RTP blog

MAY 13, 2019

By Samir Addamine, FollowAnalytics Retailers are trying to make up for lost time — and regain lost customers — by creating high-tech offline experiences that match the ease and convenience of e-Commerce. But at the same time, mobile users can be fickle. The answer is that both are equally important.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

What does having a network that can offer high speed and low latency really mean for retailers, and how can they take advantage of it? Imagine a retail location where customers using an AR-powered mirror can see how clothing looks on them without ever entering a changing room. 5G can Drive Consumer Engagement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2023

As the online payments industry continues to evolve, new digital wallet solutions, such as mobile payment apps and e-wallet platforms, are becoming increasingly popular and reshaping the way consumers transact. 4 Pros of Digital Wallets Some of the advantages of digital wallet payment options include: 1.

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ESW

MAY 11, 2020

Debit and credit cards are now the most popular choice for consumers, but even these trusted payment methods are under threat. Electronic and mobile payment solutions are proliferating. Are mobile payment apps the future of online and in-store payments, or are they a bubble waiting to burst?

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 14, 2022

Mobile POS systems are all the rage right now, and as we head into 2022, their adoption rate is only going to increase. The pandemic laid bare the problems with the conventional checkout process, and companies began looking at more efficient, and more hygienic, ways to process payments. The Best Mobile POS System: Square POS.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

As the pandemic has driven the adoption of e-Commerce to a level retailers didn’t expect to see for a year or more, many are speeding up the development of digital products and services that were further ahead on their technology roadmaps. The third-party vendors will ship the products directly to the consumers’ homes.

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SellBrite

JANUARY 17, 2018

But in recent years, buyers are getting even more flexibility and accessibility with online shopping—thanks to the rise of mobile shopping. Mobile commerce is growing in popularity as technology improves. To help sellers prep for “m-commerce” in the coming year, this guide will walk through how much mobile shopping has grown.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The incoming adoption of augmented reality (AR) glasses has the potential to transform life as we know it — and that includes physical retail. Augmented reality is set to make the brick-and-mortar experience more personalized, immersive and efficient for retailers and shoppers alike — transforming how we buy, pay and shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

After a customer pays at a register or via the Scan & Go mobile payment solution, a combination of computer vision and digital technology deployed in stores’ exit areas captures images of their cart and verifies payment for all items within a shopper’s basket.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Google Pay will make buy now, pay later (BNPL) options available for online and mobile payments in the U.S. After a long wait, Apple launched BNPL in March 2023 , and in April 2023 , Rite Aid joined other retailers offering BNPL as a payment option. Additionally, Amazon Business recently added a BNPL option.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

What to Watch: 8 Mobile Commerce Trends. economy alone, mobile commerce revenue rose from $268 to $338 billion from 2019-2020. When a smartphone becomes as essential to our daily lives as the air we breathe, retailers must respond to mobile shopping behaviors or risk being left behind. Mobile Payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2023

Five years ago, the retail experiences we see in stores today would have been unrecognizable. With accelerated customer expectations forcing retailers to think creatively, customer engagement strategies are on the rise. The grocery industry has been lucky not to have the pendulum swing from the COVID closures of specialty retail.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 30, 2019

trillion biometrically secured transactions will take place annually via mobile devices. Mobile Payments On The Rise Already, 29% of American consumers would be content to pay with their smartphones all the time. Our level of comfort with payment apps has changed considerably over the last few years.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Retailers naturally plan a lot of spend around this, with extra staff and extra marketing. But this year it makes sense for those retailers to save a little for another holiday period just a few months away: Lunar New Year. Harnessing the Year of the Dragon: Strategies for Retailers So how do you harness the year of the dragon?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Party City is hiring 20,000 temporary workers for the holiday season — 80% of its 25,000 seasonal hires in 2019 — even though the retailer is drastically reducing the number of Halloween City pop-up stores it will open this year. The National Retail Federation projects that Halloween spending will dip only 8% from 2019, topping $8 billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Mobile commerce will define the next evolution of grocery shopping. More than half of online grocery shoppers already use their mobile devices to shop. In 2022, we should see more and more of them using touchless checkout in-store and mobile payment systems like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Venmo across channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

Today, it seems cash is a thing of the past, with most shoppers leaning on credit cards or even mobile payment to complete transactions for both physical and online shopping. Much like changing regulations for government agencies, retailers are preparing to navigate the next major update: PCI DSS 4.0. While PCI DSS 4.0

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

This collaboration is not just about enhancing customer rewards; it’s about redefining the value exchange between brands and consumers in a mobile payments-first world,” added Tyler Moebius, CEO of SmartMedia Technologies in a statement. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The retailer also is expanding its selection of items available for same-day pickup or delivery, with an emphasis on gifts and ingredients for holiday meals. Shoppers can now use the Wallet mobile payment option in the Target app to scan items with their own devices, eliminating the need to pick up an in-store scanning device.

