Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at two Seattle sports venues. RFID tags placed on jerseys, hats and other items allow customers to carry out (and even wear out) their purchases without standing in line to check out.

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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. Consumers expect convenient, interactive shopping experiences, from online to in-store and everything in between. 3D and AR assets can provide customers with an up-close experience with the product in a virtual setting.

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RTP blog

JUNE 1, 2018

By Austre DeHaro and Brandon Pemberton, Point B Store experience is an essential element of success, particularly as retailers lose market share to assortment and price players like Amazon and Walmart. In 2017, retailers announced nearly 7,000 store closures, with more announcements expected in 2018. What are they getting right?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Mall operator Simon revealed big plans to expand its Woodbury Common Premium Outlet center in Fall 2023, including the addition of 155,000 square feet of retail stores and restaurants, a 200 -key luxury hotel, a second parking facility and upgraded amenities. powered AI technology to assist shoppers during the 2023 holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2022

While many holiday shoppers favor online experiences to avoid waiting in endless checkout lines or battling over parking spaces, many now face competition from a new challenger: automated bad bots. 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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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the surge in online shopping, physical stores remain essential for retailers, providing a space for customers to interact with products and build deeper brand connections. A well-designed store can create a memorable brand experience that strengthens customer loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The biggest takeaway from the panel was the importance of flexibility when embracing new technology. The pandemic has permanently altered both customer expectations and supply chain demands, and the best retailers have been working overtime to meet these challenges in new ways. million engagements in its first week.

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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. Empowering store associates .

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2024

Gen AI, with its vast potential for enhancing efficiency and personalizing customer experiences, also comes with ethical considerations. Oversight of this type helps ensure that AI-powered personalization respects customer privacy. This collaborative model optimizes efficiency and ensures a high level of customer service.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2021

Return rates for items bought online are 3X higher than in-store purchases, and lack of context into fit is a big reason why. Together, these efforts “enhance the customer experience by removing friction and driving personalization through product offerings,” Zrebiec said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

Imagine stepping into a store where no one speaks your language. Recent estimates forecast that nearly a quarter of global retail sales will come from online channels by 2027, so the ability to serve a multilingual customer base will be essential for businesses seeking global success. The true differentiator is CX.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

But retailers are flipping the script on finding value in their physical store locations. Retailers are working to get the most out of their stores rather than just closing up shop. Sephora’s new stand-alone locations will feature more in-house digital components that are optimized for a smaller physical space.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

They’re embracing a true blending of digital and physical channels that allows them to touch and feel a product in the store, add it to their shopping lists, do more digging into how the product was sourced and developed, and then have it delivered later. RTP: The recession isn’t impacting retail budgets for technology, which is great.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

And just when we thought ecommerce was the future, brick-and-mortar stores made a comeback in the last year. After sweeping up millions of square feet in warehouse space to meet the pandemic-driven surge in ecommerce demand, Amazon has now reversed course, closing or canceling dozens of facilities across the country.

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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. You walk into a retail store for a simple yet important shopping trip and you can’t find an employee to help you.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2022

Rapid delivery services are changing the convenience store landscape by adding even more options for hungry shoppers to stock up on what they need on their own schedules. The rapidly growing retailer, which raised $100 million in a February 2022 funding round, plans to open 25 new stores in 2022 , with more coming in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Many ecommerce retailers, particularly in the apparel space, have resigned themselves to return rates of 20%, 30% or more as a death-and-taxes-style inevitability. Otero’s and Perfitly’s goal is to re-create, as accurately as possible, the experience of buying a garment in person and being able to view how it looks in a mirror. “

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Bands are looking at ways to add value to the customer’s journey within their spheres. . With physical touchpoints, they seek to deliver “in real life experiences” by paying attention to in-store atmospherics and outside environmental designs. Acknowledging the power of technology .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The retail industry has experienced a great deal of change over the last 2½ years with the accelerated growth of online sales, the introduction of new safety protocols, the expansion of experiential retail concepts and the integration of new technologies. The retail storefront is no longer about just leaving with goods in hand.

