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Square Debuts Appointment Booking App to Help Service Providers Connect with Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. Additionally, businesses can solicit private feedback through the app to better improve operations and customer service.

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Combat Inflation’s Impact by Streamlining Conversational Commerce Channels

Retail TouchPoints

for Q1 2023 — the first period with no online sales growth since the Index debuted in 2014. And how are you giving them a value-added product or service for being loyal to you? Another opportunity is for field service technicians and reps that now have upsell opportunities that they [can complete] with customers in person.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences. alongside a large QR code.

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NFTs will Bridge the Gap Between the Real World and the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

The retail store, on the other hand, appeared further down the road in ancient Greece, where merchants sold goods in the Agora city center. In 2014, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) were introduced. Consumers buy digital services from Netflix. If the car owner and mechanic share NFTs after servicing.

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The Best Buy Now Pay Later Apps

Ecommerce Platforms

The number of buy now pay later apps continues to increase as demand for financing services increases. In most cases, the installments are usually interest-free, but that depends on the payment plan. Afterpay is a popular buy now pay later service that was founded in 2014. Email and text reminders for payments.

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The Home Depot Promotes Insider to President and COO

Retail TouchPoints

A 20-year veteran of the company, Decker has served as EVP of Merchandising since 2014. As the company’s chief merchant, he has been responsible for all store and online merchandising departments, merchandising strategy, services and vendor management, marketing and in-store environment.

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Best Platform to Sell Online in 2020: An In-Depth Analysis

Ecommerce Platforms

Whereas a standard website platform/builder has features for adding pages and posts and menus, an ecommerce platform takes it a step further by including product management, shipping tools, payment processing, and more. Some other elements that add more costs include third-party apps, hosting, domain names, and processing fees.