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14 Point of Sale Systems for Small Businesses in 2023

Small Biz Trends

A point-of-sale system is one of the best tools for small businesses looking to accept payments. Point-of-sale systems enable business owners to be more agile with their payment processing and forego using the cash drawer. What Is a Point of Sale POS System? How Do POS Systems Work?

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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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Amazon Plans Chainwide Rollout of Palm-Based Payments at Whole Foods

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon will expand its Amazon One palm payment technology to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores by the end of 2023. The identification, payment, loyalty membership and entry solutions are currently deployed at a total of more than 400 locations in the U.S.,

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Walgreens Exec: Operational Excellence Makes 1-Hour Delivery Promise a Reality

Retail TouchPoints

Any retailer that’s attempted to provide pickup and delivery services knows how fraught (not to mention expensive) they can be. Yet Walgreens has so much confidence in its ability to quickly pick and deliver orders that it’s now offering 30-minute store pickups and one-hour delivery, the latter with a money-back guarantee.

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The End of a Transaction is Just the Beginning: Fostering Engagement, Loyalty and Return Visits at Checkout

Retail TouchPoints

Fortunately, the point of sale is a great place to receive input. What’s more, by incorporating AI into this feedback process, retailers can tailor each question to the individual shopper and their basket. Similarly, retailers can add lottery capabilities to their point-of-sale touch points.

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How Mobile POS System Can Help Retailers Stay Fully Operational with Fewer Associates

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

In the face of unprecedented and challenging market disruptions, forward-thinking retailers are turning to mobile POS systems to maximize productivity and profits. Mobile POS enables a convenient and seamless customer experience, giving store associates more tools to help shoppers at the moment, wherever they are.

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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

Retail TouchPoints

The survey also found that less than 13% of retail organizations are investing in technology to tackle these challenges, instead remaining focused on short-term fixes like increasing prices and running marketing campaigns. There’s also the matter of securing the computer hardware that runs the store operations.