Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The retail industry holds influence above many others. It’s almost always the first to embrace new waves of innovation, test and deploy new technologies, and integrate them into their businesses to create new, dynamic experiences to benefit customers, employees and ultimately — ROI.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Our customers rely on us for the freshest, highest quality food and groceries, and now, with Ubers technology and delivery expertise, we can offer them the same exceptional products they love faster and more conveniently than ever. Uber Eats has focused on expanding its retailer network.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

As the holiday shopping season approaches, retailers face increased pressure to facilitate a seamless and secure shopping experience. Payments technology is central to the shopping experience. How can retailers update their payments systems to meet rapidly changing consumer behavior during peak demand?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Heres what I discovered about Amazons latest wave of grocery retail development: First, a Little Fresh History Those of you who have followed the Amazon grocery saga know that the tech giant has struggled to find its footing in this category since its 2017 $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods. Inside a new Amazon Fresh.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2025

gStore benefits our associates and customers alike, said Greg Fancher, EVP of IT and Chief Information Technology Officer at PetSmart in a statement. gStores capabilities help PetSmart fulfill our vision of providing a world-class omnichannel experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Supermarket chain Hy-Vee is continuing to build out its retail media network, RedMedia , through a new partnership with in-store retail media solution Grocery TV. ” Hy-Vee joins a growing list of more than 100 retailers who partner with Grocery TV across the U.S., The partnership will go live in February 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The pace of technological change — as well as consumers’ increasing demand for always-on-shopping, anytime, anywhere — has left some retailers struggling to innovate digitally to meet customers’ evolving wants and needs. In a recent McKinsey study , digital leaders in retail banking saw a 19.3% MACH helps them do it — and fast.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2025

Gary Hawkins has been enmeshed in the retail industry for nearly three decades. Every step of the way, he has provided the industry with timely and thought-provoking content, educating the market through works like Building the Customer Specific Retail Enterprise ; Customer Intelligence ; and Retail in the Age of I.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Static shelves are morphing into dynamic, interactive shopping hubs, bridging the physical-digital divide in retail. As the holiday rush looms, retailers face a critical challenge: meeting the demands of tech-savvy consumers who expect seamless, efficient and personalized shopping experiences that combine digital and physical aspects.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2025

Davids Bridal is putting Kelly Cook, its current President of Brand, Technology and Finance, into the CEO seat starting April 1. However, her responsibilities quickly expanded beyond marketing and customer experience, including driving the brands loyalty initiatives, into technology innovation and finance.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Associates have to be omnichannel fulfillment specialists. The least we can do is set them up for success with the right technology. 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. Probably not.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

More broadly, technology infusion is driving tighter integration when it comes to next-generation ecommerce, which means that discrete capabilities such as search functionality and inventory visibility will become increasingly interconnected.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

Two digital-first brands, Misen and ModCloth , are partnering with Cart.com to improve their omnichannel fulfillment and logistics operations. The vintage fashion retailer will use Cart.com’s third-party logistics solutions and outsource fulfillment capabilities out of the solution provider’s New Jersey facility.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The retailer aims to create a consumer-driven demand engine by growing its ecommerce operations while adjusting its global operations, including halting a planned expansion into Japan. Dillon highlighted Foot Locker’s omnichannel presence , loyalty program and overall digital marketing strategies as the main areas of focus.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

But the retail technology (and wine) enthusiast in me shudders at the idea of cases of wine being laid to waste, especially when data-driven technologies could easily be deployed to help Bordeaux bounce back from its Merlot-est ever sales record.

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Groove

JANUARY 13, 2025

Unlike B2C eCommerce, which targets consumers, B2B eCommerce connects wholesalers with retailers, manufacturers, or other business clients via online platforms. Streamlined Operations : From order processing to delivery tracking, technology reduces inefficiencies.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2024

As the NCAA’s Official Candy Partner for the past 16 years, Reese’s is a consumer favorite; more than half of NCAA basketball fans, about 30 million in total, also are Reese’s customers, according to Stephanie Berman, VP of Retail for The Hershey Company.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

