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Back-To-School Spending Poised To Top $100 Billion Even Amid Disruption

Retail TouchPoints

However, what was interesting is the amount of money that’s going to be spent on things like subscriptions for educational services. Consumers’ desire for fast, efficient shopping is giving big-box retailers an advantage. Health and safety fears inspiring new purchase decisions.

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The Best POS (Point of Sale) Systems for 2019: The Ultimate Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

Store management and payment processing – the two functions that pretty sum up what you should expect from a POS system. Therefore, while the numerous options trigger increased competition among providers, your selection process can be a bit overwhelming. The secret is using a structured selection process.

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Retailers, Reach For The Minimum By 2020

RTP blog

While a whopping 84% of e-Commerce and pure-play retailers consider themselves to be thriving , only 40% of specialty retailers, 35% of big boxes, 25% of discount stores, and 17% of department stores claim to be. The retail bar has been re-set, and there are new table stakes. No preference-based recommendations.

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12 Critical Retail Industry Performance Metrics (2020)

Retalon

Merchants and inventory analysts must be aware of how well they are getting their products to the stores. With the dynamic nature of retail and supply chains, North America’s top retailers aim to have 98.5% in-stocks on the retailer’s most important and profitable items in their business. loses the retailer money.

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