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365 Retail

JULY 13, 2021

O2 Business has launched Spatial Insights, a new technology that uses video analytics and Artificial Intelligence to provide a slick and efficient experience for customers in retail stores and other public spaces. It can be used for: Occupancy monitoring and assessing efficient usage of space. Beyond Retail.

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iVend

JANUARY 13, 2022

iVend Retail Management Suite iVend’s retail technology helps retailers in returns management. Returns Management: Returns drives sales and satisfaction Returns management is an integral part of the overall customer experience and your returns policy is therefore an important element. In-store vs DC – the pros and cons.

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365 Retail

MAY 23, 2022

Braehead owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual Properties, has announced that H&M has opened the doors to its new new Braehead store in Glasgow. H&M has re-located from its former unit to a new ground floor space, spanning 17,000 sq ft, on a 10-year lease.

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RTP blog

MARCH 2, 2018

By Paul Millette, Carousel Industries For arguably anyone in retail, the conversation of “delivering the ultimate customer experience” is as prolific as discussions about inventory management, supply chain operations and P&L statements. 1 driver in bolstering the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After years of lockdowns and digital-driven behaviors, consumers’ actions have shown how crucial the store experience is to how they shop and interact with brands. Retail TouchPoints asked experts across the store design, experience and technology realms to share the trends they believe will drive brick-and-mortar innovation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

There’s plenty to explore when it comes to elevating the visual delights of retail spaces. But sound is often under appreciated when it comes to the crucial role it can play in delivering an immersive customer experience in retail. And when all these aspects are combined, they can influence customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2024

Alimentation Couche-Tard , which operates Couche-Tard convenience stores in Canada and Circle K stores in the U.S., will deploy technology from Relex Solutions designed to enhance inventory management and in-stock positions.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As a result of changing consumer behaviors and spending patterns, many retailers are focused on right-sizing their store footprints, especially in shopping malls. Through its proprietary platform, Leap helps brands launch and operate “insights-driven retail stores.” San Francisco; Boston; Columbus, Ohio; Greenwich, Conn.;

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Now the retailers, with 25 and six brick-and-mortar locations respectively, are bringing their brands to the next level through highly immersive store experiences and a concentrated focused on store growth. Greenthumb’s needed partners that understood how to navigate and successfully launch new stores despite these complexities.

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iVend

JULY 8, 2021

What I am hearing, and is supported by expert 3 rd party research, is a consistent pattern of four key priorities: in-store customer experience, knowledgeable staff, personalised loyalty programs and social media marketing. The in-store customer experience is that differentiation.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2024

To mark Autism Acceptance Month, all Lego stores in the U.S. Associates will be trained to understand how sensory needs vary and how they can best help neurodivergent children and adults in the store. The certification serves as a reassurance to neurodivergent visitors and their families that the store environment will be welcoming. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

The retailer and tech publisher’s new partnership also will allow advertisers to share ad spaces across both ecosystems, allowing them to see the impact of their campaigns through a full-funnel, closed-loop media solution. Best Buy and CNET have a combined, unduplicated reach of 50 million unique visitors per month.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

H&M Group is rolling out a pilot of several new tech-enabled in-store shopping solutions at COS stores in the U.S., The first store to pilot the new suite of solutions is the Beverly Hills, Calif., On the store floor, other types of smart mirrors are available for virtual try-on and styling. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Or a customer receives immediate, personalized product promotions and recommendations the moment they walk in a store, creating a truly customized experience. These are just a few examples of what 5G can do for the retail customer experience. Improved Customer Experience.

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GetElastic

JANUARY 13, 2019

The success of industry disruptors such as Airbnb, Amazon and Tesla can be attributed to many factors, but these companies all have one thing in common — a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience, rather than just selling a product. As a result, customer expectations as a whole are evolving.

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GetElastic

JANUARY 14, 2019

The success of industry disruptors such as Airbnb, Amazon and Tesla can be attributed to many factors, but these companies all have one thing in common — a focus on creating an exceptional customer experience, rather than just selling a product. As a result, customer expectations as a whole are evolving.

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