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How QR Codes Modernize Holiday Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

Sustainability information gap : While 70% of shoppers consider sustainability important for holiday gifts, only 28% are likely to use QR codes to access information about product sustainability. This discrepancy highlights an opportunity for retailers to better connect eco-conscious consumers with relevant product details.

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At 60, The Paper Store Remains Committed to Being the ‘Antithesis of Online Shopping’

Retail TouchPoints

And while the retailer has embraced ecommerce, its focus hasn’t wavered from providing an experiential, discovery-oriented in-person shopping experience for a wide range of product categories including apparel, décor, beauty and gifts. We see people coming in over the weekend and being served a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie.

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Mobile Wallets: Unlocking a Powerful New Marketing Channel

Retail TouchPoints

Mobile wallet passes can contain a variety of information that can be dynamically updated as loyalty reward or gift card balances change or expired coupons and tickets update to new ones. They give your customers peace of mind when it comes to saving money and earning rewards at the point of sale.

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Gift Shop Operator Event Network Begins Transition to Mobile POS

Retail TouchPoints

Destination retailer Event Network — which operates gift shops for aquariums, zoos, museums, science centers, botanical gardens and other cultural attractions — has upgraded to a mobile point-of-service (POS) system and adopted a new cloud infrastructure as it continues its digital transformation.

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The Best POS (Point of Sale) Systems for 2019: The Ultimate Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

In other words, leveraging an efficient point of sale system software should help you streamline all your in-store operations. Today’s commerce environment has a wide range of solutions for brick-and-mortar stores, most of which are essentially multifaceted point of sale systems. But, here’s the thing. billion by 2023.

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Move Past Hype to Focus on Value with AI Implementations in the POS Space

Retail TouchPoints

In the point of sale (POS) space, three AI applications show particular promise: Headcount and Heat Mapping in Brick-and-Mortar Retail Insights from shopper behavior data are valuable – and financially impactful – to retailers.

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What to Expect and What to Wish for from Retailers this Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

Lastly, finely tuned demand forecasting and management tools will be especially useful, and better than ever thanks to retailers fully leaning into AI, during such a uniquely conservative season — one where consumers are watching their pocketbooks while also still being open to gifting.

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