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RTP blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Other retailers quickly followed suit, adopting them as a promotional marketing tool. For retailers, the traditional plastic gift card is a massive missed opportunity. The mobile gift card platform Bitmo recently ran a campaign with Sephora that offered users a $5 promotional gift card redeemable at a local Sephora of their choice.

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ecomdash

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

And for many, that means shopping on smartphones and tablets with the payment providers they prefer. Why You Need to Offer Payment Options for Mobile Users. Mobile ecommerce accounts for well over half of all online sales worldwide. And, mobile sales for 2018 are expected to increase to $1.8 In 2017, nearly $1.4

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

By combining its previous unit with adjacent space, the popular streetwear retailer has created a modernised shopping experience that offers a wider product selection and enhanced in-store features. The recommitment of established retailers underscores Merry Hill’s appeal as a thriving shopping destination.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2024

Amex did not reply to a Retail TouchPoints request for comment on the decision. It’s certainly not lost on Ebay that younger generations, notably millennials and Gen Z, prefer payment platforms like Venmo over traditional credit cards anyway. Amex isn’t alone in facing the ire of merchants when it comes to processing fees.

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365 Retail

APRIL 8, 2025

As we move through 2025, retailers must rethink their strategies and implement innovative approaches to ensure customers keep coming back. By incorporating elements like challenges, badges, and leaderboards, retailers make customer engagement feel more like play than obligation. Retailers could take a cue from these models.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, Hudson kicked off its deployment of the Flooid platform to provide a new backbone for all transactions across its 1,010 travel convenience stores and specialty retail, which includes proprietary book and tech stores, duty-free shops and food and beverage concessions. Vending Machines Expand Sales Opportunities.

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RTP blog

APRIL 10, 2017

By Devika Girish, MobStac Unless you have been living under a rock, you’d agree that Amazon shook up the retail world last December by introducing Amazon Go — a physical grocery store that features a checkout-free shopping experience facilitated by a smartphone app. The answer is: No, beacons are not set for doom. Why, you ask?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

And luckily, there are many opportunities for retailers, particularly independent retailers, to create a safe, positive holiday shopping experience during the pandemic. COVID-19 is certainly testing retail in general right now. David Wilkinson is the President and General Manager for Retail at NCR Corp.

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RetailMinded

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For example, retail businesses now integrate omnichannel strategies like M-commerce or mobile commerce to enable mobile shopping. Many consumers now rely on mobile devices to research products and services, make an order, and complete transactions. Accept Mobile Payments. Conclusion.

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RTP blog

JANUARY 5, 2018

Tourists represent a huge opportunity for retailers, but figuring out how to attract those shoppers into stores can be tough. So how can retailers capture the tourist dollars? However, before the era of mobile devices and social media, there was no easy way for retailers to deliver these offers and deals to them.

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Kissmetrics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The company offers a transparent, straightforward pricing model: 2.6% + 10¢ for every tap (mobile payment), dip (chip card) or swipe (magstripe card) on the POS and 2.9% + 30¢ for e-commerce transactions. Payline Data offers in-person, online and mobile payment solutions for companies of varying sizes.

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RTP blog

JUNE 5, 2017

By Nicole Bryan, Sterling Payment Technologies Given the rise in reported data breaches and credit card fraud concerns, it should come as no surprise that the shift to EMV and mobile payments has some shoppers wary.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 10, 2017

The credit card company has even gone so far as to offer some merchants $10,000 to upgrade their POS equipment in exchange for refusing cash payments. Moriarty cited the plight of the unbanked and those with poor credit, who lack access to higher-tech payment options. Cash remains a popular payment option in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

A chargeback occurs when a customer disputes a transaction and their issuer (the bank that provided them with the card) reverses the transaction — essentially charging it back to the retailer. Today, fraud has accelerated and grown even more sophisticated due to the rise of ecommerce and mobile payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

An eMarketer article recently stated, “To align with usage trends, checkout providers will double down on optimizing the mobile payments experience.” Understanding Each Platform’s Role in Social Commerce. Social usage is not equal across platforms.

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RTP blog

MAY 12, 2017

By Phil Chang, Hubba There’s a new era of commerce, one that no longer resembles the model that brands and retailers have been operating under for the past 20 years. Retail technology, however, has completely changed the journey. Thanks to technology, a retailer isn’t limited to cash registers and their own web site.

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lateshipment

APRIL 23, 2020

There’s a famous saying about scaling that inspires eCommerce retailers and marketers: If you can make one dollar in sales, you can make a million. Juniper Research estimates that retailers stand to lose $71 billion globally from fraudulent card-not-present transactions between 2017 and 2022. Hacking Alternative Payment Options.

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GetElastic

JUNE 12, 2019

Mobile wallets have infiltrated digital commerce, offering a way to streamline checkout across desktop, mobile Web and apps. Crew increased mobile conversion over 20% and desktop 15% with Apple Pay, and Lululemon by “several orders of magnitude.”. 23% say they don’t know how to use mobile payments).

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