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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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Google Helps Shoppers Find the Perfect Gift with Generative AI 

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Now the company is bringing generative AI into the mix as it continues to look for new ways to serve gift-givers this season. New enhancements to Google’s AI-powered search tool, Search Generative Experience (SGE) , will help users find the perfect gift no matter how specific their query.

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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

Retail TouchPoints

That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. In typical gift shops, “you see a lot of things behind glass display cases, but what people are usually looking for is some deodorant or even a hairbrush,” she said. .

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New Pottery Barn Mobile App Features Free Design Help and Virtual Previews

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Pottery Barn has introduced a new mobile app for iOS that allows users to get free real-time help from a Design Crew associate as well as make in-store, in-home or virtual appointments for design consultations.

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Vibes Helps Retailers Enable Real-Time Messaging Through Mobile Wallets

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Mobile solution provider Vibes has launched Mobile Wallet as a Channel, a platform designed to help retailers use native mobile wallet apps, Apple Wallet and Google Pay to deliver personalized mobile experiences for marketing and loyalty purposes.

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How Mobile Payments Are Taking Over eCommerce

Groove

The new way of purchasing goods and services is through Mobile Payments whether you are shopping online or in-store. As millions of users start to use mobile payments each year, it is projected that 4.8 billion people will be completing transactions through mobile payments by 2025. What Are Mobile Payments?

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Why Retailers Should Dust Off The Old Gift Card Strategy

RTP blog

By Michael Smallwood, Bitmo We’re all familiar with the classic gift card — those plastic little cards of joy that tend to bulge our wallets, and we often forget are even there. displayed the gift card in stores. However, despite gift cards representing a $160 billion industry in the U.S.

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