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Engaging Customers Beyond the Point of Sale with Mobile Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

Enter: mobile marketing. Comprehensive mobile marketing for today’s world involves a digital, omnichannel marketing strategy that reaches consumers on their smartphones, smart watches, tablets and other mobile devices. Companies need to view their apps as a vehicle that not only generates sales but builds their brand.

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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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Pandemic Shifts Shine a Light on Importance of Modern Point of Sale

RetailMinded

Did you know that point of sale systems date back to 1879 when the first one was invented by American shopkeeper James Ritty. Recent advancements include front end and back end responsibilities merging with ease, cloud based efforts supporting both in-store and online purchases, and mobile becoming increasingly popular to manage POS.

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Mobile technology – serving both sides of the retail coin

365 Retail

Achieving this is not rocket science – it simply requires smart use of technology that is disarmingly similar to what we all carry about 24 hours a day – our mobile devices! Retailers need to think beyond the realms of what mobile technology can do for their customers and think about what it can do for their people and their processes.

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Mobile, Voice, Facial Recognition: Contactless Options Could Thrive Even Post-COVID-19

Retail TouchPoints

COVID-19 has accelerated the contactless revolution: 84% of Americans ( 77% among global consumers) now expect to increase their use of touchless technologies to avoid physical contact for the remainder of the pandemic, with 55% ( 63% globally) planning to continue doing so afterward, according to a survey by Capgemini.

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How Does a POS System Work? 5 Common Point of Sale Questions

Korona

A point of sale system used to be a cash register that simply took account of the sales of the day and organized the bills into sections. The current main function of point of sale systems remains the same. However, with today’s technology, these systems provide so much more. What is POS equipment?

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Amazon Adds ‘Badge Pay’ to Just Walk Out Deployment in Georgia Hospital

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon ’s cashierless Just Walk Out technology has been deployed in more than 120 third-party locations, including airports, stadiums, university campuses, convenience stores and theme parks. Non-staff members can use credit cards, mobile wallets, QR codes or the Amazon One palm payment system to enter and shop at the checkout-free stores.