Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2024

Online electronics and appliance marketplace Newegg is making a big push into resale with the debut of Newegg Refreshed , a refurbishment program for pre-owned products. Ebay also expanded its assortment of refurbished electronics and appliances in late 2021 and continues to expand the program.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2024

Best Buy is rolling out new features in its mobile app to better personalize the shopping experience. They also can “pin” specific features to their navigation bar, so they have easy access to the information that matters most to them.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The capability is currently available in the Google App for Android and iOS for beauty products, toys and electronics at retailers of all sizes that share their local inventory with Google. Users can search for products including home goods, electronics, clothing and more, as well as items from grocery stores or retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2025

One of the core values of Dick Schulze, Founder of Best Buy , was learning from challenge and change a prescient insight from a retail leader in the 80s who realized even then that in retail, especially in consumer electronics retail, there would be constant change. Our purpose is to bridge life through technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

These items have been popular in the secondhand market for years, but now there is another consumer good taking the spotlight in the “recommerce” market: mobile phones. The mobile phone space also felt this shift to more intentional purchasing decisions — in 2022, sales of mobile phones in the secondary market totaled $35.9

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

There have been rumors of the move for months, and now the new shop is officially rolling out in beta. It will be available to U.S. Amazon customers when they next update their Amazon Shopping app. It’s early days for this experience, and we’ll continue to listen to customers as we refine and expand it in the weeks and months to come.”

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Groove

JANUARY 26, 2025

Neglecting Mobile Optimization Mobile users make up a significant portion of online shoppers, yet many eCommerce sites overlook mobile performance. Poor mobile optimization can have negative effects on bounce rates, rankings, and the user experienceall of which impact website authority.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Customers also can choose to scan items as they shop and pay for them from their mobile phones instead of using a smart cart. The mobile scan feature also identifies EBT SNAP-eligible products to make it easier for shoppers to identify approved items.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Three more supermarket chains will connect their electronic shelf label (ESL) hardware to the Carrot Tags pick-to-light functionality from Instacart , making it easier for Instacart pickers — and eventually for consumers themselves — to find the products on their shopping list.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 8, 2021

For the first-time ever, the Consumer Electronics Show will be a digital-only event. Like Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Viva Tech in Paris or IFA in Berlin, this is one of the few key global technology and innovation events.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2024

Goodwill Keystone Area has partnered with Reworld to offer no-cost electronics recycling at its 42 stores and donation center sites located across 22 central and southeastern Pennsylvania counties. The new program at Goodwill Keystone Area now [covers] approximately 45% of the Pennsylvania population.”

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

These events are more than just sales — they are massive ecommerce festivals that drive consumer behavior, presenting significant opportunities for even SaaS, software, mobile game, and other digital product companies to boost revenue. Among these, Singles’ Day on November 11 stands out as the biggest. November: 11.11

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Best Buy Ads , the retail media network operated by the electronics retailer, has unveiled a new solution for social advertising partners. Social+ is designed to help brand and agency partners effectively reach Best Buys first-party audience and deliver higher performance metrics across social campaigns.

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iVend

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The consumer electronics industry continues to grow in 2025 it is expected to reach over $977 billion. If youre in retail electronics youll know that this growth isnt without its challenges, and that managing a successful business in this sector requires intelligence, insight and the support of specialised technology solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Buzek forecasts very strong growth for these solutions during the next two years, with self-checkout rising 178% , contactless payment climbing 190% and payment via consumers’ mobile devices increasing 300%. Pickup Locker Expansion While these solutions have gained greater acceptance outside the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

Cybercriminals are always looking to target new victims, convincing them that they need to purchase a gift card, sometimes called an electronic voucher, to pay bills, taxes or other financial obligations.

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Groove

JUNE 11, 2020

Target mobile devices. Avoid broad-tail keywords like "dress" or "electronics" as these are high-level words that return millions of results, so getting your page to rank will be very difficult. Target Mobile Devices. As we see an increase in mobile eCommerce trends , make sure to leverage Google's mobile-targeting capabilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

Amazon has debuted a new immersive shopping functionality called Amazon Anywhere that allows customers to discover and buy physical products from Amazon within virtual environments such as video games, augmented reality applications and mobile apps.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Through the new partnership, customers can access a selection of Best Buy’s electronics and tech products for same-day delivery, including select laptops, TVs, home office essentials, headphones, tablets, gaming, smart watches, streaming media players, small appliances and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Additionally, shopping on mobile devices is expected to hit a major milestone this year, surpassing desktop for the first time and driving over half of all online holiday spending. Buy now, pay later in particular has become increasingly mainstream and will make it easier for shoppers to hit the ‘buy’ button, especially on mobile devices.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

The stores, which had been branded as The Source , a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell, will be renamed Best Buy Express and offer both Best Buy consumer electronics and telecom services from Bell. Best Buy Canada has partnered with Bell Canada to operate 165 stores in malls and smaller and mid-sized communities across the country.

