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Retail, POS Finance and the Quest for ESG

Retail TouchPoints

Accusations of “greenwashing” can lead to irreversible damage to reputation and consumer trust, and with environmental social governance (ESG) now high on the agenda for public and private organizations worldwide, it’s changing how many retailers think about their businesses. And how can POS finance fit into the equation?

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

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Retailers are adapting their store environments to meet consumers’ heightened demand for ease and convenience. 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.

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Gift Shop Operator Event Network Begins Transition to Mobile POS

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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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Sephora Rolls Out Mobile POS Technology to 500 Stores

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The FreedomPay Next Level Commerce platform is designed to provide secure contactless payments and data solutions through transactions that FreedomPay President Chris Kronenthal said give a “fast, frictionless and innovative consumer experience.”.

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Your ID-POS are a Data Treasure Trove: How to Leverage them to Drive Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

The essence and approach of this model and technology can be extrapolated and applied to different industries and technologies. In this case, we used ID-POS data, which bypasses all the challenges of third-party data as an abundant and rich first-party data source. trillion in value.

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Target Rolls Out 10-Item Self-Checkout Limit Chainwide

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The retailer also plans to open additional staffed POS lanes for shoppers who have more items, need help or who “just enjoy connecting with our team to help them get on their way sooner,” according to a company statement. The future likely holds a hybrid model where self-service POS coexists with traditional systems.

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The Ongoing Battle to Protect Consumer Payment Card Data

Retail TouchPoints

In the early days and now, criminals stole cardholder data from internet-connected point-of-sale (POS) systems to make their own fraudulent transactions. With merchants now more security savvy, they set out to bolster their POS systems against attacks. Once installed, criminals have access to everything that is entered by the consumer.