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5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

Retail TouchPoints

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. ā€œ5G Simply put, 5G is the next generation of public mobile networks (hence the ā€œGā€ ). What matters most is what you do with it.

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Tech, Talent, and Partner Innovation is the Secret Sauce for Retailers to Stay Competitive

Retail TouchPoints

A historic pandemic with a double-whammy of supply chain and staffing issues as well as persistently high levels of inflation have up-ended a lot of industry norms and pushed consumers to increasing their scrutiny on where and how much they spend. Jason Pavona serves as the Division Executive of the North America Payments group.

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How a Reactive Omnichannel Strategy can Help you Capitalize on Reactive Buying Trends

Retail TouchPoints

The UKā€™s largest independent builderā€™s merchant, MKM Building Supplies , recognized that the building supplies industry was changing, with 45% of its current customer base set to retire within the next five years. One BigCommerce merchant saw conversion rates jump from 52.9% after deploying both of these tactics.

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The Reality of AI in Retail: Executives Break Down Opportunities, Challenges at NRF

Retail TouchPoints

We also see AI giving us some really interesting opportunities within our guest services areas, to bring in more data and insights when customers contact us. Same thing with process optimization: that AI model typically doesnā€™t work out of the box. AI could be as big a change for retail as the internet and mobile phones.

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As Retailers Adjust to the Pandemic, Embracing Digital Commerce Doesnā€™t Have to be Risky

Retail TouchPoints

Brick-and-mortar stores quickly set up online shops, and organizations offered new services such as online checkout, payout or purchasing options. This is a crucial process, as it identifies gaps that could be harmful to both the business and customers. For others, risks were invited in via third parties.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wishā€™s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

That, of course, is the key to Wishā€™s business model ā€” by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the companyā€™s merchant base is one of the companyā€™s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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No Longer Alternative: The Rapidly Approaching Future of Local Payment Methods

RetailMinded

Contributed by Steve Villegas VP, Head of Payment Partnerships for North America. While merchants cannot control offline challenges like supply chain disruption or last-mile delivery issues, they can (and must) shape the digital environment and ensure a seamless checkout process.