service technologies like grocery kiosks and smart lockers can provide the kind of customer service that prompts shopper loyalty. Reduce wait times at the deli and meat counters with grocery kiosks We’ve all been at the back of the deli counter mob, silently tallying how many people are in front of us based on when we arrived.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Some are testing delivery robots, others self-serve mobile kiosks, and some are simply retrofitting flagship, high-traffic locations with AI cameras and sensors. Prior to the pandemic, many grocery and CPG brands had started piloting AI-driven technology or autonomous features in stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The location of the malls also affords Amazon the advantage of easy access to its mini-warehouses for the items from the third-party sellers it supports on its platform. The malls are usually located among well-accessed roadways and highways, rendering the logistics to be very smooth.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Naturally Fast Food brand has introduced Adyen Giving charity donation service for payments on its new in-store kiosks. The new feature enables customers to donate directly to LEON’s chosen charity when making payments on digital kiosks in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

But there are other factors at play: the dramatic shift to ecommerce, stale in-store inventory and a continued hesitancy to return to physical retail due to the pandemic indicates that the time for innovation in the mall is now. Gonzalez: I think that malls have been savvy in their partnerships with companies like Happy Returns.

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A1 Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Thistles shopping centre is continuing to grow with the addition of two new stores, Leading Labels and Blue Inc, increasing its fashion offering to locals and visitors as life slowly returns to a new normal following the latest Covid 19 lockdown easing.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2022

Lastly, the Data Lab is located strategically within the Kallang Alive district. The RFID tags placed on the products allow them to be automatically detected when placed at the checkout kiosks. This provides a layer of ease and convenience for customers in constructing a seamless shopping experience.

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Star Miconics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Shipping to customers can keep your brick-and-mortar location flowing smoothly. Self-Service Kiosks. It goes directly into their hand after they’ve already made a purchase, making it more than likely that they will return. Kiosk Printers Printers are an integral part of self-checkouts.

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Cisco Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The story starts with a Francisco Market loyalty member, Anne, who is on the interstate driving her electric vehicle and receives a notification from the Francisco Market app notifying her that she can recharge at the location ahead. Anne is interested and heads to an ordering kiosk. Inside the market.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

W ITH THE WORLD adjusting to Covid a few years later as less of a threat and more a part of everyday life, retailers sought to return to business as usual. Starbucks workers organized at many locations in 2022. location voted in favor of starting a union. It was the third company-owned location to so vote. Happy New Year.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With record-setting online sales looming on the horizon for the holiday season, retailers also are bracing for an onslaught of online returns. Those retailers selling primarily or exclusively online are expecting a corresponding hike in the volume of returns, but not much difference in the return rates they have become accustomed to.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

What’s happening in your business regarding locations and rent? Our customers get the convenience of ordering at the table, on our rewards-based My Motto membership app and shortly through takeaway ordering kiosks to make things quick, convenient, contactless and safe. Different locations have been impacted in different ways.

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Star Miconics

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The customer either drops off and picks up the clean clothes at a later date from the same location, or a driver will pick up the laundry from the customer’s location and then wash, dry, fold, and deliver the clothes back to the customer. Adding Wash-and-Fold Services to Your Laundry Business Can Be Profitable.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 26, 2022

As a result, personalization involves constant experimentation because there are many variables for both new and returning customers. Personalization is still a budding strategy for retailers, with new technologies emerging regularly including new mobile app options, location-based in-aisle recommendations, kiosk advances and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For example, Larabie noted that while self-serve kiosks can help shoppers easily access product information, properly implemented robots can bring the convenience to the next level by actually guiding shoppers rather than just telling them where to look. ” Robots also could help retailers automate customer service.

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V Count

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Arranging furniture, shelving, study areas, community meeting spots, and event locations through accurate visitor data will improve visitor flow and increase foot traffic. Strategically placing team members or self-checkout kiosks will allow you to get ahead of overcrowding in certain areas of the library and improve your service quality.

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Store Growers

JULY 6, 2022

There are two ways to add shipping information: In Google Merchant Center – add shipping information through the Shipping and returns feature of Google Merchant Center. Under the TOOLS section, you’ll see Shipping and returns. Return Policies. To add a return policy, follow these steps: 1. Return method.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This year, Masan took a majority stake in the owner of the Phuc Long tea chain and began adding tea and coffee kiosks to its convenience stores. Undeterred, FamilyMart returned just a few months later, but four years on it only has 130 stores, all in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring areas of Vung Tau and Binh Duong.

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Retalon

APRIL 14, 2021

It needs to be relevant to the current (and upcoming trends), as well as sensitive to the unique geo0demographics of your channels and locations. Deep assortments can appeal to a smaller, more passionate customer base that spends more and returns regularly. Don’t use the same product assortment across all locations.

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Cross Cap

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

CNBC recently reported that out-of-stocks , overstocks, and returns are costing retailers a whopping $1.75 Take Indigo, for instance: The opening of their first “cultural department store” at the Sherway Gardens location last year marks the upgrade from the original Chapters model to an unparalleled shopping experience.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 17, 2022

All the while, Costco has been generating strong financial returns and impressive growth. we have 112 locations, and we plan to more than double that number in 2022.”. When Forbes put together its inaugural Halo 100 ranking of the companies that best deliver the “experience that customers want to have,” Costco topped the list.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As shoppers return to malls and high streets, this trend shows no signs of abating, as retailers look to provide unique, interactive and frictionless experiences that tie in with digital offerings. Interactivity is king at the restaurants, which now feature self-order kiosks similar to QSR restaurant chains.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2023

Investing in warm, strategically located light can make a huge difference to the atmosphere and mood of the store. Make the effort to offer personalised recommendations for customers, particularly those who return regularly to the store. If customers can’t find what they are looking for, they are unlikely to return to the store.

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Retalon

JULY 4, 2018

Opening new stores can be expensive and risky, which is why many retailers have began connecting with their customers through Facebook, mobile apps, e-commerce stores, and pop-up/kiosk locations. Buy in-store, return to another store (46%). Predictive analytics makes adopting strategies like ship-from-store a breeze.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

Plus, going into a retail store significantly reduces the potential for returns and increases upsell opportunities. The debate over bricks (physical locations) versus clicks (online stores) has long centered on several key factors, including: – Cost efficiency. – Consumer preference. – Tangible interactions (i.e.

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Retalon

AUGUST 20, 2019

Plus, going into a retail store significantly reduces the potential for returns and increases upsell opportunities. The debate over bricks (physical locations) versus clicks (online stores) has long centered on several key factors, including: – Cost efficiency. – Consumer preference. – Tangible interactions (i.e.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As shoppers return to malls and high streets, this trend shows no signs of abating, as retailers look to provide unique, interactive and frictionless experiences that tie in with digital offerings. Interactivity is king at the restaurants, which now feature self-order kiosks similar to QSR restaurant chains.

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Kiosk Fast Fashion Promotions Returns 94

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Brands and retailers are connecting with consumers in-store through e-commerce, social media, mobile apps, seasonal kiosks, third-party marketplaces, and more. Data analytics helps the retail industry find opportunities that have a high return on investment. Real-time Competitive Analysis. Expand Retail Chain Stores.

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