However, there is some good news for brick-and-mortar retail and malls: Coresight Research recently reported that foot traffic at top-tier malls was up 12% on average in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, while traffic at lower-tier malls was up 10%. Census Bureau reports first-quarter 2023 ecommerce sales at $272.6

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The UK retailer already has deployed the changing room checkouts in 28 refurbished stores, including its Fosse Park flagship in Leicester, and plans to have the technology installed in more than 100 stores by 2028. If you want to be served by a colleague, that’s absolutely OK and you always can be.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

Wayfair has launched the Digital Design Studio, a patent-pending technology that aims to bring the best of online and in-store shopping together. The technology will debut at the Dedham, Mass. ” The technology could help Wayfair on its path to profitability, though the retailer still has some work to do.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Retail has always had its share of mystique. But today, a new era of real-time analytics – especially data drawn from fitting room activity – is demystifying the process and helping retailers understand the nuanced stories behind every try-on and purchase. Lets unpack how.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Retail is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer expectations. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the core components of retail digitization, highlighting its transformative benefits, potential challenges, and provide practical steps to help you step up your digital game.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Last summer, Walmart executives coined a term to describe retails new era: Adaptive Retail. Simply put, Adaptive Retail is any commerce experience that brings consumers what they want, wherever and whenever they want it. Neither, by the way, is Amazon , which also is working on gaming integrations of its own.)

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Best Buy is planning to evolve its operating model with a greater emphasis on smaller stores as the retailer plans to close 20 to 30 large-format stores, implement eight experiential store remodels and open approximately 10 additional outlet stores over the coming year. Comparable sales fell 9.3% as overall revenue dropped to $14.7

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

73% of retailers report that downtime during high volume moments would have serious consequences for their business. The rise of AI, cloud technology, and composable architectures leaves no room for complacency. Because AI is at the forefront, and technology lifecycles are shrinking. Otherwise, they risk being left behind.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2023

Editor’s note: As retail interfaces and systems continue to evolve, the way we design retail experiences to user needs and behaviors is also transforming. For the past decade or so, big-name retailers have turned to designers and experiential agencies to create multisensory atmospheres in stores. 74% of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a headline topic at the National Retail Federations annual Big Show , and NVIDIA is undoubtedly one of the companies leading the industrys innovation in this sector. Generative AI has completely reinvented ecommerce, according to Azita Martin, VP and General Manager of Retail & CPG for NVIDIA.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Walmart ’s burgeoning slate of white-label retail tech will be made more widely available via a new partnership with Salesforce. Retailers will now be able to plug into Walmart Commerce Technologies’ Store Assist local fulfillment services and the Walmart GoLocal delivery solution through the Salesforce AppExchange.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

The youth-oriented retailer chose the Nedap solution for its ability to help improve inventory accuracy and enhance omnichannel fulfillment capabilities, including increased usage of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) functionality. The chainwide rollout is expected to be completed in Q1 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

It’s a profound and weighty question to ask, especially with so many technologies evolving so quickly. During the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo, executives from ShopSimon (formerly Shop Premium Outlets), Rebag and Sune shared their answers by delving into the technologies and strategies driving their companies’ priorities.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

Disney Advertising and Walmart ’s retail media division Walmart Connect are teaming up to bring retail media insights to Disney’s streaming TV platforms, including Hulu and Disney+ , for programmatic advertising campaigns and measurement. Approximately 145 million customers shop with us online and in stores weekly.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Retailers that prioritize ecommerce recognize that the end-to-end user experience is more important than ever. As a result, more brands need to look for ways to incorporate 3D and AR tech into their omnichannel strategy. These early adopters are already reaping the benefits of using 3D and AR tech as part of their omnichannel strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Retailers that have recently launched their own retail media businesses should learn from what the established leaders already do. In this way, retailers will act more like media houses and thus engender the trust of CPG advertisers. retailers all offer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

UK retailer Co-op is working with Walmart Commerce Technologies to bolster its “quick commerce” operations. The Walmart Commerce Technologies partnership is part of Co-op’s broader goal of expanding its quick commerce operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2024

Technology is at the forefront of everything we do from an omnichannel perspective across the globe, and working with Zebra Technologies has been a game-changer for us,” said Jonas Stillman, Senior Director of Omnichannel Operations at Office Depot in a statement.

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