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Three Lessons Grocers can Learn from Specialty Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

Offering locally sourced specialty foods and artisanal products helps entice new customers and size up against grocers that compete exclusively on price. Even more, advanced communications technology provides essential context that enables employees to be better store leaders, resulting in a higher engagement rate and reduced turnover.

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Viva La Retail: The Retail Renaissance Lives And Dies By The Connected Consumer

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By Derek Peterson, Boingo Wireless A retail renaissance is upon us, driven by a shift in economics, competition and exponential advancement in technology, per a new report from Deloitte. Mobile has emerged as the crown jewel fueling the resurgence, as digital devices are now central to the in-store shopping experience.

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Retailers, Reach For The Minimum By 2020

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Without the red tape, old leaders set in their ways, and outdated back-end technologies, these pure plays have been able to serve starving shoppers what they’ve been craving in a brick-and-mortar experience — and they’re thriving because of it. Plus-Ups: Offer multiple mobile payment options. Offer roaming checkout.

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Hudson Uses COVID Shutdown to Shave 5 Months off Transaction Platform Deployment

Retail TouchPoints

At the beginning of 2020, Hudson kicked off its deployment of the Flooid platform to provide a new backbone for all transactions across its 1,010 travel convenience stores and specialty retail, which includes proprietary book and tech stores, duty-free shops and food and beverage concessions.

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