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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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Canadian Home Furnishings Retailer Bouclair Deploys New POS Solution

Retail TouchPoints

The PredictSpring solution includes both stationary and mobile POS applications along with clienteling, omnichannel commerce and inventory management capabilities. Bouclair has rolled out a new POS platform in its 54 stores across Canada.

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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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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

Retail TouchPoints

Buzek forecasts very strong growth for these solutions during the next two years, with self-checkout rising 178% , contactless payment climbing 190% and payment via consumers’ mobile devices increasing 300%. Pickup Locker Expansion While these solutions have gained greater acceptance outside the U.S.,

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How POS Powers Modern Commerce Through Endless Aisle and Split Fulfillment

Kibo

And the right POS doesn’t just enable endless aisle by providing real-time access to enterprise-wide inventory, it lets sales associates place orders from inventory across your retail network with flexible shipping and pickup options powered by split fulfillment. What Are the Results of Endless Aisle and Split Fulfillment?

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How Businesses Can Prepare For The Evolving Commerce Landscape

RTP blog

So you go to the retailer’s app or mobile site, scan the barcode and find the sweater in your size. This may sound futuristic, but this scenario is possible today largely because of the power and growing ubiquity of mobile. American consumers spend an average of five hours a day on their mobile devices.

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Walmart Canada Will Invest $3.5 Billion To Modernize Stores, DCs And Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

At the store level, the funds will go toward: Renovations to nearly one-third of its locations; Expansion of curbside pickup ; Piloting “micro fulfillment centers” within supercenters to speed up fulfillment of pickup and delivery orders ; and Deploying digitization, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to make stores smarter.

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