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Walmart Puts Tactile Displays, Product Discovery at Forefront of New Signature Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart has introduced a new signature experience at its incubator location in Springdale, Ark. For example, the Pets area will let shoppers scan the QR code to search for dog bed options or learn about Walmart’s pet insurance service. called “Time Well Spent.”

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Circle K Will Retrofit Stores To Pilot Autonomous Checkout

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Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to other store locations. The parent company operates nearly 14,500 convenience stores worldwide.

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Amazon to Share Shopper Insights from its Grocery Stores with Brands

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Amazon has rolled out a new store-based analytics service that will give brands insights into how their products are discovered, considered and purchased at Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. No video or images of shoppers will be shared either, and shoppers can opt out of having their data used for Store Analytics.

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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

Retail TouchPoints

However, interviewing patients and visitors is difficult due to HIPAA rules, so the team extensively engages with guest services and patient advocates within the hospitals and medical campuses. Design concepts and even merchandise assortments are further customized based on the facility’s geographic location.

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The Signs of Bad Shopping Experiences and How to Mitigate Them Using Digital Surveys

Retail TouchPoints

Shoppers are focusing less on loyalty and more on their experience, with half of them saying they would switch to a new brand after just one bad customer service interaction. However, if customer service is excellent, 78% of consumers will do business with a company again, even after a mistake.

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How Jeanswest went from VA to Clothing Store of the Year in 12 months

Inside Retail

Despite the numerous obstacles the retailer faced in 2020, Jeanswest managed to retain the trust and loyalty of consumers, recently taking the title of Clothing Store of the Year 2020 in the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards. Yeung said there will be store growth in all states. Bricks-and-mortar refresh.

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IDC FutureScape: Omnichannel Grocery, Supplier Partnerships and AI Acquisitions Will Drive Retail Innovation

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Demand for Pickup and Curbside Will Define Grocery Store Designs. IDC expects grocery to be transformed by consumers’ appetite for omnichannel convenience, projecting that by 2023, 75% of online grocery orders (representing 15% of all grocery sales) will be picked up curbside or in-store.