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RTP blog

JANUARY 22, 2018

By Paula Heikell, Logistyx Though a significant amount of the paperwork involved in the manufacturing, shipping and logistics processes has been replaced by more efficient digital systems and electronic forms, the need for printed materials — especially labels and barcodes — remains strong in the warehouse.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

Best Buy has rolled out a new live delivery tracking feature for consumers who have purchased TVs, refrigerators, washers, dryers, and other large electronics and appliances.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2022

Benefits include members-only discounts, a birthday reward, perks from car rental and hotel booking brand partners and pre-ordering through the retailer’s Reserve & Collect program, where available — all accessible via a mobile app.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

Exhibiting companies included tech giants such as Intel, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics and Sony, as well as tech-adjacent organizations ranging from AARP to Bridgestone, Caterpillar, Indy Autonomous Challenge, John Deere, L’Oréal, Moen and Procter & Gamble.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Among the retailers participating in this year’s festival are Walmart , CR Vanguard , Yonghui , Carrefour , Apple authorized stores and Sephora , offering up a range of products for on-demand delivery including groceries, electronics, home appliances, cosmetics, apparel, medications, flowers and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2020

During the quarter, Alibaba also increased its number of mobile monthly active users (MAUs) in China by 28 million , reaching a total of 874 million. The retail giant also solidified its position in its home country of China, adding 16 million annual active consumers in Q2 for a total of 742 million. billion (U.S.)

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

The idea was to bring the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation, with an initial focus on telecommunications and consumer electronics ( AT&T and Apple are partners in the U.S.). Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2024

Consumers responded to steep discounts in key ecommerce categories, including electronics, where discounts peaked at 31% off listed prices (versus 25% in 2022); toys ( 28% versus 34% last year); and apparel ( 24% versus 19% ). Other key data points for holiday 2023: Mobile commerce overtook desktop, clocking 51.1%

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Bed Bath & Beyond also has established a partnership with Instacart , allowing shoppers of both banners to use the websites and mobile apps of either delivery service. In addition to Target and Bed Bath & Beyond, Shipt works with companies such as Costco , Hy-Vee , CVS and Kroger. “We

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RTP blog

JULY 2, 2018

PIN On Mobile And PIN On Glass Are Not The Same A case in point is the conflation of the terms “PIN on Glass” (PoG) and “PIN on Mobile” (PoM). How Secure Is PIN On Mobile? David Poole is the Global Head of Mobile POS Solutions at MYPINPAD. In addition to low implementation costs, PoM offers fantastic security credentials.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

2017’s Cyber Monday saw mobile internet’s first $2 billion dollar day, according to Business Insider , while BigCommerce merchants experienced their highest sales week ever. But it’s not just mobile purchases that you need to think about. That especially applies to mobile purchases. Run a mobile compatibility test with Google.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

The 10 stores where associates received the mobile-delivered training saw a 26.2% Because the training game was available on associates’ mobile devices, they could play frequently, trying out multiple scenarios as they sought to improve their scores. for associates at several large consumer electronics retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2023

Major retailers are increasingly rolling out the red carpet to draw in small business customers: Ikea has launched a new loyalty program for SMBs called the Ikea Business Network, and Lowe’s is enhancing its business loyalty program with a suite of new mobile tools for business owners. “We know that for pros, time is money.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Mobile shopping once again played a major role on Black Friday, with 48% of digital sales coming from smartphones, up from 44% in 2021. Salesforce expects mobile to play a major role over the entire Thanksgiving Weekend period, with 78% of shoppers in the U.S. Social accounted for 12% of all mobile traffic referrals.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2021

In that time, the organization has mobilized more than $4 million to help more than 229,000 children. Part two of the event featured stories about some of the charities and companies RetailROI has worked with over the years, including Congregations for Kids, Lifesong Haiti, Both Hands Foundation and Electronic Recycling Solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Simo’s letter identified the key technologies Instacart offers, including: Multiple fulfillment options that allow consumers to get an order in minutes, hours or the following day, enabled by its picking technology and “community of dedicated shoppers who treat every order like their own”; In-store technologies including AI-powered smart carts, mobile (..)

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