Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Their importance in todays digital world and their relationship with the retail industry should not be underestimated. For example, in retail, when a customer orders something online through an app, it uses an API to enable it to retrieve inventory data to indicate whether or not a product is available.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2023

People have been saying “Retail is dead” for several years now. Multinational athletic apparel retailer Lululemon recently announced its net revenue increased 20% (on a constant dollar basis) to $2.2 Comparable store sales increased 9%, and the company’s gross margin increased to 58.8%. No, retail isn’t dead.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While many retailers are updating their tech these days, few are 200 years old like Clarks. Neighbor has since moved on to a new project, but before she did, she took Retail TouchPoints behind the scenes of the year-long undertaking at Clarks to share how her team pulled it off, on time, and the lessons they learned along the way.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2024

To win over shoppers hearts, minds and wallets, grocery retailers need to closely examine their engagement strategies. These are just some of the questions that can kickstart retailers endeavors to fight the grocery hopping trend. They let shoppers monitor loyalty points, review past purchases and place orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We are approaching one of the most important and riskiest times of the year for retailers. Cyberattacks increase across the board around the holiday season , and attackers often target retail organizations given how critical this time is for their businesses. Also, automation plays an important role in IT operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Like most retailers of a certain age, The Paper Store debuted in brick-and-mortar — in this case a modest family-run newsstand in Maynard, Mass. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): Obviously, a lot has changed in retail over the past 60 years. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): Obviously, a lot has changed in retail over the past 60 years.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Lowe’s has unveiled a new solution, developed in its Innovation Labs division, designed to combat retail theft in way that is invisible to customers through the use of RFID chips and the blockchain. The first is point-of-sale product activation by which only products that are legitimately purchased are activated.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Cards have become by far the most popular payment method, with contactless now accounting for most purchases made at retail stores. European retailers are increasingly turning to Account-to-Account and Open Banking payment options as a way to increase resilience. A multi layered, end-to-end approach is essential.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

So what are brands and retailers doing to engage this cohort, as the oldest among them enter the workforce and the youngest unleash their teenage angst on their parents and the world? That’s changed the look of both marketing and the products retailers sell. They’re Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012 and comprising 20.69% of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2024

To compete today, retailers must develop new and innovative ways to engage their customers and generate more loyalty. Fortunately, the shift toward diverse checkout options and digital receipts has fostered new touch points for retailers looking to make a memorable impact. Developing a feedback loop.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Even though more than half ( 56% ) of retailers surveyed by KPMG completed a major payments modernization program within the past year, even more 83% already are modernizing their payment infrastructure, or are planning to do so in the new future. Consumer and Retail Leader at KPMG in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In today’s world, a stellar customer experience (CX) isn’t just a nice perk with which to provide customers — it’s table stakes. Consumer expectations are at an all-time high, and retailers need to ‘wow’ customers at every single touch point or risk losing them.

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MakeWebBetter

MAY 17, 2021

Does your organization utilize both a WooCommerce Store and a Point-of-Sale (POS) System in-store individually? If that’s the case, your customer experience can indeed be seriously compromised. The post How To Set Up A Point Of Sale (POS) System On Your WooCommerce Store? appeared first on MakeWebBetter.

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RTP blog

APRIL 30, 2018

By Randy Malluk, Triad Retail Media Voice-enabled technology was the talk of the show at CES this year, with Google and Amazon in a near arms race to own the market. Harnessing voice technology is one of the leading ways today’s brands can truly deliver a more seamless customer experience tomorrow.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With a quick click on a smartphone, these customers have accessed hidden content, exclusive deals and lightning-fast checkouts. Static shelves are morphing into dynamic, interactive shopping hubs, bridging the physical-digital divide in retail. Personalize experiences, as Mr. Apple did with language-specific content. The result?

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In today’s data-driven world, retail businesses face an increasing demand to streamline operations, improve customer experience, and stay ahead of the competition. Key Benefits of a Centralized Database for Retailers 1. Enhanced Inventory Management Effective inventory management is vital for retail success.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

If you expect your associates to be retail superheroes, here are four things to look for when selecting a POS solution. And think about how true that is in a retail setting. A POS user experience should be so intuitive that a new associate can feel comfortable ringing transactions in just a few minutes. Probably not.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

retailers will be able to accept contactless customer payments on their Apple iPhones via its new Tap to Pay functionality. Stripe will be the first payment platform to offer the service to business customers, including the Shopify Point of Sale app this spring. Beginning later this year, U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2023

