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Paper Store POS Upgrade Untethers Associates, Boosts Productivity

Retail TouchPoints

But a legacy point-of-sale (POS) system that lacked any kind of mobile functionality tied too many associates to cash wrap workstations — a major source of inefficiency during ongoing labor shortages in retail. Training that had taken as long as three to four hours could now be completed in 30 minutes or less.

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Mobile POS Empowers The North Face Associates to Venture Beyond the Cash Wrap

Retail TouchPoints

Nearly half ( 46% ) of retailers surveyed in Retail TouchPoints’ Store Operations Survey noted that they provide mobile POS to associates — and an additional 31% plan to implement the technology this year. It was a $15 million outlet, so if that location could run mobile POS, others could too, and we helped remove those barriers.”

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Mastering Retail Digital Transformation: Key Elements, Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Data Analytics: Leveraging big data and analytics tools to gain insights into customer behavior, inventory management, sales forecasting, and marketing strategies. Automation: Using AI-driven tools for inventory management, chatbots for customer service, and automated marketing campaigns to streamline operations.

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4 Ways an Effective Customer Flow Management Strategy Can Improve Your Business

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, customer flow management is more important than ever as leaders seek to empower the customer, improve the employee experience and collect actionable data to potentially scale their business. A good virtual queue system will include a centralized management dashboard, robust reporting and a customizable interface.

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4 Key Point-of-Sale Trends for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

The point-of-sale (POS) system has always been the one truly indispensable technology for any merchant, large or small. As if this workhorse of retail didn’t have enough to manage, today’s increasingly complex landscape has added other “responsibilities” to the POS.

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The Benefits of a Mobile POS for Retail Stores in 2025

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The Benefits of a Mobile POS for Retail Stores In the fast-evolving retail environment, where customer expectations continue to rise, delivering quick, personalized service is no longer optional; it’s essential for business growth and customer retention. With mPOS, sales associates are not bound by a traditional checkout counter.

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Retailers’ Quest for Seamless Shopper Journeys Fuels Payment Modernization Projects

Retail TouchPoints

If you have fulfillment and payment data connected, the customer could [make that additional purchase] with the click of a button in the app, seamlessly within that same transaction, rather than the shopper having to use the in-store POS to make the additional purchase, he noted.