RTP blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

To capitalize on this growing trend, more and more retailers are beginning to leverage beacon technology. Beacons are small and typically unseen devices that use Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) wireless and geofencing technology. Why is beacon technology beneficial? It provides a real-time view of the customer experience.

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Customer Experience Technology Customer Mobile 150

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) technology and devices have been changing the nature of user experience for some time, as consumers gradually adopt mobile app-controlled technology like smart lighting, connected thermostats, home security systems and doorbell alerts. 5G technology has been in the news recently because the U.S.

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Mobile Vend Customer Experience Technology 312

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

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. Because there are a lot of mobile devices that you’ll see in other stores and they’re behind a cabinet or locked in a drawer.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2022

The Home Depot will roll out more than 125,000 new hdPhones to associates in order to improve both the worker and customer experience at its stores. The devices, which are being introduced in collaboration with Zebra Technologies , HPE and Aruba , will enable faster communications among staff. stores by the end of 2022.

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Mobile Demo Improvements Customer Experience 279

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

The essence and approach of this model and technology can be extrapolated and applied to different industries and technologies. And we push the limits using high-performing feature engineering technology that can successfully manage Big Data data marts, provide visibility for business intelligence users and guide marketing campaigns.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2022

DTC frozen food delivery service Yelloh (known as Schwan’s Home Delivery until earlier this year) has tapped Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver a slate of technology-enabled personalized experiences for both its customers and employees.

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Mobile Retail Customer Experience Improvements 289

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It doesn’t just refer to experiences like bungee jumping or white water rafting, but rather, encompasses the consumer desire for a valuable end-to-end brand experience. Research finds that customer experience is the number one factor driving ecommerce brand loyalty , even more so than price and product selection.

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Point of Sale Mobile Customer Marketing 299

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

As with all next-gen tech, there have been some early adopters, especially in the realm of fashion, footwear and accessories, that are already employing 3D and AR to enhance the ecommerce experience. For example, Nike now has Nike Fit, a mobile shopping feature that helps customers find their perfect shoe fit using their smartphone camera.

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Technology eCommerce Shipping Costs Games 277

365 Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

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 Technology Retail Customer Experience 70

RTP blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

More and more retailers are creating new kinds of shopping experiences — mostly by converging the physical space with digital tools and technologies — to win over customers. When sales associates can’t access product data at shelf-edge or make swift recommendations, brands lose their competitive edge and, eventually, customers.

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Mobile Retail eCommerce Shipping Costs 300

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2022

While bad bots cause disruption across all industries, retailers are a prime target because of the valuable personal data they store behind user login portals on their websites and mobile apps. A Roadmap to a Bad Bot-Free Holiday Shopping Experience. However, don’t assume all bots are bad; some automation makes tasks easier.

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Customer Experience Customer Gifts Management 278

lateshipment

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Making your site visually appealing, building intuitive navigation, and making it easy for visitors to make purchases when they’re ready to do so are well-recognized ways to improve on-site customer experience. Below, however, are some more subtle points that will help you piece together a better on-site customer experience.

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Customer Experience Improvements eCommerce Customer 219

Forrester eCommerce

JULY 7, 2021

Is Mobile Still A Thing? Where Is Mobile Headed In 2021 And Beyond? Mobile is everywhere. Yet many brands are still wondering, “What is the future of mobile?” We use it to send texts to friends, send emails to colleagues, tune in to watch our favorite sports teams, and much more.

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Mobile Customer Experience Technology Customer 318

GetElastic

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Customers will talk to their devices, skipping the “tedious” process of typing or scrolling through information. It sounds like a scene from Star Trek, but voice recognition is already being used by some brands to transform the customer experience. Voice technology in banking. Just say the word.

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Customer Experience Technology Customer eCommerce 144

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2021

A significant investment for 1822 Denim is 3DLOOK, an AI-first, mobile body measuring and fit solution. The 3DLOOK fit-finding experience perfectly complements the brand’s approach to site personalization, which allows visitors to tailor their experience by body type and see a variety of different models that better reflect cuts.

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Technology Apparel Mobile Customer Experience 264

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How have shifts in consumer behaviors and expectations impacted the way retailers invest in technology? In fact, 36% of retailers still tell us they’re planning to spend more [on technology] in 2022 than they did in 2021. RTP: The recession isn’t impacting retail budgets for technology, which is great.

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Technology Shipping Costs Omnichannel Mobile 278

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2020

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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Mobile Payment Services Technology POS 295

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As a matter of fact, as accessibility becomes a more prevalent concern in the retail sector, the interplay between new technology and AI represents some good news. Features that improve accessibility have the power to help legitimize AI-powered tools and services and lead to more trust around the new technology.

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Technology Other Consumer Fashion 297

Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 12, 2020

For over a decade, Forrester has conducted an annual review of banks’ mobile apps. My colleague Gina Bhawalkar and I recently published our most recent research, in which we evaluated and scored the mobile banking experiences on more than a dozen banking brands’ apps across the US and Canada.