As technology innovation continues to advance, retailers are ever on the lookout for easier, faster, and more convenient ways to streamline and enhance their operations and the customer experience. But because they don’t engage consumers, they do little to encourage a point-of-sale purchase. billion in 2021 to $34.77

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Wine Finder is available online for more than 500 Marks & Spencer stores and on point-of-sale marketing in 20 Foodhalls. The Wine Finder is able to access this catalog to match recommendations with in-stock wines.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

To capitalize on this expected growth, cannabis retailers are focused on building trust and, most of all, standing out. Now the retailers, with 25 and six brick-and-mortar locations respectively, are bringing their brands to the next level through highly immersive store experiences and a concentrated focused on store growth. “Our

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

Whether a retail location, office building, hotel or healthcare environment, designing to support client objectives requires bringing to bear as much relevant information as possible. For physical retail locations, data and analysis are indispensable for navigating a rapidly evolving and ever-changing marketplace.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2023

The past few years have been a rollercoaster ride for the retail industry. Then, last year, in-store sales grew faster than online sales, while ecommerce stocks took a big hit. A survey from this year’s World Retail Congress suggests that the uncertain times aren’t over for the industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You can’t check out a news site or industry publication without seeing articles about how COVID-19 has disrupted countless industries, including retail. With that in mind, here are some of the key factors (and new normals) that retail stores must pay attention to as they work to create this outcome. . Go Back in Time.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The store is quite busy, so you flag down a salesperson and they help you check out from a mobile point-of-sale (POS) system. The world of retail has changed drastically for shoppers, and mobile checkout devices have helped retailers big and small not only provide a better customer experience but also increase sales and revenue.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2024

In today’s digital-first marketplace, consumer expectations for flawless shopping experiences, whether in-store or online, have reached unprecedented heights and are putting pressure on retailers to provide an “always on” business model. Realistically, outages are not a problem we’re going to completely solve.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2024

The customer experience is paramount to the success of today’s retailers. This includes enhancing in-store inventory, delivery services and even the personalization of customer service. However, when it’s time to check out, how do payment options factor into that customer experience?

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Kissmetrics

JANUARY 6, 2021

Failure to do so can only lead to losing customers. Enter retail media networks. What is a Retail Media Network? With more and more people shopping online, retail media just makes sense. But what exactly is a retail media network? Pros and Cons of Retail Media. Pros of Retail Media. For Retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the surge in online shopping, physical stores remain essential for retailers, providing a space for customers to interact with products and build deeper brand connections. A well-designed store can create a memorable brand experience that strengthens customer loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

AI fuels imagination, leading to a flood of ideas of how to enhance customer experiences, automate tasks and gain an edge in the market. AI can analyze that data, even in real time, and provide retailers with information that helps them maximize revenues. It’s also about identifying prime retail “real estate.”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As the world recovers from the pandemic and consumers return to the high street, retailers are eager to capitalize on the increased footfall by providing an exceptional in-store experience. To stay afloat during the lockdown, some retailers had to let go of their in-store associates. Simplify Checkout and Boost Efficiency.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

Sharmeelee Bala Owned by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management since late 2020 , JCPenney is actively working to retake its place as a leading department store retailer, most notably with a $1 billion turnaround plan unveiled in September 2023. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): You began in your post at JCPenney in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2024

The retail technology revolution has brought forth many new innovations such as palm scanning and AI chatbots over the last few years, all of which have sought to meet the same goal: improving the customer experience. In busy stadium environments, RFID tags can do the exact same thing as traditional retail applications.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2023

Retailers know that customer engagement must be the focus of their marketing efforts. And it’s increasingly clear that brands that embrace financial services within the customer journey are scoring highly on engagement scores. Many customers bail at this point.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

While it’s hardly noteworthy that a retailer increased online sales during some of the worst months of COVID, M.Video-Eldorado Group , a 1,039-store electronics and appliance retailer serving more than 250 regions across Russia, did much more than simply funnel products through its suddenly active ecommerce channel.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In retail, the wow factor refers to the business’ ability to amaze customers and convert them into store or brand admirers. A recent study from Wharton’s Baker Retailing Center and The Verde Group found that retailers can increase shopper repurchase intent by nearly 60% by delivering a great experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

It’s meant to be quite simple for a shopper, but as an ecommerce retailer, you know it’s not that easy — especially if the customer changes their mind and wants to return said magical shipment back to your shop. What happens next, by way of return experience, most certainly impacts whether they will purchase from your business again.

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