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Banking Mobile Financial Services Customer Experience 354

RTP blog

APRIL 30, 2018

By Randy Malluk, Triad Retail Media Voice-enabled technology was the talk of the show at CES this year, with Google and Amazon in a near arms race to own the market. It seems as though voice assistants are everywhere, from the car and the home to the workplace and of course, mobile devices. Is your brand ready?

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Customer Experience Customer Retail Technology 170

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

To address these compounding problems, retailers need to re-evaluate their operating priorities by focusing on cost-cutting measures that also enhance customer experiences, such as through automation, AI or other tech. Embracing AI, enhancing data access and integrating technology across operations are pivotal.

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Payment Services Merchant Services Retail Customer Experience 340

Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 28, 2022

I have been part of the Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO) jury for several years, and have each year discovered inspirational competitors. The three finalists illustrate perfectly how technology can be a powerful driver for inclusion, drastically […].

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Amazon has debuted Rufus , a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping experience, at the same time that it reported strong earnings for Q4 2023 and the full year. Both announcements highlighted the transformative potential of gen AI, with Amazon planning to lean heavily into the technology in the coming year.

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Mobile Recommendation Technology Customer Experience 285

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Retailers come to us to brainstorm and create AI-enabled products and services that won’t just deliver new revenue and reduce costs, but instead will fully transform the customer experience. All of the technology to make this happen exists today; it’s mostly a matter of tying AI search to checkout systems.

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RTP blog

MARCH 26, 2018

By Derek Dykens, Cisco Traditional retailers are feeling immense pressure to improve the in-store customer experience as innovative, digital-first competitors continue to enter the brick-and-mortar space. When a customer walks away because you’re not showing up it becomes a lifelong challenge to get them back.

Customer Experience 150

Customer Experience Customer Technology Mobile 150

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 16, 2024

Build-A-Bear Workshop has deployed a new cloud-native, mobile-first POS and customer engagement solution in 450 stores across the U.S., Canada and the UK, with plans to roll out the technology in additional geographies over the next year.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There is no denying that modern retail technology – and digitisation of the retail sector – is transforming everything about what shoppers want and how a retail organisation operates. Store associates are at the coalface of the bricks and mortar customer experience journey and play a key part in the digitisation of retail.

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iVend

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Read how our technology gives retailers the gift of growth. We take a look at the RIS predictions and how you can use retail technology to implement actions based on them – positioning yourself to receive the gift of business growth and increased profits this holiday season.

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Technology POS Retail Gifts 98

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2024

Best Buy is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to leverage generative AI technology for new customer service tools. As early as late summer, Best Buy customers in the U.S. As early as late summer, Best Buy customers in the U.S.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? There are 2.14 billion digital shoppers today.

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Customer Experience Customer eCommerce Vend 139

Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Forrester attended the International Motor Show Germany, rebranded as IAA MOBILITY. It took place in Munich between 7-12 September 2021. The event was staged as a hybrid event. It managed to attract 400,000 ‘real’ visitors, making it one of the largest trade fairs since the pandemic started.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? There are 2.14 billion digital shoppers today.

Customer Experience 139

Customer Experience Customer eCommerce Vend 139

iVend

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A mobile retail strategy is critical to the success of retailers. Shoppers have their mobile device with them anywhere and everywhere, putting the retail experience at their fingertips 24/7/365. iVend for Magento iVend helps retailers to engage mobile shoppers. So where to start? In the US, use of BNPL grew from 37.7%

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GetElastic

APRIL 23, 2019

Imagine a customer service experience where the business representative is always available, friendly and equipped to handle any inquiry you send their way. Chatbots are an artificial intelligence-powered technology designed to engage in conversation with human users over the internet. The B2C Experience.

Customer Experience 155

Customer Experience Payment Services Customer B2B 155

GetElastic

AUGUST 2, 2019

The majority of shoppers have moved from desktop to mobile. And, we know that the conversion rate for mobile shoppers on a responsive site is about a third of what it is from desktop shoppers. However, for innovative retailers trying modern web technology like Progressive Web Apps, there aren’t a lot of benchmarks.

Customer Experience 137

Customer Experience Improvements Customer Mobile 137

Forrester eCommerce

MAY 28, 2020

There’s a growing set of technologies that sense or control the ambient physical world beyond our screens. Smartphones have geopositioning receivers, gyroscopes, compasses, and barometric pressure sensors so that they can sense location, movement, and weather.

Technology 318

Technology Customer Experience Mobile Management 318

Kissmetrics

MARCH 22, 2018

Stitch Labs is a purpose-built inventory management software to help brands improve customer experience and scale efficiency. When we talk about the future of retail, industry news is abuzz with the idea of brands creating experiences for their customers. Using Data To Improve Customer Experience.

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Customer Experience Customer Shipping Costs Gifts 279